Social Studies: General Resources

General and Miscellaneous Social Studies Resources

AskPhilosophers.org
"This site puts the talents and knowledge of philosophers at the service of the general public. Send in a question that you think might be related to philosophy and we will do our best to respond to it."
Current Value of Old Money
Links and a bibliography of sources that try to answer the question "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?".
Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Online version of 1974 reference book.
Flags
- Flags of the World
  Not only pictures of flags, but formal descriptions of how they should look and information on when they were adopted. Also includes many coats of arms, historical flags, and flags for subnational units (such as states of the U.S.).
- World Flags Database
  Flags of world countries and subregions (states, etc.), including royal ensigns and military flags, with short notes. Notes which multi-country organizations each country belongs to (NATO, UN, etc.) with brief information about each.
Global Issues That Affect Everyone
"This web site looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related."
Guide to Public Opinion Poll Websites
"This compilation focuses on significant Internet sites concerning general public opinion polls, especially those providing polling results in usable formats." Also includes sites about polling principles and methods.
Holidays
Internet for Historians
"Would you like to learn how to use the Internet for historical study and research? Use this free, interactive tutorial to improve your Internet research skills."
Philosophy
"The Philosophy Manuscripts cover many aspects of the subject, aimed at helping the beginner navigate his or her way around the terminology, concepts and arguments."
This Day in History
From The History Channel, information on what happened on specific dates in the past, in ten specific categories or general interest.
UChannel
Princeton University presents "videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public. It is a place where academics can air their ideas and present research in a full-length, uncut format." Recordings are also available in audio-only format.
Voice of the Shuttle
Extensive set of links to humanities resources online, arranged by subject.