List of References on the History of the West

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The required reading of the course on the History of the West at Harvard University is at least 120 pages a week. This may be selected from the references here given. As a rule, the reading should be done in advance of the lecture. The General Readings consist, for the most part, of the more accessible general works useful for following the lectures. Starred titles, for various reasons, are those preferred. Usually, but not always, the books are named in the order of their usefulness for the purposes of the course.