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Category: Asian & Middle East Studies

Yehudit Henshke, Mother Tongue: The Preservation of Jewish Languages and Cultures

Yehudit Henshke, Mother Tongue: The Preservation of Jewish Languages and Cultures Mother Tongue is a rescue initiative for documentation and preservation of endangered Jewish languages. It utilizes audio and visual tools to document speakers from varied Jewish communities, paying special attention to the language and culture of women and of peripheral communities whose voices have

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature is a digital-born project that retraces and remaps the global story of Palestinian literature in the twentieth century, starting from the Arab world and going through Europe, North America, and Latin America. Sitting at the intersection of

Buddhist Digital Resource Center, core text collections 18 and 19

Buddhist Digital Resource Center, core text collections 18 and 19 Northwestern University Libraries has expanded our access to the Buddhist Digital Archives by the Buddhist Digital Resource Center to include core text collections 18 and 19 (19 forthcoming). We previously have purchased 1 through 17. The Buddhist Digital Resource Center is dedicated to preserving and

Zhongguo fang zhi ku = 中國方志庫 / Database of Chinese Local Records

Zhongguo fang zhi ku = 中國方志庫 / Database of Chinese Local Records In addition to parts 1 and 2, Northwestern University Libraries now have access to part 3 of Zhongguo fang zhi ku / 中國方志庫 / Database of Chinese Local Records. Zhongguo fang zhi ku, also known as Database of Chinese Local Records, contains more

Records of the Kurds: Territory, Revolt and Nationalism, 1831-1979

Records of the Kurds: Territory, Revolt and Nationalism, 1831-1979 Records of the Kurds: Territory, Revolt and Nationalism, 1831-1979 includes over 9,000 pages of facsimile documents on the recent history of the Kurdish people, “tracing early insurgencies, inter-relations with neighboring tribes and other ethnic groups, while examining the territories pertaining to the Kurdish homeland. The object

Mideast Wire

Mideast Wire Mideastwire.com aims offers daily translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the Arab media. Currently, the service covers news from all twenty-two Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab diaspora generally, with coverage that extends across the North Africa region as well as including the United

Cumhuriyet Digital Archive

Cumhuriyet Digital Archive Established in May 1924, Cumhuriyet (“The Republic”) is the oldest secular Turkish daily newspaper and is widely considered one of the last remaining opposition newspapers in Turkey. According to the newspaper’s editorial principles: Cumhuriyet is an independent newspaper; it is the defender of nothing but the Republic, of democracy in the scientific

中國譜牒庫 / Zhongguo pu die ku / Chinese Genealogy Database

中國譜牒庫 / Zhongguo pu die ku / Chinese Genealogy Database The Chinese Genealogy Database contains genealogy works from past dynasties, including genealogy, chronology, official genealogy records, records of officials, daily records (including diaries, daily records, daily records, daily notes, etc.), a total of 10,000 types. The second volume contains 13,000 imperial examination records from past

歷代詩文集總庫 / Database of Collection of Poems and Essays of Past Dynasties

歷代詩文集總庫 / Database of Collection of Poems and Essays of Past Dynasties (4 parts): before Ming Dynasty / Ming Dynasty / first half of Qing Dynasty / second half of Qing Dynasty 歷代詩文集總庫·別集編 明前 / 歷代詩文集總庫·別集編 清前期 / 歷代詩文集總庫·別集編 清后期 / 歷代詩文集總庫·別集編 明代 For access, click on “Login”, then select the database. 2 simultaneous users

Guo xue bao dian / 国学宝典

Guo xue bao dian / 国学宝典 / Collection of Chinese Studies Searchable full text of a wide range of Chinese texts, as well as classical, biographical and literary dictionaries and a special module on Tang and Song poetry. Simplified and traditional searching and display is possible. Notations are provided as to the source of the

Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011‎

Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011‎ Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011 is composed of 2,190 documents and over 75,000 pages concerning U.S. policy toward Iraq from July 2004 through December 2011. It begins with the closure of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the administrative structure set up by the U.S. to

Chinese Periodical Database (1911-1949), Series 12 / 民国时期期刊全文数据库 / Minguo shi qi qi kan quan wen shu ju ku

Chinese Periodical Database (1911-1949), Series 12 In addition to series 1 through 11, Northwestern University Libraries now have access to series 12 of the Chinese Periodical Database (1911-1949). Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) Series 12 adds over 2000 new titles of Chinese periodicals published during 1911-1949, making the database the most complete collection of periodicals