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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES: a guide to resources in English  Tags: middle_east islam  

Selected English-language sources useful for the study of the Middle East and Islam
Last update: Nov 12th, 2009 URL: http://guides.library.cornell.edu/middle_east_studies  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Country Overviews

  • Europa World Yearbook Online
    Call Number: Print version: Olin Reference D2. E894 (available at Reference Desk)
    General survey of individual countries including the Middle East and North Africa. Includes overviews of a country's recent history.
  • EIU.com
    The Economist Intelligence Unit's publications including Country Report, Country Profile, CountryData, CityData, Market indicators and Forecasts.
  • The Statesman’s Yearbook
    Call Number: Olin Library JA51 .S79 (Latest volume in Reference)
    Published since 1864, The Statesman's Yearbook provides a general survey of the history, politics, economics, trade and infrastructure for each country.
  • Political Handbook of the World - A.S. Banks, ed.
    Call Number: Olin Library JF37 .P76 + (Latest volume in Reference)
    "Features country profiles that provide key facts, history, politics and government, current issues and events, political parties both official and quasi-official, national election results and office holders, and communications outlets. Also provides profiles of major intergovernmental organizations." (Guide to Reference)
  • Arab Countries Profiles - United Nations Development Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR)
    Profiles the 22 members of the Arab League on issues of governance: civil society, elections, legislature, local government, constitution, judiciary, human rights, financial transparency, fighting corruption. Also, the site features many more country resources (links on right side).
 
 
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