America: History and Life database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of American Studies. It covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Description: America: History and Life indexes1,700 journals from 1964 to the present. It also includes citations and links to book and media reviews as well as dissertations. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
Special Features:
CLIO Notes are overviews of 22 historical periods in American history. Each includes a detailed chronology, study questions, bibliography and lists of searching terms compiled by the database’s editors guaranteed to provide optimal results.
The Historical Period search option allows users to limit results to a particular era or date range.
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