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Bibliography of British and Irish History

Trial

Provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
It is the successor to the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History, available online from 2002 to 2009.
The complete database now contains over 625,000 records, and is updated three times a year, usually in February, June and October.

North American Indian Drama

New

Collection of 244 plays by 48 playwrights representing the stories and creative energies of American Indian and First Nation playwrights of the twentieth century. More than half of the works are previously unpublished, representing groups such as Cherokee, Métis, Creek, Choctaw, Pembina Chippewa, Ojibway, Lenape, Comanche, Cree, Navajo, Rappahannock, Hawaiian/Samoan, and others.