New Database: Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures

Encyclopedia of women and Islamic cultures 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. Selector: Peter Magierski Access: IP […]

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New Database:Encyclopaedia of Islam, first edition (1913-1936)

Encyclopaedia of Islam, first edition (1913-1936) The Encyclopaedia of Islam First Edition Online (EI1) was originally published in print between 1913 and 1936. The demand for an encyclopaedic work on Islam was created by the increasing (colonial) interest in Muslims and Islamic cultures during the nineteenth century. The scope of the  Encyclopedia of Islam First […]

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New Database:History of modern Russian and Ukrainian art

Primary sources. History of modern Russian and Ukrainian art The collection documents the history of modern Russian and Ukrainian art. It encompasses critical literature, illustrated books, and art periodicals. The collection contains texts by such artists as Wassily Kandinsky, Pavel Filonov, Kazimir Malevich and Anatolii Petrytskyi; publications of art groups such as the Jack of […]

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New Database Trial: Twentieth Century Religious Thought Vol. I: Christianity

Twentieth Century Religious Thought Vol. I: Christianity Twentieth Century Religious Thought Volume I: Christianity includes an international selection of English-language editions of key authors such as Dietrich Boenhoffer, Hans Urs von Baltasar, Henri de Lubac, Wolfang Pannenberg, Dorothee Soëlle, Gustavo Gutierrez, and Rosemary Radford Ruether; a selection of the papers of Reinhold Niebuhr; and annotated […]

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New Database: International encyclopedia of the social sciences

 International encyclopedia of the social sciences Covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the […]

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New Database Trial: Guo xue bao dian

Guo xue bao dian Guo xue bao dian is a searchable full-text database of Chinese classical texts, arranged in traditional Chinese subject classification in several easy-to-use search and access features. Besides, the representative genres of literature are arranged by dynasty and can be expanded for browsing. Punctuations, annotations and notations are also provided. Access: IP […]

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New Database Trial: Wanfang Databases

Wanfang Databases Wanfang Data, an affiliate of the Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, provides access to a wide range of database resources, serving as a gateway to Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, engineering, etc. The following full-text databases of Wanfang Data will be on trial: 1. China Local Gazetteers CLG 2. China Online Journals […]

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