Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Academic journal
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering Comparative Studies on Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. It provides a "critical and comparative analyses of the histories, cultural productions, social and gender relations, politics, and economies" of these regions. It is published by the Duke University Press, and since 2012, edited at Columbia University.
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Arab World Research Source
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Emerging Sources Citation Index
GEOBASE
Index Islamicus
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Modern Language Association Database
ProQuest
Scopus
History
The journal came into existence in 1993 as an expansion of South Asia Bulletin journal which was established in 1981. In 1993 and 1994, the issues of South Asia Bulletin were published with the sub-title Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In 1995, South Asia Bulletin was merged with the journal.
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