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Oxford Bibliographies are research guides in a variety of subject areas. Combining features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource directs researchers to top scholarship across a wide variety of topics.
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Encyclopedia of American Studies [e-resource]
Published for the American Studies Association by Johns Hopkins Press, this open-access online encyclopedia covers the history, philosophy, arts, and cultures of the United States in relation to the world, from pre-colonial days to the present. Expanded and updated twice a year. (Also available through Credo Reference and in print [2001 edition] in Clapp Reference E169.1 .E625 2001)
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements [e-resource]
Also available in print in Clapp Reference HN57 .E594 2004
Encyclopedia of American Social History [e-resource]
Also available in print in Clapp Ref HN57 .E58 1993
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America [e-resource]
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture [e-resource]
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History [e-resource]
Oxford African American Studies Center [e-resource]
Comprehensive source on all aspects of the African American experience from American colonial times to the present.
Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia
Call Number: Clapp Ref E184.A75 A8287 2010
Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia [e-resource]
Publication Date: 2006

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