LibGuides: U.S. Environmental Inequalities (HIST 3573): Book Reviews

Finding Book Reviews in History

To find reviews, follow instructions below and type keywords from the title of the book in the search box.

Book Review Digest (1906- )
This is a PAPER source in the Index Area, Main Floor East. Call number: Z 1219 .C96. You need to know year the book was published. Includes excerpts from the reviews.

Book Review Index
Coverage: 1965-present
Comprehensive guide to over 5.6 million book reviews in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, political science, and more. This database covers thousands of indexed publications, including Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, The New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement, Village Voice, and Middle East Policy.
Note: This database defaults initial search results to after 1980. To perform a search for reviews from 1965-1979, go to advanced search, uncheck the box labeled documents with full text, change the date limit to before January 1, 1980, and then enter your search terms.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Historical Abstracts
Limit "document type" to book review.
Historical Newspapers via ProQuest
Choose "Advanced Search." Under "document type" select "review." NOTE: Sometimes the review limit is not accurate. You may have to search the title of the book and/or author name, without adding the limit review.
JSTOR
Select "advanced search" and limit "item type" to "reviews." May not have the most recent titles.
MasterFILE Complete
Limit "document type" to book review.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Choose "book review" in "document type."