*When* matters! Get some context from economic history & historical news sources

I was just compiling a short list of Economic/News History Resources to share with a class tomorrow, when, as often happens, I got so excited about the cool stuff that I thought I'd share the list widely... 

Impetus for this list: To properly understand an economic theory, you need some context from the broader world: What was happening in the political/economic/social environment when the target theory was being developed? How about when it was substantially revised or critiqued? Or when there was a sudden spike of interest in it decades after it was written?  

Economic History

• Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History: online and print formats
• The Palgrave Encyclopedia of World Economic History Since 1750: print format: (Bennett: HC 15 B355 2010)
• Additional (and more detailed) books and ebooks covering Economic History in specific periods 

World History

• Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History: online and print
• Gale Encyclopedia of World History

Historical News Sources

• Newspapers
  • Financial Times Historical Archive (1888-2010)
  • Globe & Mail (1844 to 3 yrs ago)
  • New York Times (1851 to 4 yrs ago)
  • Wall Street Journal (1889 to 18 yrs ago)
  • Washington Post (1877 to 7 yrs ago)
  • Times of London (1785 to 6 yrs ago)
• Keesings World News Archive (1931 - present): A monthly digest of worldwide political and economic affairs.
• Facts on File: Weekly world news digest
  • Online via LexisNexis: 1975-2009: Hint: Use the Advanced options to enter date limits on your search
  • In print at SFU's Bennett Library: 1941-1991: D 410 F3 (4th floor) & 1992-2009: D 410 F3 (Reference Collection - 3rd floor))
• Hutchinson Chronology of World History: Prehistoric times to 2005.
• The Timetables of History: A Historical linkage of People and Events: print only (Bennett: D 11 G78 2005)

As always, this is just a tiny sample of what's available via the SFU Library on this topic. Stop by the SFU Library and ask at our Research Help desk if you don't find what you need.

-- Mark Bodnar
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mbodnar@sfu.ca
Economics & Business Librarian