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Historical Abstracts

Brief Description

This database contains abstracts of articles from 2,000 journals relating to the history of the world (excluding Canada and the US) from 1450 to the present. Also included are abstracts of important books in this field.

Dates of Coverage: 1964 - present
Frequency of Updates: Monthly
Record Type: Bibliographic citations with Abstracts
Number of Records: 500,000
Subjects Covered: World history, current affairs, area studies, ethnic studies, folklore, historiography and methodology, international relations, oral history, prehistory, government and political science, popular culture, urban affairs, teaching of history, and other interdisciplinary studies of historical interest and history-related topics in the social sciences and humanities.
Journal List: Available

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