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Islamic Fundamentalism collection
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Title: Islamic Fundamentalism collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1980-2005
Collection Number: 2002C14
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Arabic and Persian
Physical Description:
125 manuscript boxes, 15 oversize boxes, audiovisual materials
(55.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Electronic bulletins, serial issues, pamphlets, other printed matter, sound recordings, and video tapes, relating to political
aspects of Islam in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The collection started with a three-year project, August 1995 to August 1998, to document Islamic fundamentalism around the
world. The bulk of the material in boxes 1-19 represents collecting that occurred in the field and over the Internet during
this period. Although this specific project formally ended in August 1998, collecting is ongoing and the collection continues
to grow.
[Identification of item], Islamic Fundamentalism Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection relates to political aspects of Islam in the Middle East and elsewhere. It contains printouts of electronic
bulletins and websites, serial issues, pamphlets, other printed matter, sound recordings, and video tapes. The materials are
primarily in Arabic and Persian.
The collection started with a three-year project, August 1995 to August 1998, to document Islamic fundamentalism around the
world. The bulk of the material in boxes 1-19 represents collecting that occurred in the field and over the Internet during
this period. Although this specific project formally ended in August 1998, collecting is ongoing and the collection continues
to grow.
Lists of sound recordings and videorecordings in this collection may be found in boxes 104-105.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Video tapes
Iran
Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic countries
Middle East
Islam and state
Islam and world politics