Middle East and North African Studies

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Provides full text coverage of more than 340 regional, national and international newspapers. Includes full-text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

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The Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers collection includes publications from across this dynamic region, providing unique insights into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events from the late nineteenth century through the present. Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, twentieth-century pan-Arab movements, both World Wars, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the recent Arab Spring. Content is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French.

Contains articles from 100 news publications throughout Africa and other news sources both inside and outside Africa.

Digital reproduction of the NY Times, with full page and article images as well as searchable full text back to the first issue.

Digital reproduction of microfilmed edition. New content is added to the database after the newspapers are microfilmed, so currency usually runs 6-12 weeks behind.

Digitized version of the Wall Street Journal (eastern edition) newspaper, microfilm edition.

Digitized version of the Washington Post newspaper, microfilm edition.

Historical analysis of the development of California and the Pacific Rim with a focus on immigration issues, coverage of the early days of the film industry, and coverage of Native American culture and society.

Digitized version of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, microfilm edition.

Articles, editorials, and reviews published in approximately 200 ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines and journals published in the U.S, dating back to the mid-1990s.

Previously inaccessible transcripts of original radio and television broadcasts, translated into English and summarized by BBC Monitoring.
UO access: Series 2 1959-1973 and Series 3 1974-1988.