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Black Women in America
Reference work covering the achievements and contributions of African American women.
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Encyclopedia of Evolution
Full-text articles on concepts and people related to evolutionary biology.
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Encyclopedia of Global Change
Full-text articles on climate change, ecosystems, food and water supply, population, politics and other relevant subjects.
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Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Human rights theory, practice, law and history. Online version of five-volume print edition.
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Covers all genres and periods of popular music, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music.
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Full-text articles on theory, history and practice. Published 2001.
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Encyclopedia of Semiotics
Full-text articles about signs and symbols in human culture. Published 1998.
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Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
Subject entries and brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work.
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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Full-text articles on thought, society and culture.
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Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Full-text articles covering the period from the 5th to the 15th century, with a focus on Europe and Christianity.
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International Encyclopedia of Dance
Full-text articles on the theatrical, ritual, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social aspects of dance.
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Full-text articles focussing on interdisciplinary aspects of linguistics. Published 2003.
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Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
More than 3,000 entries covering covers all areas of philosophy.
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Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Full-text articles on art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics and history. Published 2003.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Full-text articles on authors, literary movements, genres and themes. Published 2004.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Full-text articles on Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to the seventh century CE.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Full-text articles on authors and genres. Published 2006.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
International in scope. Full-text articles on authors and genres.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Full-text articles on topics from all time periods and geographic regions.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Full-text articles on historical and social aspects of American cuisine.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
More than 900 articles on all aspects of seafaring from ancient Egypt to the present.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther, The
Encyclopedia entries on Reformation research and the thought, life and legacy of Martin Luther.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
Covers major social, economic, cultural and political topics from 1750 to the present.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Full-text encyclopedia covering religious and social issues of the 16th century.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
International in scope. Includes short definitions and long articles on genres and movements. Published 2003.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Includes more than 650 biographies of influential women and more than 600 topical articles.
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Oxford Reference
A collection of online dictionaries and encyclopedias on a wide variety of topics.
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Oxford Reference: Earth Sciences and Geography
Full-text interdisciplinary scholarly encyclopdias and dictionaries in the field of Environmental Studies
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Oxford Reference: Literature
Collection of dictionaries and companions to literature, chiefly in English.
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Oxford Reference: Performing Arts
Collection of dictionaries and companions to theatre, music and dance.
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