Research Guides: Aspects of Middle Eastern Cultures: Reference

Country Info Reference Books

Upstairs in the library – Level 2.5

The Ancient Near East
Call Number: DS 57.A677 2000
ISBN: 9780684805894
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East
Call Number: GN 645 .E53 2009
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Call Number: DS 35.53 .O95 2001
Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
Call Number: DS 35.63 .C35 1996

Culture Reference Books

Upstairs in the library – Level 2.5

Countries and Their Cultures
Call Number: GN 307 .C68
The Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Call Number: GN 550 .E53
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Call Number: GN 333 .W67

Food Reference Books

Upstairs in the library – Level 2.5

The Cambridge World History of Food
Call Number: TX 353 .C255 2000
The Foodlover's Atlas of the World
Call Number: TX 715 .S48 2002
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Call Number: GT 2850 .E53
The Oxford Companion to Food
Call Number: TX 349 .D38 2006

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Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students
Overview of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran/Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula, covering more than 4,000 years, from the Early Bronze Age to 325 B.C.E.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture