ANT 259: Middle Eastern Cultures

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern mythology and religion.

REF BL1060 .K63 1993

Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa.

REF DS43 .E53 2004

The Essential Middle East: a comprehensive guide.

REF DS43 .H57 2003

The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East.

REF DS62.8 .P64 2002

The Middle East.

REF DS63.1 .M484 2000

Historical atlas of the Middle East.

REF Atlas G2206.S1 F7 1993

BOOKS

JOURNAL AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Anthropology Plus

Provides extensive worldwide indexing in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Covers over 2500 journals, 19th century to the present.

Anthrosource

Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings anthropological material online to scholars and the public.

Art Full Text

Variety of international English-language arts publications. Indexing from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1994 to present. Link will launch OmniFile Full Text Mega. Choose database from Subject Area.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

Contemporary Women's Issues

International information on women from disciplines such as sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights. Covers 1995 to the present.

Historical Abstracts

Comprehensive international historical coverage (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Covers abstracts from 1954 to the present.

Humanities Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields. Covers 1984 to the present.

JStor

A collection of abstracts and articles from over 100 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. Choose PRINT from within JStor to print articles at proper margin settings. You may need to go to SET PREFERENCES to select desired Printing preferences. Choose PDF: Economy. Call the Reference Desk (x4217) or Ask Andy for assistance.

Lexis-Nexis

Connections to newspaper articles, business information, and legal resources.

PAIS International and PAIS Archive

International coverage of information about political, economic and social issues and events in specific countries. Covers 1972 to the present and 1915-1976 in the Archive.

Project Muse

Searchable access to scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics.

Religion Index (ATLA)

Comprehensive database in religious and theological scholarship. Covers from 1949 to the present.

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.

Sociological Abstracts

Full version comprehensive database of over 1500 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences. Covers 1963 to the present.

JOURNALS, MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS @ F&M and INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL)

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