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Specialized Resources
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Routledge Handbook on JerusalemThe Routledge Handbook on Jerusalem provides a broad spectrum of studies related to the city and its history.
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Academic Search PremierA great place to start your research on any topic, search multidisciplinary, scholarly research articles. This database provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals, popular magazines and other resources.
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Encyclopaedia JudaicaThis online resource is an updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism and features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
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Encyclopaedia of IslamSearch the Encyclopeadia of Islam for authoritative information on Islamic studies, covering Islam and its believers in contexts up through the 20th Century.
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Index IslamicusSearch publications (e.g. journals, books) on Islam and the Muslim world more broadly, spanning Africa, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Search for topics such as history, beliefs, societies, cultures, economics, politics, languages and literature.
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Index to Jewish PeriodicalsSearch English-language journals, articles, book reviews on Jewish culture, history, literature, religion and other areas of related study. Useful for topics in contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs.
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MLA International BibliographyUse the MLA International Bibliography to find scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. This index has been compiled by the Modern Language Association of America since 1926.
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Institute for Palestine SudiesThe Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is an independent nonprofit research and publication center promoting research, analysis, and documentation on the Arab-Israeli conflict and its peaceful resolution. The Jerusalem Quarterly is an open access journal on their website.
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Historical Jewish PressA collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods. It displays digital versions of each paper, making it possible to view the papers in their original layout. Full-text search is also available. A project of Tel Aviv University and the National Library of Israel,
British Primary Sources
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Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969The British Government's Confidential Print documents cover a broad sweep of history from c. 1839 to 1969, taking in the countries of the Arabian peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Turkey and many of the former Ottoman lands in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt and Sudan.
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U.K. Parliamentary PapersFind House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present, with supplementary material back to 1660. Includes Records of proceedings, the Debates (Hansard), and the House of Commons journal; Sessional papers providing information to parliament on matters of policy and administration: Bills, House papers, and Command papers. Also includes the House of Lords presented to the Commons, such as reports prepared by Lords Select Committees.
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Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014Search full text and digital archive of "The Times of London" newspaper for the years 1785-2014. View either a specific article or a complete page with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories.
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World News ConnectionA service bringing news from around the world, translated into English, between 1995 and 2013. The information is obtained from newspaper articles, television and radio broadcasts, online sources, conference proceedings, periodicals, and non-classified reports.
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