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Middle East & Asia
Historical Abstracts - EBSCO
Indexing and abstracts of over 2,100 scholarly journals in world history, from 1492 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Links to some full text where available.
Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
Available on-line through CREDO Reference, and spanning a 5,000-year period, this is the first work to document the origins, evolution, and current status of all major ethnic groups in Iran.
A veritable melting pot of more than 30 ethnic groups, Iran is one of the oldest civilizations in world history and home to one of the least-understood ethnic situations today.
Negotiating change: the new politics of the Middle East
Available on-line and in print, call number DS63.1 .J66 2007, Jeremy Jones has written an exceptional account of how change can, and must, be negotiated in the Middle East.
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Available on-line through Oxford Reference Online this is an excellent resource for the 1,100 years of Byzantine history spanning from the 4th to the 15th century.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Oxford Islamic Studies Online (OISO) offers unrivaled online access to the history and culture of Islam and provides full-text access to great Oxford reference and scholarly works.
The Cambridge history of China
Volume 9 part one covers the Qing Dynasty to 1800. This volume of the Cambridge History of China considers the political, military, social, and economic developments of the Ch
The making of Jordan: tribes, colonialism and the modern state
Available on-line and in print, call number DS154.5 .E45 2007, this book delves into how Jordan became what it is today.
