DESCRIPTION:
HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS covers the world's scholarly literature in history. Included are article abstracts and citations of books and dissertations on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. Works on U.S. and Canadian history are covered in AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE. Articles are abstracted from over 2,100 journals published in over 50 languages. These are the world's major historical journals, including many covering regional history, as well as the most important titles in related social sciences and humanities.

ACCESS: On and Off campus

FULL-TEXT: No

SUBJECT COVERAGE:
Area Studies; Bibliography; Cultural History; Diplomatic History; Economic History; Historiography and Methodology; History of Science, Technology, and Medicine; International Relations; Libraries and Archives; Military History; Philosophy of History; Political History; Social History; Social Sciences with Historical Perspectives; Teaching of History

YEARS: 1950s- present; Updated six times a year

VENDOR: ABC-Clio

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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Guide to using Historical Abstracts

List of Titles Indexed in Database

Last Update: June 14, 2007