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Humanities Abstracts (HumanitiesAbs)

Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

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  • Abstracts feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs.
  • Excludes editorials, letters to the editor, news, ephemeral announcements, cartoons, and advertising.
  • Contains in each record a bibliographic citation for an article, book review, or other item in a journal.
  • Includes English and non-English records.
Database details
Subjects
archaeology food philosophy
art journalism religion
classics linguistics space
film music world history
folklore performing arts world literature
Sources Over 625

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Number of records Over 788,000
Dates covered 1984 to present
Abstracts since 1994
Updated Weekly
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Abstract ab: java plant+
Accession number no: bhua84000869
Article type phrase at= autobiography
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Author au: o'hara
ohara
Author phrase au= ohara james eugene
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Corporate author phrase co= ohio state university
Descriptors de: eclipse+
Descriptors phrase de= solar eclipses
First page pg: 2
Geographic coverage phrase gc= tanzania
Issue is: 2
Language phrase ln= french
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Named company phrase nc= at&t bell labs
Named person phrase na= seuss
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Place of publication pl: canada
Publication date pd: 19971226
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Publisher pb: legal
Record type phrase rt= book review
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Reviewed journal phrase rj: peer-reviewed journal
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Source so: england
Source phrase so= english studies
Standard number sn: 4130570757
Subject su: suffolk
Subject phrase su= suffolk england
Title ti: compost
Title phrase ti= science of art book review
Volume vo: 40
Year yr: 1999