Examine politics, governments, and social systems, across centuries with historical primary source collections from Readex. These interdisciplinary digital resources offer insights into U.S. and global ideologies and movements, comparative politics and international relations to reveal exceptional opportunities for teaching, research, and learning.
BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts
- Named Library Journal Best Reference 2024 | Databases
- Previously inaccessible transcripts of original radio and television broadcasts, translated into English and summarized by BBC Monitoring
- Exceptional real-time coverage of critical world events, from the start of WWII to the early 21st century (1939-2001)
- Open-source intelligence transcripts offer unprecedented academic research value
U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1994
- A foundational resource for studying American history, society and politics
- The definitive digital edition of more than 370,000 original government publications
- Superior search results, unique browse capabilities and comprehensive bibliographic records
Voting in America
- Thousands of primary source documents on the history of voting and elections in the United States
- A wide-ranging record of American voting going back to the first elections during the first decades of the new nation
- Searchable digital archive featuring text and data analysis tools for students and scholars in a variety of disciplines
The Shaping of America: Foundations of American Government
- Examines the foundations of early American government, including its organization, legislative procedures, and abuses of power
- Over 11,000 primary source documents facilitate exploration of government’s role at national, state, and local levels
- Encourages in-depth study of America’s principles of limited government and their impact on our present democracy
The Shaping of America: The Rise of American Politics
- Explore America’s earliest political culture and how it laid the foundation for modern American politics
- In-depth coverage of foreign relations, separation of powers, and evolving local, state, and national political visions
- More than 7,000 primary source documents facilitate research into America’s burgeoning political systems
Civil Rights in America
- The definitive collection of U.S. congressional publications related to American civil rights
- Coverage spanning the challenges of newly freed enslaved people, women’s suffrage and the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement
- A fully searchable digital archive offering vast research potential for a breadth of disciplines
Washington Evening Star, 1852-1981
- The newspaper of record for the nation’s capital
- One of the most heavily researched papers in leading newspaper repositories
- An independent voice providing a unique perspective on the issues that have shaped American politics
American Politics: Campaign Newspapers
- First major collection of 19th-century American newspapers devoted to specific political campaigns and issues
- Coverage of all presidential and many important regional campaigns from the Early National Era to Reconstruction
- More than 300 papers from more than 30 states, published between 1803 and 1876
Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives
- Fresh opportunities for deeper understanding of today’s headlines
- Coverage spanning 1941 to 1996 from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America
- Ten individually available collections on critical topics in world history
