Ethnic Studies and Multiculturalism Databases
(see also
Culture & Area Studies,
Women & Gender, and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Ethnic
NewsWatch (ProQuest)
 
- Is a full-text collection
of the newspapers, magazines and
journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press. A rich collection of articles,
editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a
broad diversity of perspectives and
viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Black
Newspapers (ProQuest)
- Provides the full text of nine significant African American newspapers.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
All Groups -
African American -
Jewish -
Latino -
Native American -
Other Ethnic Groups -
Gay & Lesbian -
Other Social Groups
- All Groups:
(see also:
Culture and Area Studies)
- Countries
and Their Cultures (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically
what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country.
Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including
demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's sense
of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War. Covers
historical overviews of nationalism by regions of the world, its relationship to key
social science concepts, and investigations as to how various disciplines have
dealt - and currently deal - with it.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's
sense of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War.
Covers the aims and scope of this force through a wide-ranging examination of
concepts, people, places, movements, events, and ideas related to nations and
nationalism.
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the
United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to
providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers
ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists
organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for
periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section.
- Immigration
and Asylum from 1900 to Present (Credo/xrefer)
- Introduction to the key concepts, issues, terms, personalities, history, chronology,
movements, trends, and current status of immigrants and refugees from the beginning
of the 20th century to the present, focusing on the United States but also reflecting a
truly global perspective. Covers: politics of migration - immigration and asylum -
major migrating groups around the world - and expulsions and other forced
population movements. Primary sources include legislation, treaties, speeches,
and United Nations documents.
- New
Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965 (Credo/xrefer)
- This snapshot of America at the turn of the twenty-first century covers the most
recent surge of immigrants with comprehensive articles and statistics on immigration from the
thirty most significant nations or regions of origin. Articles also cover immigration law
& policy, refugees, unauthorized migrants, racial & ethnic identity, assimilation,
nationalization, economy, politics, religion, education, and family relations.
- Ripples
of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings together the most influential and important voices from two hundred years
of America's struggle for civil rights, including figures both famous and obscure, such
as Cesar Chavez, Harvey Milk, Betty Friedan, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and
a never-before published speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. Issues covered include slavery,
suffrage, immigration, affirmative action, and more.
- Technology
and Diversity in Higher Education: New Challenges (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides current and effective educational practices, and examines
new challenges involving emerging technologies in increasingly diverse learning environments.
- African American:
(see also:
Culture - Africa)
- Africa
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the many long-standing influences of Africa and people of African descent on
the culture of the North and Latin American countries from the 15th century to the present,
while tracing the many ways in which life in the Americas reverberates in Africa. Covers
history, nations, peoples, culture, religion, demography, international relations,
economics, trade, globalization, arts, literature, ecological forces, and more.
- African
American Almanac (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides historical and current information on African American history,
society, and culture in 28 topical chapters such as African American Firsts, Politics, Family &
Health, etc. It also includes a chronology, a chapter of important primary documents, directories of
organizations and businesses, a bibliography of recently-published works, annotated lists of
crucial court cases, a filmography, hundreds of brief biographies, and more than 650 photographs,
illustrations, maps, and statistical charts.
- African-American
Writers: A Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the role and influence of African American cultural leaders from
all walks of life from the 18th century to the present. Biographical information
includes important events in the writer's life, such as education, major works,
honors, awards, family, important associates, and other interesting lore.
- African
American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- This chronology presents the history of African Americans
from pre-colonial times to the present. Includes overview essays, primary sources,
sidebars spotlighting specific people and topics,
and over 200 images that chronicle the story of African Americans'
struggles, triumphs, complexity, and exuberance.
- Black
Firsts (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Black
Newspapers (ProQuest)
- Provides the full text of nine significant African American newspapers.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Encyclopedia
of African American Culture and History
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of African American Society
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Black Studies
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Harlem
Renaissance (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents the people, places and times that defined an era and documents
the launch of cultural development among African Americans in 1920s Harlem. Emphasizes
literature but also covers music, performing arts, visual arts, and nightlife. Includes
almanac and biographies sections with primary source documents
in sidebars throughout.
- Who's
Who Among African Americans
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Jewish:
(see also:
Religion - Judaism)
- Dictionary
of Jewish Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Encyclopaedia
Judaica (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge
from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern
Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana", and from Zionism to the
contribution of Jews to world cultures.
- Holocaust
Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- New
Encyclopedia of Judaism (Credo/xrefer)
- In-depth articles - as well as short biographies of major figures - cover faith, beliefs,
practices, ways of life, attitudes and customs of different communities, new topics
such as medical ethics, and more, with Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform viewpoints.
Tables and sidebars include texts of prayers, sayings and aphorisms, and the major laws
and practices relating to the subject of the entry.
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Latino:
(see also:
Culture - Latin America,
Language - Spanish Dictionaries), and
Literature - Latin American)
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- Columbia
History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960 (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a broad overview of the recent history of Latinos in the United States
during this era of explosive demographic and cultural change, including religion & religiosity,
gender & changing gender systems, politics & political organization, language, expressive
culture, and the law. Covers all the major national and regional Latino subpopulations and what
these historical trends might mean for the future of both the United States and the other increasingly
interconnected nations of the Western Hemisphere.
- Contemporary Hispanic Biography (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- vol.01,
vol.02,
vol.03,
vol.04.
Biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of
Latino heritage around the world in a wide variety of fields, including art, business,
education, law, literature, medicine, politics, religion, science, and more.
- Encyclopedia
of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 (Credo/xrefer)
- Entries cover all aspects of literature - both popular and esoteric - including
authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools, and movements in
Latin America and the Caribbean from the beginning of the twentieth century
to the present day.
- Encyclopedia
of Mexico: History, Society and Culture (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Mexican history, society, and culture from ancient civilizations to the present
day with an emphasis on the broader historical issues but also includes entries on people
and specific events.
- Iberia
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the influence that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain and Portugal
have had on the North and Latin American nations (and vice versa) over the past five centuries
of transatlantic encounters. Covers a wide range of disciplines, along with introductory
essays and a chronology of key events.
- Mexico:
An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the political, economic, social, and cultural history
of 20th- and 21st-century Mexico.
- Pop
Culture Latin America! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- Captures the breadth and vitality of pop culture in Central and South America and the
Caribbean, exploring the historical, social, and political forces that have shaped Latino
culture since 1945, particularly in the last two decades. Covers music, popular cinema,
mass media, theater and performance, literature, cultural heroes, religions and festivals,
social movements and politics, the visual arts and architecture, sports and leisure, travel
and tourism, and language.
- Native American:
- Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers (Credo/xrefer)
- Contains case studies of over fifty hunting and gathering societies that still exist in seven
major world regions today along with general coverage of archaeology, prehistory, social life,
gender, music, art, health, religion, indigenous knowledge, encounters with colonialism,
and struggles for human rights as part of the world-wide movement of indigenous peoples.
- Canada's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the past 1,000 years Canada's more than 191 ethnic groups
from the aboriginal society to the European colonization and from its profound
racism in the 19th century to its radical shift to having one of the world's most
welcoming immigration policies in the 1960s. Covers the history, sociology,
and anthropology of the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's
indigenous and immigrant populations.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the history, culture, people, places, events, and
chronology of the Plains Indian peoples.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Northeast (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the histories, cultures, people, places, events, and contemporary
issues facing the region's Native peoples. It includes bibliographies of the most
important sources and contact information for Native communities and organizations.
- Columbia
Guide to American Indians of the Southeast (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides an overview of the history, culture, people, places, and events -
including the Oklahoma experience of the Five Tribes removed from the Southeast -
as well as the complex relationships of Native people with the colonial powers and
the development of federal Indian policy.
- Encyclopedia
of North American Indians, Houghton Mifflin (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Other Ethnic Groups:
(see also:
Culture and Area Studies)
- Britain
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the close ties between Britain and the nations of North and Latin America,
examining Britain's cultural and political legacy as well as how the Americas have in
turn influenced contemporary Britain. Includes language, music, migration, democracy,
technology, and more, as well as introductory essays and a chronology of key events.
- Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers (Credo/xrefer)
- Contains case studies of over fifty hunting and gathering societies that still exist in seven
major world regions today along with general coverage of archaeology, prehistory, social life,
gender, music, art, health, religion, indigenous knowledge, encounters with colonialism,
and struggles for human rights as part of the world-wide movement of indigenous peoples.
- Canada's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the past 1,000 years Canada's more than 191 ethnic groups
from the aboriginal society to the European colonization and from its profound
racism in the 19th century to its radical shift to having one of the world's most
welcoming immigration policies in the 1960s. Covers the history, sociology,
and anthropology of the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's
indigenous and immigrant populations.
- Dictionary
of Italian Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the entire history of Italian literature, ranging from the
13th century to contemporary authors, with some 400 entries on Italian
writers, periods, literary movements, versification, and critical problems
related to literary history.
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Encyclopedia
of German Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Post-Colonial Literatures in English (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the richness and variety of experience reflected in the history,
development, and original research on the post-colonial literatures of some
50 countries and territories, exploring the effect of the colonial and post-colonial
experience on literatures in English worldwide.
- Former
Soviet Union's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the history of the more than 100 large and small national
groups in the former Soviet Union from 9th century Eastern Slav expansion
to the present through an overview of the cultural and nationalistic currents
that led to centuries of political, social, and territorial struggles. Covers
ethnic migrations, rivalries, conflicts, and current issues against the
backdrops of key historic events.
- Former
Yugoslavia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the ethnic history of the former Yugoslavia and the roots
of the complex, centuries-old animosities between the various ethnic groups.
Spans from the settlement of the South Slavs in the 6th century through to the
present, paying special attention to the post-World War II era, the crisis and
democratization in the 1980s, and the disintegration of the country that
convulsed the region in the 1990s.
- France
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Charts the history of the inextricable links between France and the nations of North
America, Latin America, and the Caribbean from the 17th to 21st centuries. Provides
multidisciplinary coverage of the influences that French and American politics, foreign
policy, culture, society, language, and more have had over one another. Includes an incisive
introduction and a chronology of key events.
- Germany
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Details the cultural and political legacy of the German-speaking world on the nations of
North and Latin America as well as the equally substantial influence of the Americas on the
Germanic nations spanning more than five centuries. This comprehensive survey covers the
military, politics, arts, business, and more, along with a chronology of key events.
- Iberia
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the influence that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain and Portugal
have had on the North and Latin American nations (and vice versa) over the past five centuries
of transatlantic encounters. Covers a wide range of disciplines, along with introductory
essays and a chronology of key events.
- Iran's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the origins, evolution, and current status of more than 30 ethnic groups
in Iran from 3,000 BCE to the present, as well as the backgrounds, education, and
financial status of the one million Iranians living in the United States. Timelines,
maps, and historical essays present vital statistics, languages, religions, cultural
practices, political agendas, and current problems of the major ethnic groups that
emerged during each historical era. Also covers the formation of group identities
through their publications and use of the media.
- Ireland
and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (Credo/xrefer)
- On a proportional basis, no other ethnic group appears more widely scattered across the
American continents than the Irish. This book provides multidisciplinary coverage of the cultural,
political, economic, religious, artistic, musical, and literary impact that Ireland and the nations of
North and Latin America have had over one another from colonial times to the present.
- Nigeria's
Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the history of the ethnic, regional, and religious diversity in
Nigeria - with a focus on three main ethnic groups (Hausa-Falani, Yoruba, and Igbo) -
from precolonial times to its independence in 1960 through to its present efforts to
make a unified nation of itself in the wake of the colonial exploitation whose legacy
is demonstrated to be at the root of most of the country's current problems.
- Pop
Culture Arab World! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the full scope of the homogeneous yet richly diverse cultural life across
the Arab nations since World War II. Covers radio, television, the press, cinema, music,
theater, popular religion, belly dance, Western consumerism, sport, the Arabic language,
and more.
- Pop
Culture China! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents all facets of the colorful cloth that is modern Chinese pop culture, beginning
with an introduction to understanding popular culture in China and including coverage of
mass media; print media; cinema, film, video, the Internet, sports, and food, as well as a
discussion of the rise of consumption and consumerism.
- Pop
Culture Germany! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- Captures the breadth and vitality of popular culture in modern Germany, exploring both
familiar and lesser-known aspects of German arts, media, lifestyles, recreation, entertainment,
television, music, and film since 1945. Written with a historical perspective, it covers everything
from cultural facts and information for travelers to historical and societal material for research
purposes to provide a deeper understanding of the German nation.
- Pop
Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- This introduction to a diverse nation follows the rise of modern India's pop culture
world, especially since the 1980s, when relaxed censorship and economic liberalization
led to an explosion in movies, music, mass media, consumerism, spiritual practices,
sports, and more.
- Pop
Culture Russia! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Credo/xrefer)
- Offers an insightful survey of Russian mass culture from the death of Stalin in 1953 to
its fascinating, often surprising, turns in the post-Soviet landscape, exploring the historical
significance of important events and trends, as well as the social and political contexts from
which they emerged, with chapters on media, the arts, recreation, religion, and consumerism.
Includes coverage of television, advertising, theater, cinema, athletics, fashion, food, and more.
- South
Africa's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines over 500 years of South Africa's ethnic and racial history from
the earliest contacts between Europeans and Africans to the post-apartheid era
with peoples as diverse as the Zulu, the Xhosa, the Dutch, the Chinese, aboriginal
Bushmen, Boer voortrekkers, British Uitlanders, and recent arrivals fleeing
poverty in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- Gay and Lesbian:
- Encyclopedia
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Homosexuality
and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate
surrounding homosexuality from the Victorian era to the present. Shows how our understanding
of homosexuality has been shaped - not only by theories of evolution, eugenics, endocrinology,
neurobiology, molecular biology, psychology, genetics, anthropology, and sexology - but also
by the social values and political currents of the times.
- Who's
Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Other Social Groups:
(see also:
Women & Gender and
Social Sciences)
- Contemporary
Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings new understanding to the complex and fluid phenomenon of youth culture
through interdisciplinary coverage of music, television, arts, fashion, drugs, families,
sexuality, rites of passage, social class, political activism, ethnicity, conceptions of
beauty, body image, and more. Includes a timeline of contemporaneous international
developments in youth culture and an introductory essay that places youth in historical
and contemporary contexts.
- Encyclopedia
of Aging (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Disability (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the definitions, fundamental concepts, basic history, diversity,
cultural contexts, experiences, health care issues, environmental constraints, helpful
accommodations, social movements, laws, policies, theories, and practices in the
disability arena for both the general reader and the specialist. Contributors are from
the fields of sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, law, government,
philosophy, and ethics. Includes a wealth of primary source documents.
- Handbook
of Aging and the Social Sciences (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the social aspects of aging from the perspectives of many disciplines
and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology,
law, political science, psychology, and sociology. Includes social relationships, technological
change, religion, lifestyle, quality of life, economic security, international perspectives,
diversity, immigration, and more.
- Also of Interest:
- Alternative
Press Index (FirstSearch)
- Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical, and left
periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Includes selected abstracts from research
journals. International and interdisciplinary coverage of the humanities,
social sciences, anarchism, indigenous peoples, democracy, labor,
ecology, national liberation, feminism, socialism,
gay and lesbian issues. Covers 1991 to the present
- Alternative
Press Index Archive (FirstSearch)
- International and interdisciplinary coverage of alternative viewpoints
on internationally significant subjects from alternative, radical, and
left periodicals, newspapers and magazines, published from 1969-1990.
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