HIST 472 - Modern China  

Here are four resources to use in searching for book reviews.

Depending on your topic, you might want to supplement your search for book reviews with a discipline-specific database not listed below.

Important: Save yourself a ton of time, look at the search screens, and find the way to limit your search to "book reviews" only!

• Academic Search Premier
  • Dates Covered? 1980s - present
  • What's Reviewed? Both scholarly and mainstream press books.
  • Who Writes the Reviews? It depends on the publication: scholars, journalists, fans.
• JSTOR
  • Dates Covered? 1700s - past three to five years
  • What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books, but some mainstream press titles.
  • Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.
• Periodicals Archive Online
  • Dates Covered? 1800s - 2000
  • What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books, but some mainstream press titles.
  • Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.
• Project MUSE
  • Dates Covered? 1990s - present
  • What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences, but some mainstream press titles.
  • Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.