= = Collier Library - Pathfinder

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field o= f HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which stude= nts can begin their research according to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Subclass that includes = the History of the Middle East is DS. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

DS 35.3 – 35.77	The Islamic World	DS 101 – 151	Israel (Palestine)=
DS 36 – 39.2	Arab Countries	DS 153 – 154.9	Jordan
DS 41 – 66	Middle East. Arab East. Near East=	DS 155 – 156	Asia Minor
DS 67 – 79.9	Iraq (Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia<= /o:p>	DS 201 – 248	Arabian Peninsula
DS 80 – 90	Lebanon (Phenicia)	DS 251 – 326	Iran (Persia)
DS 92 – 99	Syria	DS 350 – 375	Afghanistan

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= In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

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ARAB COUNTRIES	MIDDLE EAST HISTORY
ISLAMIC EMPIRE	See also names of individual countries
MIDDLE EAST	e.g., TURKEY, IRAQ, SAUDI ARABIA
MIDDLE EAST CIVILIZATION

= Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area. =

Ø = BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material

§ A History of the Middle East [DS 62.4 .M36 1991] by Peter Mansfield.

§ A History of the Modern Middle East [DS 62.4 .C53 2004] by William L. Cleveland.<= o:p>

Literature guides and bibliographies

§ Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry [Z 3014 .H55 H85 1991] by Stephen R. Humphreys

§= = The Middle East in Conflict: A Historical Bibliography [Ref DS 62.4 .M53 1985]

§= ;      =    Sources of Information for Historical Research [Ref Z 6201 .S64 1994] by Thomas P. Slaven

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Encyclopedias and Dictionar= ies

§= ;      =    Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle= East and North Africa [Ref DS 44 .C37 1= 988]

§= ;      =    Dictionary of the Ancient Near East [Ref DS 56 .D5 2000]

§= ;      =    Dictionary of the Middle East = [Ref DS 43 .H57 1996] by Dilip Hiro

§= ;      =    Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa [Ref DS 43 .E53 2004]

§= ;      =    Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East<= /st1:place> [Ref DS 62.8 .P64 1999]

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Other Relevant Sources

§= ;      =    The Ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 B.C. [DS 62.23 .K871995] = by Amelie Kuhrt

§= ;      =    The Arabs: Myth and Reality [= DS 39 .B88 1997] by Gerald Butt

§= ;      =    Atlas of the Arab World [Ref DS 36.7 .D45 1983] by M= ichael W. Dempsey =

§         Atlas of the Middle East [Ref G 2205 .K33 1988] by Moshe Brawer

§         The Cambridge Atlas of the Middl= e East and North Africa [Ref DS 44 .C36 1987]

§= ;      =    = Concise History of the Middle East c2002 [Electronic Book – a link is provided in UNACAT to the on= line full text of this work] by Art= hur Goldschmidt

§         The Europa World Year Book [Ref JN 1 .E85] (annual)<= /p>
§= ;      =    Hammond Atlas of the Middle East [= Ref G 2205 .H3 1998]

§         A History of the Arab Peoples [DS 37.7 .H67 1991] by Albert Habib Hourani

§= ;      =    Islam: A Short Hist= ory [BP 50 .A69 2000] by Karen Armstrong<= /o:p>

§         The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam<= /b> [Ref BP 40 .M83 1996]

§         The Pre-Islamic Middle East c2000 [Electronic Book -a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Martin Sicker

§         The Statesman’s Yearbook [Ref JA 51 .S7] (annual)

Biographical Sources=

§         Biography Resource Center (Online database)

§= ;      =    Current Biography Yearbook [Ref CT 100 .C8 1940-] (annual)<= /p>
§= ;      =    Encyclopedia of World Biography [Ref CT 103 = .E56 1998]

§= ;      =    The International Who’s Who [Ref CT 120 .I44] (annual)(older editions in stacks)

See also:

§         Biog= raphy and Genealogy Master Index. (Online database)
(This database serves as an index to many of the library’s print reference sources that contain biographical information.)

Ø      = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOC= ATING ARTICLES on the HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Academic Search Premier

Historical Abstracts
INFOTRAC Onefile<= /a>
JSTOR

ProQuest Research Library Complete

PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clic= king the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under “Find Articles” on the library website = at http://www2.una.edu/library&nbs= p; or by searching in UNACAT. To find relevant Journal titles us= ing the Periodical Holdings link perform a Subject Category search for History & Archaeology

INTERLIBRARY LOAN It is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or c= onsult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm.

Ø      SUGGESTED WEBSITES

§         Center for Middle Eastern Studies http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic

§         Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies http://ww= w.fas.harvard.edu/~mideast/inMEres/inMEres.html

§         History in the News –= The Middle East http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/

§         MENIC – Middle East Network Information Center http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/

For other websites see the subject listings of Intern= et Resources Collection on the Collier Library Web Page at: <http://www2.una.edu/library/>

HAVE= A QUESTION? ASK A LIBRARIAN.