Library Research Guides: HIST 396: Port Cities of the Indian Ocean: Find Articles & Historical News

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African Newspapers 1800-1922, more than 40 newspapers published on the continent during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

ZIFF Journal (2004-2007) has fantastic articles on Dhow Culture and Indian Ocean connections.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
world history
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) This link opens in a new window
Indexes Asian studies in western languages, including journal articles, books, book chapters & conference proceedings, 1971-1991, and articles published in the 100+ most-used journals in this field, 1991 to present.
Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
index of journal articles on Islam & the Muslim world
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Index of articles from scholarly journals in North America and Europe, 1907 to 1984
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Articles on architecture, archaeology, planning, interior design, and historic preservation, 1977 to present.

PAIS Index - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
public policy and political affairs
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Includes late 19th century Western ethnographic accounts of African and Asian peoples.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes international scholarly literature in sociology, 1952 to present.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles and books on women's studies, feminism, and gender studies, 1972 to present

African Newspapers, 1800-1922 This link opens in a new window
More than 40 fully searchable English- and foreign-language African newspapers published in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Times Digital Archive, 1765-2010 This link opens in a new window
- a.k.a the Times of London, 1785-2006
- excellent for coverage of former British colonies (from the Empire's point of view)

Gallica
French national digital library, includes French and Francophone African newspapers