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Black Women in America Reference work covering the achievements and contributions of African American women. View full description
Encyclopedia of Evolution Full-text articles on concepts and people related to evolutionary biology. View full description
Encyclopedia of Global Change Full-text articles on climate change, ecosystems, food and water supply, population, politics and other relevant subjects. View full description
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Human rights theory, practice, law and history. Online version of five-volume print edition. View full description
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Covers all genres and periods of popular music, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. View full description
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric Full-text articles on theory, history and practice. Published 2001. View full description
Encyclopedia of Semiotics Full-text articles about signs and symbols in human culture. Published 1998. View full description
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.) Subject entries and brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work. View full description
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Full-text articles on thought, society and culture. View full description
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. View full description
Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Based on the 2007 print edition. Includes in-depth articles on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture of the Classical period. View full description
International Encyclopedia of Dance Full-text articles on the theatrical, ritual, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social aspects of dance. View full description
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics Full-text articles focussing on interdisciplinary aspects of linguistics. Published 2003. View full description
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy More than 3,000 entries covering covers all areas of philosophy. View full description
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Full-text articles on art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics and history. Published 2003. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature Full-text articles on authors, literary movements, genres and themes. Published 2004. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Full-text articles on Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to the seventh century CE. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature Full-text articles on authors and genres. Published 2006. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature International in scope. Full-text articles on authors and genres. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History Full-text articles on topics from all time periods and geographic regions. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America Full-text articles on historical and social aspects of American cuisine. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History More than 900 articles on all aspects of seafaring from ancient Egypt to the present. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther, The Encyclopedia entries on Reformation research and the thought, life and legacy of Martin Luther. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World Covers major social, economic, cultural and political topics from 1750 to the present. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Full-text encyclopedia covering religious and social issues of the 16th century. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance International in scope. Includes short definitions and long articles on genres and movements. Published 2003. View full description
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History Includes more than 650 biographies of influential women and more than 600 topical articles. View full description
Oxford Reference A collection of online dictionaries and encyclopedias on a wide variety of topics. View full description
Oxford Reference: Earth Sciences and Geography Full-text interdisciplinary scholarly encyclopdias and dictionaries in the field of Environmental Studies View full description
Oxford Reference: Literature Collection of dictionaries and companions to literature, chiefly in English. View full description
Oxford Reference: Performing Arts Collection of dictionaries and companions to theatre, music and dance. View full description