Interwar Culture showcases popular and lesser-known periodicals published during the interwar period. With articles covering culture, entertainment, fashion, home and family life, world current affairs, class, social and welfare issues, these historically significant and highly visual magazines provide a rich insight into these dynamic yet turbulent decades, as well as allowing examination of a burgeoning media industry that both shaped and reflected society.
China Research Gateway (CRG) from East View Information Services brings together the full spectrum of research emerging from China in one convenient and comprehensive package, including a wealth of English-language content. CRG presents a centralized means for discovery and access to this rich trove of research, specifically tailored to serve the needs of North American scholars and institutions.
Pamphlets, reports, and other materials relating primarily to trade unionism in Africa. Some materials are from other continents and relate to politics in general. Most materials are in English, some french
Original materials are held by London Metropolitan University, Nuffield College Library (under SCOLMA, the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa); and the Senate House Library
Countries covered include Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Gambia, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Additional material is available on the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Guyana.
The main trade unions include the Railway African Union (Kenya), All African Trade Union Federation, Confedération Syndicale Africaine, Ghana T.U.C., Nigerian T.U.C. Union Nationale des Travailleurs Sénégalais (Senegal), and the Trades Union Congress International Division
Life at Sea takes a sociocultural approach, focusing on the individual experiences and personal narratives of seafarers. Through a broad range of sources, from journals and memoirs to ships’ logs and court records, the lives of ordinary seamen, merchants, whalers and pirates can be explored. Well-represented themes include trade, warfare, mutiny, piracy, shipwrecks, and whaling. The bulk of the material is from the 1800s but the full date range is 1597-1931
Original collections held by the Massachusetts Historical Society, Mystic Seaport Museum, the British National Archives, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, UK
The online Translation Studies Bibliography is the result of a cooperation agreement between EST, CETRA, University of Leuven and John Benjamins Publishing Company. It is an annotated bibliography of the vast field of Translation and Interpreting Studies.
Primarily professional films, clips and motion picture footage created by early British film companies during the Victorian Era. Half of the collection was created by Mitchell and Kenyon's Norden production company. There are dramatic as well as documentary movies. Most of the scenes are from England, Scotland, and Ireland, but there is also footage from France, Italy and a few other countries. Date range 1898-1913
Original films are held by the British Film Institute
Full-text scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. Subject areas include electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
Provides full text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, architecture and art history and other fields. Consult the online tables of contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title, but usually ends several years before the current year.
Index of articles from scholarly journals spanning the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Provides cited reference searching capability.
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Index of articles from scholarly journals spanning the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Provides cited reference searching capability.
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