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This guide is to provide resources for the American Democracy
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"Campus Read" initiative.
Research Topics
The following are potential
research topics related to themes in The Kite Runner. These can
be approached from a variety of subject areas (e.g. psychology,
sociology, history, economics), based on interest. For research help
with these and other topics,
ask a librarian.
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communications/media
coverage of Afghanistan
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American perceptions of Afghanistan vs portrayal in Kite Runner
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Afghanistan before/after Taliban,
Afghanistan before/after 9/11
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male friendships, father-and-son relationships, master-and-servant
relationship
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immigrant experience of Afghanis compared to other ethnic groups
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political refugee experience vs economic/religious/war refugees
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ritual animal sacrifice in different religions/cultures
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history of Shiites/Sunni conflict, current events of Shiite/Sunni
conflict
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Child abuse/pedophilia in different countries, psychology of abuse,
coping with abuse
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Islamic Fundamentalism compared to other Fundamentalist groups (e.g.
Christian, Mormon, Jewish)
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role/experience of women in Afghanistan, in Islam
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effect of war/terror on children
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conditions of orphanages, process of international adoption
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illiteracy in third world vs developing/developed countries
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effect of terrorism or ethnic conflict on economics,
psychology, etc.
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post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) on civilians, on soldiers
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acculturation to another country--
immigrant experience vs home country
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economic opportunities of
immigrants
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effect of "brain drain," emigration
of skilled workers to other countries
Book Reviews
In the library research databases:
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Full text. Covers reviews of popular books
from a wide variety of subject areas.
SEARCHING: Enter "Kite Runner" AND
Hosseini
Academic Search Premier
Some full text. SEARCHING: Type in
Hosseini AND "Kite Runner"AND
"book review" all in the keyword search field.
On the Internet:
ReviewsofBooks.com
To find all published
reviews of a work, use the SITE MAP option or enter the title in the
search box. The drop
down menu is a limited
selection and provides you only the site owner's review.
Publisher's Weekly
Books
Find books by searching the
Library Catalog. A good strategy
is to:
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Enter
a keyword or two |
Afghanistan
Taliban
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Scan
the list for one good
title of interest |
'In the name of God: the
Afghan connection and the U.S. war against terrorism'
'The Taliban: war and religion in Afghanistan'
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Click on that title |
Scroll down to subject headings
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Click on the
subject
headings for that
book |
War on Terrorism 2001-
Terrorism-- Religious Aspects-- Islam |
Some related subject headings:
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The following Kite Runner-related books are available for LIBRARY USE
ONLY, near the Research Help Desk:
- Adoption across Borders
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- Afghanistan : a
new history
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- Afghanistan : a
short history of its people and politics
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- Afghanistan :
the mirage of peace
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- The age of
sacred terror : radical Islam's war against America
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- The Arab Shi'a
: the forgotten Muslims
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- The clash of
fundamentalisms : crusades, jihads and modernity
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- Conflict in
Afghanistan : a historical encyclopedia
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- Culture and
customs of Afghanistan
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- Gender,
politics, and Islam
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- Ghost wars :
the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden,
from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001
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- In the name of
God : the Afghan connection and the U.S. war against
terrorism
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- Islamist
networks : the Afghan-Pakistan connection
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- Knowing the
enemy : jihadist ideology and the War on Terror
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- The Muslim
world after 9/11
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- Muslims : their
religious beliefs and practices
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- A new
introduction to Islam
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- New media in
the Muslim world : the emerging public sphere
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- Pakistan : in
the shadow of jihad and Afghanistan
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- Pakistan and
the emergence of Islamic militancy in Afghanistan
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- Repression,
resistance, and women in Afghanistan
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- Sacred rage :
the wrath of militant Islam
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- The Shi'is of
Iraq
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- The Shia
Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
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- Silent no more
: confronting America's false images of Islam
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- State failure,
collapse and reconstruction
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- The Taliban :
war and religion in Afghanistan
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- Understanding
Jihad
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- Understanding
terrorism : psychosocial roots, consequences, and
interventions
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- US-Pakistan
relationship : Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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- Veiled threat :
the hidden power of the women of Afghanistan
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- The wake of war
: encounters with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan
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- Women and
fundamentalism : Islam and Christianity
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- Women and
sexuality in Muslim societies
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Articles
To look for articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers, you will need to start with a
research database. The following databases provide full
text or abstracts of articles from thousands of periodicals. You can also browse a list of
databases by subject,
depending on your topic (sociology, psychology, history, etc.)
See an article you want in one of these databases?
- Look for "Full Text" in
 PDF,
 HTML,
 Linked
or 
- If all else fails, fill out an
Interlibrary
Loan article request form. You'll get it within 5-10 days for
FREE.
- Or, any time you need help, ask a
librarian!
Academic Search Premier
Our most popular database. Covers a wide
array of subjects with full text for
nearly 1,850 scholarly journals,
including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed
titles.
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Lexis Nexis Academic
Provides access to a wide range of news,
business, legal, and reference
information.
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Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest
international findings in theoretical
and applied sociology, social science,
and political science.
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JSTOR
Contains complete full-text back files
(EXCEPT for the latest five years) of
core scholarly journals in such areas as
sociology, history, economics, political
science, mathematics, African-American
studies, Asian studies and others.
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PsycINFO
Available via EbscoHost: A comprehensive
international database of psychology,
covering the academic, research, and
practice literature in psychology from
over 45 countries in more than 30
languages.
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PAIS
An important index to political,
economic, and social issues in current
debate.
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Womens Studies International
Includes over 204,000 records drawn from
a variety of essential women's studies
databases.
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Additional Resources
Government Resources
Citing Sources
When you do research, it's important to cite your sources, to
document where you got ideas and quotes from. The following are the most
common citation styles:
Other resources:
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KnightCite
A free online tool. Pick citation style (APA, MLA or
Chicago) and type of resource to cite. Keep in mind, you'll need
to review the results for accuracy!
- From
UCLA Bruins Success, tips on how to quote, summarize and paraphrase
your sources.
- From
Cal
State San Marcos, explanations of different types of
plagiarism so you can avoid the trap.
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