Islamic Studies: Political Science

This Research Guides provides access to resources at Marquette Libraries and on the Internet about the Islam and the Mideast.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Access limited to 1 user at a time. Full-text encyclopedias and handbooks on major topics about Islam; English interpretations of the Qur'an; primary source documents, images and maps; and more.
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Includes material from several reference works including: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, The Oxford History of Islam, and What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam.

Finding Books

Selected books are listed in the boxes below. To find others, use the following MARQCAT Advanced Search Screen and do a search like:

In first row, change field to Subject, then type: Islam,
Row two, leave on Any Field then type: women.
Add additional search terms to get manageable sets.

Here are a few sample searches:

Subject: Islam and Any Field: Governance

Subject: Islam and Any Field: secular and AnyField: Turkey

MARQCAT Advanced Keyword Search

Please fill in the form, select limits, and click Search

Overviews and Introductions

To find other books similar to these go to the MARQCAT Record and scroll down to Subject on the left. Click on one of the Subject categories. Think of them as 'More Like This' buttons.

Routledge Handbook of Political Islam by Shahram Akbarzadeh (Editor)
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Online only. Click on title for bibliographic record and access to e-version.
A Companion to the Muslim World by Amyn B. Sajoo (Editor)
Call Number: BP161.3 .C65 2009
Publication Date: 2009-08-15
In print and online. Click on title for bibliographic record and access to e-version.
The Middle East: a guide to politics, economics, society, and culture by Barry Rubin
Publication Date: 2012
Online only. Click on title for bibliographic record and access to e-version.
The West and the Middle East by Barry Rubin (Editor)
Call Number: DS63.1 .W47 2011 Memorial Level 2
Publication Date: 2010
In print only. Click on title for bibliographic record.
The SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies by Tamara Sonn (Editor); Akbar S. Ahmed (Editor)
Call Number: BP42 .S24 2010 Memorial Level 1
Publication Date: 2010
In print only. Click on title for bibliographic record.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

The Middle East and North Africa by Europa Publications
Call Number: DS 49 .M5 Raynor Reference
Publication Date: 2013
In print. Click on title for bibliographic record.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world by Richard C. Martin (Editor)
Call Number: BP40 .E525 2004 Raynor Reference
Publication Date: 2004
In print and online. Click on title for bibliographic record and access to e-version.
A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East by David Seddon (Editor)
Call Number: HC415.15 .S43 2004 Raynor Reference
Publication Date: 2004-12-16
In print only. Click on title for bibliographic record.
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa by Philip Mattar
Publication Date: 2004
In print and online. Click on title for bibliographic record and access to e-version.