LibGuides: HIST 257: Middle East 1800–Present: Getting Started

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Welcome to the HIST 257 Research Guide! The resources located here should be very helpful for the work you'll be doing in this class. If you have any questions, please reach out to a librarian! You can find multiple ways to contact us on the "Need Help?" page of this Research Guide.

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO ALL JSTOR ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS .Full text database of over 1600 journals; generally does not contain most recent materials. Most journals lack the last several years, but holdings are very deep, with many journals running back more than a hundred years.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Index of journal articles, books and dissertations on world history, excluding US and Canadian history, since 1450.
Ethnic Newswatch This link opens in a new window
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Research and articles related to African American, Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern/Persian and Islamic, Asian/Pacific Island, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, Multi-ethnic and Native Peoples. Contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
Eight Centuries (formerly Nineteenth Century Masterfile) This link opens in a new window
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Eight Centuries (formerly 19th Century Masterfile) is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. 8C provides access to articles, newspapers, books, U.S. patents, government documents, and images, with links to full-text where available.
Salem History Online This link opens in a new window
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Full text of Modern Scandals and The Decades (America in the Nineties, etc), and other online reference books

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These databases may be helpful if you want to look closely at these specific topics as they relate to the Middle East.

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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“Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.”
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
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Indexes publications in women’s studies and related fields, 1972-present. Journals, news sources, web pages, dissertations, books and book chapters are included
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
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A full text database of a mix of publications, primarily popular, that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Encyclopedia of Religion This link opens in a new window
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Major reference work in religion and related subjects.

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HIST 257: Middle East 1800–Present

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