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Archives of Latin American and Caribbean History, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century
Provides access to primary source materials for Latin America and the Caribbean back to the colonial period, including original manuscripts, signed letters, expedition records, reports, maps, diaries, descriptions of voyages, ephemera, and more. Materials are sourced from archival collections in the United States and Europe.

primary sources

Bibliography of Asian Studies
The Bibliography of Asian Studies is a comprehensive database that covers the cultures and histories of East, Southeast, and South Asia, as well as overseas Asian communities.

articles scholarly books e-books
British Foreign Office Files for China (1919-1980)
Contains diplomatic dispatches, letters, and more that circulated between The British Foreign Office in London and British embassies and consulates in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong between 1919 and 1980.

Coverage: 1919-1980.

government information primary sources
British Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan (1947-1980)
Contains diplomatic dispatches, letters, and more that circulated between The British Foreign Office in London and British embassies and consulates in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkima and Kashmir between 1947 and 1980.

Coverage: 1947-1980.

government information primary sources
British Foreign Office Files for the Middle East (1971-1981)
Contains diplomatic dispatches, letters, and more that circulated between The British Foreign Office in London and British offices in the Middle East. Three modules cover: the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Oil Crisis, the Lebanese Civil War and the Camp David Accords, and the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.

Coverage: 1971-1974.

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China National Knowledge Infrastructure
A database of research published in China. Contains journals, theses/dissertations, proceedings, newspapers and more. ZSR subscribes to Series F: Literature / History / Philosophy. Access availabe through VPN only.

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Church Missionary Society Periodicals
This resources encompases publications from the Church Missionary Society, the South American Missionary Society, and the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, from 1804-2009. In addition to religious perspectives, these publications give information on political and social issues in the various regions in which these societies were working.

Coverage: 1804-2009.

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Diaolong Full-text Database of Chinese & Japanese Ancient Books
Collection of almost 30,000 Chinese and Japanese ancient books covering historical, political, economic, religious, philosophic, literary, ethnic and geographic documents.

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Films on Demand – Master Academic Package
Contains videos in business, economics, health, medicine, humanities, social sciences, science and mathematics. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

multi-subject databases streaming video

Kanopy Video
Streaming video platform for libraries that offers films, TV shows, and documentaries across mutliple subject areas.

streaming video

Oxford Bibliographies Online: Atlantic History
Authoritative, scholar-developed lists of resources on Atlantic History, which focuses on the movement of peoples, ideas and things in the Atlantic world. Atlantic History encompasses four continents and many islands in the period between Columbus’ voyages to the New World in the late fifteenth century and the end of slavery in the Americas in the late nineteenth century.

encyclopedias reference primary sources
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Buddhism
Authoritative, scholar-developed research guide covering Buddhism. It combines the features of an annotated bibliography and a subject encyclopedia, guiding researchers to the best available scholarship in Buddhist Studies.

encyclopedias reference
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Jewish Studies
Authoritative, scholar-developed research guide covering Jewish Studies. It combines the features of an annotated bibliography and a subject encyclopedia, guiding researchers to the best available scholarship in Jewish Studies.

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Oxford Handbooks Online: Archaeology Foundation Collection
Online access to the Oxford Handbooks series in Archaeology. Each handbook takes an aspect of its discipline, explains the key issues, the classic and contemporary debates on those issues, and describes how those debates might evolve. The handbooks offer authoritative and trustworthy guides to the scholarship that defines the field.

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Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks
Policy Commons contains publications from over 27,000 global policy organizations including think tanks, nonprofits, IGOs and NGOs. A critical resource for global development, environmental policy, trade, international politics and more.

country research

Routledge Handbooks Online
Overviews of research and trends and background information in the Social Sciences and Humanities. WFU access includes the following subject collections: Asian Studies; Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture; Environment & Sustainability; Law; Philosophy; Politics; Religion; Security Studies; and Sociology.

encyclopedias reference

Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China Relations, 1989-1993
This digital collection reviews U.S.-China relations in the post-Cold War Era, and analyzes the significance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, China’s human rights issues, and resumption of World Bank loans to China in July 1990. Source Library: George H.W. Bush Presidential Library.

Coverage: 1989-1993.

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