Middle East Studies: Find Books

Requesting Books from Other Libraries

If the item you’re looking for isn’t available at the PSU Library, you might see a Request from Other Libraries option that will allow you to request a physical copy or, if it's a book, a PDF of an individual chapter.

First, sign in to the catalog to enable the request function;
If the item is not available from our library, you can click the Request button for the physical copy or chapter PDF under Request from Other Libraries;
The system will automatically prioritize fastest delivery;
When your request has been filled, you will be notified by PSU email.

Request Books from Other Libraries

If a book you need is not available from our library, you can request it using the "Request from Other Libraries" option in the catalog record.

Note that course textbooks are often not available to borrow from other libraries.

Subject Headings

Subject headings allow you to search library catalogs for materials on a particular topic. Often subject heading searching can be more productive than searching by simple keywords. Listed here are some major subject headings of interest for research in Middle Eastern Studies. Copies of the complete set of the Library of Congress Subject Headings are available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk.

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Asia, central -- Foreign relations Asia, central -- Strategic aspects Middle East -- Description And travel Middle East -- Geography Middle East -- Languages	Afghanistan -- Social life and customs Pakistan-- Commercial policy Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations Syria -- History Iran -- Politics and government	Human rights -- Syria Muslims -- Pakistan Conflict management -- Middle East Constitutional history -- Lebanon Democracy -- Kuwait Indigenous Peoples -- Oman

Description de l'Egypte is a stupendous book dating back to Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. Compiled in 20 years, it documented every aspect of the Egyptian history, antiquities, modern state, and geography of that period. The 20 volumes book made up of 11 plate volumes and 9 text volumes is now entirely and freely available on http://descegy.bibalex.org. The new website created by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina research center ISIS (International School of Information Science) provides enhanced functionalities such as page turning, zooming, rotating, bookmarking, sharing with friends, and downloading. Two special features distinguish the new website, namely allowing users to view pages in high resolution without the need for a high speed connection, and full text morphological search with highlights for the book's 9000 pages.