Alternative Press Index
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Information Type: Citations and some abstracts
Description: Alternative Press Index cites journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Alternative Press Index features:
  • Highly recommended comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information.
  • Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
  • Provides in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences.
  • Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
  • Includes selected abstracts from research journals.
Coverage: 1991 to the present
Update Frequency: Quarterly
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List of Titles Included in Alternative Press

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