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Subject expert Role Title Edition
Emmanuel K. Akyeampong editor in chief Dictionary of African Biography 1
Kwame Anthony Appiah editor Encyclopedia of Africa 1
Peter Beal author A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology 1450–2000 1
Berkley editor The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military 1
Robert E. Bjork editor The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages 1
Jean Bou author The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History 2
Paul S. Boyer author The Oxford Companion to United States History 1
Kerry Brown editor in chief Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography 1
David Buisseret editor The Oxford Companion to World Exploration 1
Gordon Campbell editor The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance 1
John Cannon author A Dictionary of British History 3
John Cannon author The Kings and Queens of Britain 2 rev.
John Cannon editor The Oxford Companion to British History 2
Dav́d Carrasco editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures 1
Scott E. Casper editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History 1
John Whiteclay Chambers editor The Oxford Companion to American Military History 1
S. J. Connolly editor Oxford Companion to Irish History

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Robert Crowcroft editor The Oxford Companion to British History 2
Robert Crowcroft author A Dictionary of British History 3

David Dabydeen

editor The Oxford Companion to Black British History 1
Timothy Darvill author The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology 2
Graeme Davison editor The Oxford Companion to Australian History 1 rev.
I. C. B. Dear editor The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea 2
I. C. B. Dear editor in chief The Oxford Companion to World War II 1
Peter Dennis author The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History 2
Lynn Dumenil editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History 1
Esther Eidinow editor The Oxford Classical Dictionary 4
Brian M. Fagan editor The Oxford Companion to Archaeology 1
Paul Finkelman editor in chief Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895 1
Paul Finkelman editor in chief Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to Present 1
M. R. D. Foot author The Oxford Companion to World War II 1
Kate Fullagar editor An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
Michael Gagarin editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome 1
Henry Louis Gates editor in chief Dictionary of African Biography 1
Henry Louis Gates editor Encyclopedia of Africa 1
John Gilmore editor The Oxford Companion to Black British History 1
Deena J. González editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States 1
Jeffrey Grey author The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History 2
Gerald Hallowell author The Oxford Companion to Canadian History 1
Patsy Hardy editor An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
Anne Hargreaves author The Kings and Queens of Britain 2 rev.
John J. Hattendorf editor The Encyclopedia of Maritime History 1
David Hey editor The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History 2
David Hey author The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History 1
Hans J. Hillebrand editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation 1
Darlene Clark Hine author Black Women in America 2
John Hirst editor The Oxford Companion to Australian History 1 rev.
Richard Holmes author The Oxford Companion to Military History 1
Simon Hornblower editor in chief The Oxford Classical Dictionary 4
Simon Hornblower author The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization 1
Simon Hornblower editor Who's Who in the Classical World 1
Colum P. Hourihane editor in chief The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture 1
F. Abiola Irele editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought 1
Biodun Jeyifo editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought 1
Cecily Jones editor The Oxford Companion to Black British History 1
Spencer Jones author The Oxford Companion to Military History 1
Stanley N. Katz editor The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History 1
Alexander P. Kazhdan editor The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 1
Peter Kemp editor The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea 2
Alan Charles Kors editor Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment 1
Timothy J. Lynch editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History 1
Michael Lynch editor Oxford Companion to Scottish History 1
Stuart Macintyre editor The Oxford Companion to Australian History 1 rev.
Iain McCalman editor in chief An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
Jon Mee editor An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
Eric M. Meyers editor Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East 1
John E. Morby author Dynasties of the World 2
Ewan Morris author The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History 2
Suzanne Oboler editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States 1
Jan Palmowski author A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 3
Robin Prior author The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History 2
Donald B. Redford editor The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt 1
John Roberts editor The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World 1
Clifford J. Rogers editor Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology 1
Charlie Rozier editor Dynasties of the World 2
Joan Shelley Rubin editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History 1
Gillian Russell editor An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
Lawrence H. Schiffman editor Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls 1
Charles Singleton author The Oxford Companion to Military History 1
Bonnie G. Smith editor The Oxford Encyclopedia Women in World History 1
 Antony Spawforth  author  The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization  1
Antony Spawforth editor in chief The Oxford Classical Dictionary 4
Antony Spawforth editor Who's Who in the Classical World 1
Peter N. Stearns editor in chief The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World 1
Michael F. Suarez editor The Oxford Companion to the Book 1
Clara Tuite editor An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age 1
James C. VanderKam editor Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls 1
André Vauchez editor Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages 1
H. R. Woudhuysen editor The Oxford Companion to the Book 1
Edmund Wright editor A Dictionary of World History 2
       

 

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