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Vendor:

Oxford University Press

Brief Description:

This database offers information on everything from demographics to government and politics to business and labor to education and the arts.

Full Description:

The Core content includes articles from the classic encyclopedia Africana and from the new Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 and its forthcoming companion Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present, Black Women in America, and the African American National Biography. In addition the Center includes selected articles from the Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature and other major reference titles. The database also includes images, primary sources with written commentaries, and maps and charts

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Coverage:

1500 to present

Number & Type of Contents:

Provides more than 7,500 articles by scholars in the field. Also includes 1,000 images, primary sources with specially written commentaries, over 100 maps, and over 100 charts and tables.

Geographic Focus:

United States

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Biographies, Encyclopedias, Primary Sources

Subjects:

African American Studies, American History, Biography, History, Social Sciences, Women's Studies

Liaison:

S. Tritt

URL:

http://www.oxfordaasc.com/