Library Logo POLITICAL SCIENCE: MIDDLE EAST
by D. Rogenmoser
CONTENTS:
  • Journals
  • Bibliographies
  • Indexes & Databases
  • Related CSUS Subject Guides
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  • FINDING BOOKS IN EUREKA
    EUREKA is a catalog of items owned by the CSUS Library.  Books can be searched for in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings.
    • Keyword Searching: Use Keyword searching to search for books on topics such as:

          Middle East and Foreign Relations
          Politics and Middle East
          Political Parties and Middle East
          Foreign Policy and Middle East

      Keywords like Politics, Foreign Relations, and Political Parties can also be combined with the individual Middle East countries or with the keywords North Africa. For example:

          Libya and Foreign Relations.

    • Browsing: Some suggested Call Numbers for browsing the shelves for books are:
      Middle East - Politics and Government
      Arab Countries - Politics and Government
      Arab Israeli Conflict
      Islam and State
      DS 62.4-63.1; JQ 1758
      DS 38.6-39; DS 62.8-63.8; JQ 1830-1850
      DS 119.75-76
      BP 173.6; JC 49
      
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    GENERAL
    Reference books (Ref) are located on 2 North

    An A to Z of the Middle East.  Ref DS 43 G7413 1990
    ALMISBAH
        http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/ssgfi/subject/almisbah_ssg030103_on_en.html
    The Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East.  Ref DS 62.4 S53 1991
    Concise Encyclopedia of the Middle East.  Ref DS 43 H47
    Council on Foreign Relations/Middle East  http://www.cfr.org/region/397/middle_east.html
    CSUS Subject Guide: Public Policy & Administration: Middle East
        http://library.csus.edu/guides/wangh/ppa_topics.htm#middleeast
    Diplomacy in the Middle East: the International Relations of Regional and Outside Powers
        2 South DS 63.1 D54 2003
    Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa vol 1-3  Ref DS 43 E53 2004
    Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures vol 1-2.  Ref HQ 1170 E53 2003
    Ethnic Conflict and International Politics in the Middle East.  2 South DS 62.8 E84 1999
    Foreign Affairs Online  http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html
    The Foreign Policies of Middle East States  3 North JZ 1670 F67 2002
    Foreign Policy Association  http://www.fpa.org/
    Foreign Policy in Focus/Middle East  http://www.fpif.org/indices/regions/mideast.html
    The Global Site: Middle East  http://www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/middleeast/
    Historical Atlas of Islam  Atlas G1786.S1 R9 2004
    Identity and foreign policy in the Middle East  3 North JZ 1670 I34 2002
    Keele Guide to Middle East Government and Politics on the Internet
        http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/mebase.htm
    Kingdoms of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.  Ref DS 32 G87 1986
    League of Arab States  http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/league.htm
    Major Political Events in Iran, Iraq, & the Arabian Peninsula 1945-1990.  Ref DS 326 M46 1991
    Middle East Institute  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/MEI/index.shtml
    Middle East Policy Council http://www.mepc.org/about/about.asp
    Middle East Resources/Santa Clara University
        http://www.scu.edu/library/research/political_science/middleeast.html
    Modern History of the Middle East - Current Political Issues
        http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/histmod.htm
    National Association of Arab Americans
        http://www.cafearabica.com/organizations/org12/orgnaaa.html
    National Security Archive/GWU  http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/index.html
    Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East.  Ref DS 62.8 P64 1999
    Middle East 9th ed. 2 South DS 63.1 M484 2000
    Middle East & North Africa 2002 (previous years on 2 South)  Ref DS 29 M5 2002
    The Middle East: a Political Dictionary.  Ref DS 61 Z58 1992
    Middle East Review  Ref HC 410.7 .M5
    Nation and Religion in the Middle East  2 South DS 63.18 H35 2000
    The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World Vol 1-4. Ref DS 35.53 O95 1995
    Political and Diplomatic History of the Arab World, 1900-1967; a Chronological Study Vol 1-7
        Ref DS 62.8 M35
    Saban Center for Middle East Policy/Brookings Institution
        http://www.brook.edu/fp/saban/sabancenter_hp.htm
    The Times Guide to the Middle East: the Arab World and its Neighbours.  Ref DS 62.4 T56 1991
    The United States in the Middle East: a Historical Dictionary.  Ref DS 63.2 U5 S384 1988
    U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
        http://www.state.gov/p/nea/
    The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources/Middle East
        http://www2.etown.edu/vl/mideast.html
    Yale Research Guide to Middle East Poliltics
         http://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/politics2.html
      
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    SPECIFIC COUNTRIES
    Look for information on specific Middle East countries in the following:

    Al-Bab: an Open Door to the Arab World  http://www.al-bab.com/default.htm
    Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
        https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
    CIA World Factbook  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
        also available in print: Ref D 1053 .N3
    Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook; 1980-94.  Ref D 848 C6
    Country Studies/Library of Congress  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/list.html
    CountryWatch  http://www.countrywatch.com/
    CountryWatch Forecast  http://forecast.countrywatch.com/
    CultureGrams.  Ref GT 150 C85 2003
    The Europa World Year Book.  Ref D 2 E87
    Foreign Government Resources on the Web/Middle East
        http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
    MENIC/Middle East Network Information Center  http://menic.utexas.edu/
    Political Risk Yearbook. Vol 2, Middle East & North Africa.  Ref JX 1252 P65 v.2 1989
    Portals to the World  http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
    U.S. Department of State's Background Notes  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
    World Intelligence & Security Agencies  http://www.fas.org/irp/world/index.html
    Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations.  Ref G 63 W67 2001

      
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    DOCUMENTS
    ALMISBAH: Lists of Official Documents
        http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/ssgfi/formal/almisbah_vcod_on_en.html
    Arab Gateway  http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/docs.htm
    Ariga: Peace: Historic Documents and Treaties  http://www.ariga.com/treaties/index.shtml
    The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: The Middle East 1916 - 2001: A Documentary Record
        http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/mideast.htm
    CIA Electronic Reading Room  http://www.foia.cia.gov/
    Diplomacy Monitor/St. Thomas Univ/School of Law
        http://www.diplomacymonitor.com/stu/dm.nsf/opener?OpenForm
    Documents and statements on Middle East peace, 1979-82: Report.
        Gov Docs Microfiche Y 4.F 76/1:M 58/22/979-82
    Documents on Middle East peace, 1982-88: Report Prepared for the Subcommittee on Europe
        and the Middle East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
    .
        Gov Docs Microfiche Y 4.F 76/1:M 58/22/982-88
    Foreign Government Resources on the Web/Middle East
        http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
    Foreign Relations of the US/Online Documents (historical)
        http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/
    The Search for Peace in the Middle East: Documents and Statements, 1967-79: Report.
        2 South DS 119.7 .S3815
    A Select Chronology and Background Documents Relating to the Middle East.
        2 South DS 62.8 U55 1969
    United Nations Peacekeeping, 1946-1967: Documents and Commentary. Vol 1-2
        3 North JX 1981 P7 H5
    United States Policy in the Middle East, September 1956-June 1957: Documents.
        2 South DS 63.2 U5 A55 1968
    University of Michigan Documents Center/Foreign Governments-Middle East & North Africa
        http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forme.html
      
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    ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
    Arigia: Treaties and Documents  http://www.ariga.com/treaties/index.shtml
    BADIL Resource Center - Palestine Refugee Documents
         http://www.badil.org/Documents/Documents.htm
    Bitter Lemons  http://www.bitterlemons.org
    Challenge: a Magazine Covering the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
         http://www.challenge-mag.com
    Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem v.1-2.   Ref DS 119.7 N2928 1991
    Historical Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.   Ref DS 199.7 H544 1996
    Knesset English Homepage http://www.knesset.gov.il/main/eng/home.asp
    Palestine Net  http://www.palestine-net.com/
    The Palestine-Israeli conflict: a Beginner's Guide.  Reserve Book Room DS 119.7 .C64 2001
    Palistine-Israel Journal  http://www.pij.org/
    PASSIA  http://www.passia.org/index.htm
    Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN
        http://www.palestine-un.org/index.html
    Question of Palestine/UN  http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/qpal/
    The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.  2 North Atlas G 2236 S1 G55 2002
    UNISPAL - United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine
        http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF?OpenDatabase
    United Nations Resolutions on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, v. 1-3
         Ref JX 1977.2 P34 U575 1987
    Yahoo Directory on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
        http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Middle_East/Government/Politics/Israeli_Palestinian_Conflict/
      
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    NEWS SOURCES (WEB)
    Al-Bab: Newspapers  http://www.al-bab.com/arab/newspapers.htm
    Al Jazeera (Arabic)  http://www.aljazeera.net/
    Al Jazeera (English)  http://english.aljazeera.net/
    Arab News (English newspaper from Saudi Arabia)  http://www.arabnews.com/
    Arabic Web Index: Arabic Newspapers and Magazines  http://www.arabic2000.com/index/news.html
    Arab World News  http://www.arabworldnews.com/
    BBC- Middle East  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/default.stm
    CNN World - Middle East  http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/archive/
    Middle East News: Israel, Palestine, Iraq, War & Terrorism
        This site also contains links to blogs.   http://www.charleslipson.com/News-Mideast.htm
    Middle East Intelligence Bulletin  http://www.meib.org/
    Middle East Newspapers  http://www.world-newspapers.com/east.html
    Middle East Report Online  http://www.merip.org/mero/mero.html
    Middle East Media Research Institute  http://www.memri.org/
    NPR's Mideast Coverage  http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/
    Online Newspapers  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
    UN News Centre-Middle East  http://www.un.org/apps/news/region.asp?Region=MIDDLE+EAST
    U.S. Report on the Middle East  http://www.usrom.com/
    Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (also available in print at CSUS Library)
        http://www.wrmea.com/
      
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    JOURNALS
    Listed below are representative samples of journal titles for researching topics on Middle East - Politics. Journals that are also available via the Web or available full text in one of the CSUS Library databases are also indicated.

    Commentary also available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Current History
    Foreign Affairs also available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Foreign Policy also available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Israel Studies
    Middle East Insight
    Middle East International
    Middle East Journal also available Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Middle East Policy
    Middle East Review of International Affairs  http://meria.idc.ac.il/
    Middle East Report
    Middle East Studies Association Bulletin     http://w3fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Bulletin/welcome.htm
    Middle Eastern Studies available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Near East Report
    Tikkun  http://www.tikkun.org/ also available in print and in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    World Politics
      
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    BIBLIOGRAPHIES
    International and Regional Politics in the Middle East and North Africa:
        a Guide to Information Sources
    .   Ref JXZ 6465 N35 S38
    Index Islamicus 1956-80  Tsakopoulos Hellenic Ref DZ 7835 .M6 L6 suppl
    Middle East. (United States. Superintendent of Documents) Latest Issue Only
        2 NORTH Gov Docs GP3.22/2 :286/
    The Middle East in Conflict: a Historical Bibliography.  Ref DS 62.4 M53 1985
    The Politics of African and Middle Eastern States: an Annotated Bibliography.
        Ref JQZ 3508 P6 D7 1976
    Middle East, the Strategic Hub, and North Africa: a Bibliographic Survey of Literature.
         Ref DSZ 3013 U53
      
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    INDEXES AND DATABASES
    Paper Indexes
    • ABC Pol Sci (1968-2000)
      2 North Index Area JA 71 .A214 (continued by CSA Political Science & Government)
    • CSA Political Science & Govenment (2001-current)
      2 North Index Area JA 71 A214 (formerly ABC Pol Sci)
    • Index Islamicus 1976-1980 Pt.1 & 2
      Ref DZ 7835 M6 L6
    • Middle East, Abstracts and Index. v.1 (1978)-v.17 (1994)
      Ref DS 41 M54
    • PAIS International(1968-current)
      2 North Index Area HZ 7163 P64
    Electronic databases
    Electronic databases are available to all on the Library computers. Unless noted otherwise; access to databases and indexes from campus computerlabs or off-campus computers is restricted to CSUS students, faculty, and staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources

    AccessUN  (1991-current)
        Index to UN Documents; full text available
    America: History and Life
         Covers American History from prehistory to present; articles from 1954-current
         some full text available
    CountryWatch
         Politics, economics, and daily news on every country; full text
    CountryWatch Forecast
         5-year macroeconomic forecast for every country of the world
    CQ Library
         Comprehensive reporting/analysis on issues in the news;
         and complete coverage of U.S. Congress; full text available
    Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
        General Interest/Subject database of magazines and scholarly journals;
         full text available from 1985-current
    Historical Abstracts
         Published since 1954; history of the world excluding United States and Canada
    Index Islamicus
        Articles on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including other main Muslim
        areas of Asia and Africa. Coverage from 1906 to the present.
    JSTOR
         full text archive of scholarly journals; excluding last 3-5 years
    Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe
         full text coverage of national and international news from newspapers and newswires
    Social Sciences Abstracts
         Multi-subject database (includes political science and public policy);
         full text from 1995
    WorldAlmanac
         Full text of the World Almanac
      
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    RELATED CSUS SUBJECT GUIDES
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    Questions/comments to:  Debbie Rogenmoser, , Reference Librarian; drogenmoser@csus.edu; CSU, Sacramento
    Created 5/03 Updated 2/08