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Lebanon: Civil Wars

Lebanese Civil War: 1975-1991: Home
American Univirsity of Beirut guide to information resources on the Lebanese Civil War.
Sectarian Conflict in Lebanon
Recent developments and links to primary sources from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Syria: Civil War

Civil War in Syria
Data, primary sources, alerts, and visuals from the Council on Foreign Relations which detail the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Syrian Civil War
Links to books, electronic resources, websites, and databases. Many are freely available, but some are restricted. Produced by the Fairchild Research Information Center a the Air University.
Syrian Conflict Resources
Extensive links to full text electronic documents on the conflict.

Secondary Sources in Databases

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Articles and reports on international affairs.
Dates of coverage: 1991-current.

International Security and Counter-Terrorism Reference Center

Individual journal articles, news, reports, and books covering regional conflict, terrorism, domestic security and risk management options.

Books

To search for memoirs, use the term "personal narratives" and search the library catalog for your country and personal narratives. Example: Bosnia and personal narratives.

To search fo fiction, use the term fiction and search the library catalog for your country and fiction. Example: Greece and fiction, you can then limit the results using the subject headings for your conflict.

PASCAL Delivers
"PASCAL Delivers enables students and faculty at SC's institutions of higher learning to request books from participating academic libraries in the state, receiving those books at their home institution in just a few business days."

WorldCat
Catalog of materials held in libraries around the world.

Documentaries and Feature Films

AVON Academic Video Online Premium

Documentary streaming film database covering all academic subjects, from Alexander Street Press.
Films on Demand

Full-length, streaming educational videos on a wide variety of topics.
Kanopy
General streaming video collection of documentaries, educational films, training films, and theatrical releases.