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Arts and Humanities Citation Index

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  • Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals.
  • Indexes selected articles from social science and science journals.
  • Indexes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more.
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Subjects arts and humanities
related social science and science information
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Number of records Over 3,000,000
Dates covered 1980 to present
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Keyword kw: coffeehouse+
Abstract ab: linguistics
Abstract indicator ai: ab
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Accession number no: 230ru122293
Address ad: columbia univ, new york, ny
Article type phrase at=

poetry
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Author au: o'hara
ohara
Author phrase au= ohara p
[last name first]
Cited author phrase ca= shakespeare w
[last name first]
Cited reference cr: knowledge
Cited reference phrase cr= paul hw 1996 sci vine wine modern
Cited work phrase cw= nixon in china
File name fn: humanities
First page pg: 4
Identifier id: mystery
Issue is: a1999181gd
Journal subject js: history
Journal subject phrase js= area studies
Language phrase ln= french
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Number references nr: 0002
Place of publication pl: washington dc
Publication date pd: oct-dec
Publisher pb: middle east institute
Source so: social and history and medicine
Source phrase so= social history of medicine
Standard number sn: 0026-3141
Subject su: food
Subject phrase su= food resources
Title ti: wine song and poetry
Title phrase ti= the wine song in classical arabic poetry
Volume vo: 301
Year yr: 1999