Research Guides: HIST 140B: Charity and Poverty in Islamic Societies: Recommended resources

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Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Start your research with this collection of annotated bibliographies. Each provides a brief overview of a topic, followed by a list of recommended books, articles, and other sources. From Afrofuturism (Literary and Critical Theory) to the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas (Latin American Studies), get connected to key scholarship and primary sources to support your research.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference Online contains facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.
Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill) This link opens in a new window
Covers all Islamic countries and all periods, including Muslim culture, religion, history and politics.

Index Islamicus (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarship about Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world.
Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill) This link opens in a new window
Covers all Islamic countries and all periods, including Muslim culture, religion, history and politics.

JSTOR Text Analyzer
To use this tool, upload a draft of your research, your proposal, an article discussed in class, or found in your research to the text analyzer tool. You can adjust your filters on the left-hand side.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles and other scholarship in the field of history (excluding the history of the United States and Canada) from 1450 forward.

In addition to searching in databases, it can be very helpful to search in specific journals with coverage of your topic.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Image database featuring images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists; the most comprehensive image resource available for educational and scholarly use, with many rare and important collections available nowhere else. You can limit your search results by geography and historical period.

Archnet
"An open access, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world." Sponsored by the Aga Khan Foundation.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Includes the American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), American Israelite (1854-2000), Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945), Atlanta Daily World‎ (1931-2010), Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Baltimore Sun‎ (1837-1996), Boston Globe (1872-1990), Chicago Tribune (1849-1998), Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953), Cleveland Call and Post‎ (1934-2010), Communist Historical Newspaper Collection‎ (1919-2013), Jerusalem Post (1932-2008), Jewish Advocate (1905-1990), Jewish Exponent (1887-1990), Korea Times‎ (1956-2016), Leftist Newspapers and Periodicals (1845-2015), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), Los Angeles Times (1881-1997), Michigan Chronicle‎ (1939-2010), Minneapolis Star Tribune‎ (1867-2001), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), New York Times (1851-2018), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916-2010), Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2010), Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2010), St. Petersburg Times/Tampa Bay Times (1901-2009), Times of India (1838-2010), Wall Street Journal (1889-2010), and Washington Post (1877-2006)

Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Newspapers
Covers late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century. Content is largely in Arabic, also includes titles in English and French