International and Area Studies

Covering the entire continent from Morocco, Libya, and Egypt in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south, and the surrounding islands from Cape Verde in the west to Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles in the east, the Encyclopedia of African History is a new A-Z reference resource on the history of the entire African continent.

Multi-volume history of Africa.

Articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa.

Nearly 1,100 entries, covering the earliest evolution of humans to the new millennium.

Addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries, some of them newly emergent in world commerce and others deep in conflict. Covers issues facing the continent such as global development, the AIDS crisis, and international terrorism.

A multi-volume survey of European history from the beginning of World War I in 1914 to the present, presented through alphabetically arranged entries that focus on the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as the political, military and economic developments.

A six-volume survey of European history from 1450, the beginning of the print revolution, to 1789 and the French Revolution. Presents over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries covering the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.

A five-volume survey of European history from the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War. Alphabetically arranged entries cover the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.

Multi-volume history of Latin America.

Focuses primarily on the defeat of the Aztec, Incan, and Mayan civilizations, but also includes Spanish interactions with lesser-known native groups. Supporting documents including primary sources, maps, and visual aids provide necessary context to this once-untold story.

70 volumes and supplements. Spanish and Spanish-American biography and gazetteer information are especially strong. Special features include reproductions and descriptions of paintings and other works of art, entered under titles; colour plates, for each country, of uniforms, flags, and coins; geographical, historical, geological, and statistical maps; and city and town plans, even of obscure and remote places not usually available in guidebooks.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.

Over 200 entries on politics, government, economics, society, culture, and more.

Once in the database, choose "Latin American Studies" from the "browse by subject" menu. Research guide. Expert recommendations on the best works available in the field. Includes sections on international relations, Islamic studies, and Latin American studies.

Six volume set, in Spanish.

Illuminates the lives of the most influential and controversial figures in the Middle East and North Africa who came to prominence during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Includes profiles of contemporary leaders who belong to various political, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature, and the fine and performing arts.

Multi-volume history of Egypt.

Multi-volume history of Iran.

Multi-volume history of Islam.

Multi-volume history of Judaism.

Multi-volume history of Turkey.

Organized into thematic chapters. Includes full-text and excerpted primary source documents.

Concise information on those regions likely to be most “foreign” to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions.

Comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent

Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.

Includes articles on all aspects of the Islamic World. Discusses religion, history, politics, culture, distinguished Muslims, tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, geography, ethnography, flora and fauna, and other topics.

The third edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam which sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is published in five substantial segments each year,

This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Containing thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more, this new encyclopedia fills a need in this key area of religious studies.

Edited by retired OU Professor Dr. Norman Stillman, this source covers the Jews of Muslim lands particularly in the late medieval, early modern and modern periods.

Focuses on women and the civilizations and societies in which Islam has played a historic role. Surveys all facets of life (society, economy, politics, religion, the arts, popular culture, sports, health, science, medicine, environment, and so forth) of women in these societies.

Encyclopedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'anic studies.

Once in the database, choose "Islamic Studies" from the "browse by subject" menu. Includes reference materials, primary source documents, timelines, and images related to Islamic and Qur'anic studies.

Features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture.

A complete and authoritative 4-volume compendium of the most important events, people and terms associated with diplomacy and international relations from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective.

An overview of the impact of globalization on international security. Examines how the interrelationships of economics, politics, and culture determine levels of stability within regions around the world.

Over 400 peer reviewed essays of up to 10,000 words focusing on the most important topics and issues.

Once in the database, choose "International Relations" from the "browse by subject" menu. Research guide. Expert recommendations on the best works available in the field. Includes sections on international relations, Islamic studies, and Latin American studies.

A comprehensive survey of international business, with 28 original chapters from the world's leading scholars in the field.

(Online version requires creating a user name and password.) Over 850 A-Z entries signed by leading scholars.

More than 300 alphabetically arranged articles on topics in international trade, finance, production, and economic development.

A compendium of data and analysis in the areas of security and conflicts, military spending and armaments, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.

Contains over 600 entries on the essential topics of Globalization. Includes entries on concepts derived from across the social sciences, from sociology and anthropology to political science, economics, and human geography.

800 articles on 8 subject areas: arts & culture, business & economics, geography & environment, governance, language & learning, science medicine & technology, society & social welfare, and values & worldview.

The largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language.

The first major collaborative synthesis to present the current state of knowledge of Japanese history for the English-reading world.

In Chinese. Dictionary.

Concise information on those regions likely to be most “foreign” to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions.

Survey of modern Asia, defined as extending from Japan in the east to Turkey in the west, and from Kazakhstan in the north to Indonesia in the south. Presents entries covering such subjects as countries, cities, regions, natural features, religions, social issues, languages, people, events, customs, politics, and economics.

Information on the most populous country and most dynamic trade market in the world: the people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day.

This work provides encyclopedic coverage of a wide array of Central, North, and East Asian ethnic groups, including those in eastern Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas.

In Chinese. Dictionary.

Includes sections such as population and vital statistics, labor, agriculture, industry, transport, and trade.

Provides fully searchable and browsable English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, the Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan, articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, the Toyo Bunko, and other resources.

More than 11,000 entries covering 37 categories of information.

Multi-volume history of India.

In Chinese. Dictionary.

In Chinese. Encyclopedia.

In Chinese. Encyclopedia of Chinese history.

Russian encyclopedia. For translation, see Great Soviet Encyclopedia AE 5 .B58 v.1-31 (LL1)

Multi-volume history of Russia.

Translation of Bol'shaia Sovetskaia Entsiklopediia

See also, Supplement to The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian History at DK 14 .M62 1995 v.1-10 (LL1)