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Arab Spring

This guide is for researching documents and news about the Arab Spring.

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Browse the Library shelves using the call numbers below for books on the Arab Spring, or that discuss issues shaped by or related to the Arab Spring.

 

BP173.25-173.45

Islamic Sociology

DS36-326

History of Asia  (Arab countries / Middle East) 

DT43-330

History of Africa

HQ799.5-799.9

Young men and women

HQ1101-2030.7

Women. Feminism

JQ1758-3981

Political institutions and public administration (Asia,
Africa, etc)

P87-96      

Communication. Mass media
PN4001-4355      

Oratory. Elocution, etc.

 

Search Terms

For books on the Arab Spring and other topics, try these keywords and phrases:

  • “Arab Spring”
  • "Arab Spring" uprisings
  • Arab Awakening
  • Middle East unrest
  • Middle East uprising
  • Pro-Democracy Movements Middle East
  • Revolution Arab world 
  • Tahrir Square
  • Civil War
  • Social Media
  • Protest
  • "Arab Spring"
  • Arab dictatorships

For books on key figures, try these keywords and phrases:

  • Hosni Mubarak 
  • Muammar Qaddafi OR Gaddafi
  • Ben Ali
  • Bashar Assad

Content adapted from Brown University (2013). The Arab Spring 2011-Present LibGuide. Retrieved fromhttp://libguides.brown.edu/content.php?pid=318929&sid=2615009

 

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Put phrases in quotes: Egypt "politics and government"

For words with various endings, use a single asterisk: revolution* for revolution, revolutions, revolutionary

Group synonyms in parentheses joined with OR: (revolt or protest)   

AND—requires both terms to be in each item returned Tunisia AND Bouazizi

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