East View is pleased to announce a limited-time opportunity from the Global Press Archive, the 2024 Area Studies Offer. The Offer provides a diverse range of global newspaper publications at special preferential pricing. Included content covers African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies.
The Offer is comprised of eight titles, (four in-copyright titles made available to participating institutions and four titles presented in Open Access) and will include coverage for each of the aforementioned Area Studies groups. View the list of titles below.
Fulfillment has commenced for early adopters. Enrollment is still open and it’s not too late to become a participating institution.
Features of the GPA 2024 Area Studies Offer
Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | in Afrikaans | 1938–1985
The ideological mouthpiece of the Transvaal branch of South Africa’s National Party; it was an influential newspaper among apartheid regime proponents.
Asia | Tokyo, Japan | in Japanese | 1875–1889
An influential newspaper during the Meiji period; it was best known for supporting the socialist Freedom and People’s Rights movement.
Latin America | San Juan, Puerto Rico | in Spanish | 1918–1972
An influential conservative, pro-independence tabloid in Puerto Rico; it is best known for its reportage on political corruption in the 1940s.
Latin America | Buenos Aires, Argentina | in Spanish | 1943–1950
A popular evening newspaper in Buenos Aires, notable for its illustrated center pages; it was shut down during the dictatorship of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.
Middle East | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | in Arabic | 1959–2001
One of the oldest newspapers in Saudi Arabia; it is best-known for covering national politics from a pro-government viewpoint, while providing more critical coverage of non-political news.
Middle East | Damascus, Syria | in Arabic | 1949–1997
The ideological mouthpiece of the ruling Ba’ath party in Syria; it is best known for its coverage of the split within the original Ba’ath Party, as well as the 1970 Syrian coup.
Slavic | New York, USA | in Polish | 1971–2022
The largest independent Polish-language newspaper in the United States; it is best known for its coverage of Polish independence movements in the 1980s.
Slavic | New York, USA | in Russian | 1995–2022
A popular newspaper among the fourth generation of Russian immigrants to the USA; it was best known for its striking interviews with contemporary political and cultural leaders in Russia.