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Wellesley College Library catalog WorldCat WC (via First Search) can be used to find books, journals, and video recordings not listed in the Clapp catalog. Language Resources Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary. Clapp Ref PJ6640 .B34 1999. Arabic Language, another Arab Gateway site, provides an introduction to the language, how to study it, and a list of common English words with roots in Arabic. Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr; edited by J. Milton Cowan. Clapp Lib PJ6640 .W43 1994. Grammatica Arabica in Usum Scholarum Academicarum (A Grammar of the Arabic Language) translated from the German of Caspari & edited with numerous additions & corrections by W. Wright. - Clapp Lib PJ6305 .C5 1967. Introduction to Modern Arabic by Farhat J. Ziadeh & R. Bayley Winder. Clapp Lib PJ6307 .Z5 1957. Introduction to Koranic & Classical Arabic: An Elementary Grammar of the Language by Wheeler M. Thackston. Clapp Lib PJ6307 .T45 2000. Introduction to Modern Literary Arabic by David Cowan. Clapp Lib PJ6307 .C68 2000. Monitor: A Dictionary of Arabic Grammatical Terms, Arabic-English, English-Arabic by Pierre Cachia. Clapp Lib PJ6640 .C3 1973. Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage; edited by N.S. Doniach - Clapp Ref PJ6640 .O93 1972 Reader in Modern Literary Arabic by Farhat J. Ziadeh. Clapp Lib PJ6311 .Z5 1964 201 Arabic Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Forms by Raymond Scheindlin. Clapp Lib PJ6145 .S3 1978. Cultural, Historical & Political Resources: Al Mashriq: Lebanon has a number of materials, thematically organized, about the country of Lebanon. There are photographs, remarks about various cities & cultural sites, as well as sections on education, food, maps, money, politics, politics, and religion. Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, & Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present by Bassam Frangieh. Clapp Lib qPJ6119 .F69 2005. Arab Gateway: Literature provides brief overviews of Arabic literature & links to related articles. Cambridge History of Islam edited by P.M. Holt, Ann K.S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis in 2 vols. Clapp Library DS35.6 .C3. Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World, .edited by Francis Robinson. Clapp Library qDS35.63 .C35 1996. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern & North African Film edited by Oliver Leaman. Clapp Ref PN1993 .A65 C66 2001. Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices From a New Generation by Madawi Al-Rasheed. Clapp Lib DS215 .A385 2007. Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World WC is a new electronic reference source that can be used for background information on Islam's role in the modern world and its history and development over the last thirteen centuries. Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East (in 4 volumes) edited by Reeva S. Simon, Philip Mattar, & Richard Bulliet. Clapp Ref DS43 .E53 1996. Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa WC This 2nd online edition was edited by Philip Mater. Global Studies: The Middle East. Clapp Ref qDS41 .G56 (6th Edition, 1996). Government Views of Iraq presents online primary resources, primarily from the United States, that concentrate on Government documents and information, though there are some international entries as well.. Resources include such items as U.S. Congressional Hearings and Resolutions, Federal Agency reports, transcripts of press conferences and briefings, USAID Fact Sheets, legislation, news releases and Presidential Communications, as well as texts of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the Geneva Conventions and Protcols and selected international treaties. Historical Atlas of Islam by Malise Ruthven; with Azim Nanji. Clapp Ref G1786.S1 R9 2004. Historical Dictionary of Arab & Islamic Organizations by Frank A. Clements. Clapp Ref DS36 .55 .C57 2001. Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book, edited by Abdullahi A. An-Naim. Clapp Ref K670 .I853 2002. Kurdish Question in U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary Sourcebook. Clapp Lib qE183.8 I57K87 2004. Literature of Islam: A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation by Paula Youngman Skreslet. Clapp Ref BP161.3 .S57 2006. Middle East/Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Clapp Ref DS63.1 .M484 2000 (9th Edition). New Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glasse; introduction by Huston Smith. Revised edition. Clapp Ref BP40 .G42 2001. Oxford Dictionary of Islam WC has more than 2,000 up-to-date, authoritative entries on the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. Rituals of Memory: In Contemporary Women's Writing by Brinda Mehta. Clapp Lib PJ7525.2 .M44 2007. Schooling Islam: the Culture of Politics of Modern Muslim Education edited by Robert W. Hefner. Clapp Lib BP44 .S38 2007. State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict & Resolution by Dan Smith. Clapp Ref G2205 .S653 2006. Survey of Arab-Israeli Relations, 1947-2001, edited by David Lea. Clapp Lib DS119.7 .S93 2002 Youth & Youth Culture in the Contemporary Middle East WCedited by Jorgen Baek Religious Resources: Atlas of Religion by Joanne O'Brien & M. Palmer. Clapp Ref G1046 .E4 O2 2007. Concordance of the Quran / Hanna E. Kassis; foreward by Fazlur Rahman. Clapp Ref qBP133 .K37 1983. Encyclopaedia of Islam edited by J.H. Kramers, H.A.R. Gibb & E. Levi-Provencal, under the patronage of the International Union of Academies. Clapp Ref DS37 .E523 v.1-11 + supplements, glossary, & index. Encyclopedia of Religion , WC the 2nd edition, is an e-reference resource that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. IslamiCity.com allows users to search the Qur'an by topic or phonetic query, listen to recitations while viewing translations or Arabic script, or read more than 20 translations in languages from Albanian to Urdu. "Can be slow & buggy." The Koran / translated with notes by N.J. Dawood, 5th revised ed., 1990 reprinted with further revisions & additional notes, 1997. Clapp Library BP109 .D38 1997. The Koran: University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative is the translated 1983 edition of the Koran by M.H. Shakir[1993]. MSA-USC Hadith Database is an electronic concordance source for Islamic law. Oxford Dictionary of Islam WC edited by John L. Esposito, has 2,500 up-to-date and authoritative entries, focusing mainly on 19th and 20th century developments. It provides a look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. Virtual Religion Index has links to about 50 Web pages, sites, & portals, with General Resources, Muhammad, Oral Tradition (Hadith), Law (Shari'ah) as just some of the headings. Besides the large number of articles and essays, there are speeches & translated texts that can be useful for more serious research. Archeology Resources: Ancient Cities: the Archeology of Urban life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome by Charles Gates. Clapp Lib HT114 .G38 2003. Archeology and Ancient History: Breaking Down the Boundaries, edited by Eberhard W. Sauer. Clapp Lib CC77.H5 A685 2004. Archeology and Colonialization: Cultural Contact from 5000 B.C. to the Present by Chris Gosden. Clapp Lib CC77.H5 G67 2004. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archeology WC by Timothy C. Darvill is an Oxford Reference Online title with over 4000 entries. It covers essential vocabulary for archeological work and focuses especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas. Oxford Companion to Archeology WC by Editor-in-Chief, Brian Fagan, features 700 articles. Topics include biographies of figures in this field, methods used in archeological research, and essays on human evolution, as well as the general facets of culture.
Historical Abstracts WC HA is an index to articles in history journals published since 1954. It covers World History topics (excluding the United States & Canada) since 1450. Index Islamicus WC A bibliography of books & an index of journal articles on Islam & the Muslim world from 1906 to the present.
LexisNexis Academic WC LexisNexis is a full-text database of newspapers and magazine articles (including business and legal information). Choose News, then either General News or World News. Use this source for fairly current events as some newspapers and magazines go back only to the mid-1970's at the earliest, and most only go back to the 1980's and 1990's.
MLA International Bibliography WC is an excellent resource for topics dealing with literature, linguistics, film, folklore. PAIS Public Affairs Information Service WC features articles about political, social, economic issues, & public affairs. Periodicals Index Online WC(formerly Periodicals Contents Index/PCI) is an index to articles published in over 4,500 periodicals, in as many as 40 languages, and covering topics in the humanities and social sciences.
Other databases may be useful for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs and get some customized suggestions. Newspaper and Magazine Resources al-Ahram al-Qahirah: al-Ahram - Daily newspaper with an archive listing available issues (from '98 to the present). al-Majallah (London, England)= al-Majallah = al Majalla. Clapp has this weekly magazine title in print format. #1121-1436 (from 8/5/'01-8/19/'07) - fAP95 .A6 M83. Annotated Guide to Journals Dealing with the Middle East & North Africa by Florence Ljunggren & Mohammed Hamdy - Clapp Ref Z3013 .L655 Hajir: kitab al-mar'ah (Hagar) - A periodical dealing with women from Arab countires. It is published on an irregular basis, and it is written in Arabic with English abstracts. Clapp Lib HQ1784 .A19 New York Times Online WC, a ProQuest historical product, has exact replicas of the newspaper, in PDF format & graphics, from 1851-2001. Official Index to the Times of London is an index to articles printed in the Times of London Newspaper dating back as far as 1785. This index is located in several different areas depending on the date. 1785-1789 (Ref AI 21 .T46); 1790-1905 (Microfiche filed under Palmer's Index); 1906-1913 (Microfilm filed under Times Index); 1914-1927 (Clapp Ref AI 21 .T46); 1928-present (Clapp Ref ). Poole's Index to Periodical Literature lists articles in popular periodicals from 1802-1906 (Clapp Ref AI 3 .P7 1938). Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature is an index to popular magazines dating back to 1907 (Clapp Ref). Additional Sources for the Visual Arts and Music: Grove Art Online WC has a section (#49) on Islamic Art, as well as articles on fine, decorative arts, architecture & more. The text is searchable. Islamic Arts & Architecture has information on Arabic calligraphy, architecture, including the Taj Mahal, coins, Oriental rugs, an international listings of museums with Arabic and Islamic exhibits, & an FAQ section.[Much of the site can only be viewed with the Internet Explorer (IE) browser.] Islamic Visual Culture, 1100-1800 by Oleg Grabar. Art Lib N6260 .G6915 2006. Grove Music Online WC has articles on Islamic religious music, music censorship in Afghanistan, Arab folk instruments, etc. There are, also, sound clips & links to other sites. Selections of Arabic, Persian, & Ottoman Calligraphy is a Global Gateway site of the Library of Congress & contains copies of 373 Arabic sheets on paper or parchment ranging from the 9th-19th centuries. Al-Islam.org is a site maintained by the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) with information that can be accessed in English, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, & Italian. The user can click on features like "Most Popular Links," plus a "Discover Islam" section, "Explore Shi'a Sunni," "Unity Between Shi'a & Sunni," and "Browse Library" with subject coverage in various media formats. Arab News is the online home for the first daily English newspaper in Saudi Arabia. Features come from Europe, America, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and other Middle Eastern countries. The archives section goes back to January 4, 2001. ArabicNews.com is a news site providing an Arabic viewpoint on Middle Eastern events. News is presented in English by country or topic. The editions are published 6 days a week & archived back to June, 1997. History in the News: The Middle East provides links to by resources for the study of the Middle East. Index of /maps/middle_east_and_asia is a University of Texas site with variously titled maps from this region of the world. Maghrebi Studies is an updated site dealing with "Maghrebi" art and culture, with a focus on literature, cinema, & music that traces its origins back to the three African countries colonized by France --- Algeria, Morocco, & Tunisia. Rachid Aadnani, a faculty member of our Middle Eastern Studies Program, is a contributing member to the site. Middle East Daily covers business, politics, science, the environment, and sports and provides access from other World News outlets. Middle East Institute "promote[s] knowledge of the Middle East in America & strengthen[s] understanding of the United States by the people & governments of the region." Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in Washington, DC, 32 years ago. It provides a broad range of perspectives not usually found in mainstream media and press coverage. The Middle East Report is not available for free on the site (though some editorial pieces are), but users can look at the Middle East Report Online, and there is a feature that allows interested parties to sign up & receive the online reports via email. Middle East Studies Institute/School of International & Public Affairs/Columbia University offers a multidisciplinary approach to studying the Middle East & functions as a clearinghouse for information on the region. Unique features include contact information for small, obscure publishing houses (Bookstore & Publishers heading), a listing of Middle East scholars (Middle East Scholarly Association), documents on researching Middle East topics on the Internet, & archived lectures on topical themes, including Iran, Israeli, & Palestinian nationalism. MIT Electronic Journal of Middle East Studies is an internet-based journal "publishing scholarly writing --- both interdisciplinary work & work within the traditional boundaries of the social sciences & humanities --- related to the modern Middle East. It is published bi-annually and its book & media reviews are posted year round." Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life [pdf] "seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion & public affairs." The Forum focuses on religion & politics, religion & the law, and religion & world affairs. Check the left-hand side of the homepage for transcripts of recent events, survey resluts, and Pew's press room. SAUDINF explains the role of women in Saudi Arabian society. War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, & Alternatives is a pdf file presenting views held by the five contributors: Carl Kaysen, Steven E. Miller, Martin B. Malin, William D. Nordhaus, & John D. Steinbruner. Contact the departmental Library liaison Contact the departmental Library liaison For help with your research or to schedule a library research session for your class, contact Jacqueline B. Fitzpatrick, library research liaison for Middle Eastern Studies. To discuss acquiring particular resources, contact Pamela Bristah, library collections liaison to Middle Eastern Studies. The staff members above work together to support the needs of Middle Eastern Studies Program. Go to related Wellesley College academic departments Return to Research Resources: Organized by subject Library home | Wellesley College | Information Services | Knapp Center | Archives | Site map
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