INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES RESEARCH GUIDE: BOOKS

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SOURCES OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Aggression and conflict : a cross-cultural encyclopedia, Reference HM136 .L46 1994
• The Blackwell encyclopaedia of political institutions Reference JA61 .B56 1987
• Dictionary of American diplomatic history, Reference E183.7 .F5 1989
• Dictionary of 20th-century world politics Reference JA61 .S53 1993
• Dictionary of world politics: a reference guide to concepts, ideas, and institutions Reference JA61 .E85 1991
• Encyclopedia of U.S. foreign relations, 4 vol.s, Reference E183.7 .E53 1997
• The Encyclopedia of The United Nations and International Relations, Reference JX1977 .O8213 1990
• Ethnic relations : a cross-cultural encyclopedia, Reference GN496 .L48 1994
• International relations: a political dictionary, Reference JX1226 .P55 1995
• The international development dictionary, Reference HF1359 .F79 1991
• International organizations: a dictionary, Reference JX1995 .S325 1997
• International encyclopedia of public policy and administration, 4 vols. Reference H97 .I574 1998
• The Oxford companion to politics of the world, Reference JA61 .O95 1993
• The Penguin dictionary of international relations, Reference JZ1161 .E94 1998
• The Routledge dictionary of twentieth-century political thinkers, Reference JA83 .R725 1992
• World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures, 2 vols. Reference JF511 .W67 1998

Guides and Bibliographies

• International bibliography of political science, 28 vols. Reference Z7163 .I64
• Political geography: a comprehensive systematic bibliography, Reference JC319 .S95 1996
• Background notes series, Department of State publication. Countries updated on a rotating schedule, Reference JN1 .D4
• Global geopolitical flashpoints: an atlas of conflict, Reference JC319 .A52 2000
• African international relations: an annotated bibliography, Reference DT31 .A5 1997
• U.S. foreign relations with the Middle East and North Africa, Reference DS63.2.U5 S55 1994
• International organizations, 1918-1945 : a guide to research, Reference Z6464.A1 B33 1991
• CIA - The world factbook, annual, Reference G122 .W67
• Treaties and alliances of the world, Reference JX4005 .T42 1995

Handbooks

• Handbook of research on the international relations of Latin America and the Caribbean, Reference JZ1519 .A98 2001
• Handbook of political science research on Latin America: trends from the 1960s to the 1990s Reference JA84.L3 H36 1990
• Handbook of political science research on the Middle East and North Africa, Reference JQ1758.A58 H36 1998
• Handbook of political science research on sub-Saharan Africa: trends from the 1960s to the 1990s Reference JA84.A337 H36 1992
• Handbook of political science research on the USSR and Eastern Europe: trends from the 1950s to the 1990s Reference JN6524 .H36 1992
• Political handbook of the world, 1928 - 1989, 32 vols. Reference JF37 .P759
• The Statesman's year-book, 1912 - 2002, Reference AY9 .S29

Directories

• Africa South of the Sahara, yearbook, Reference DT351 .A37
• The Europa directory of international organizations Reference JZ4838 .E97
• Europa world year book, annual, Reference JN1 .E85
• The Far East and Australasia, yearbook, Reference DS1 .F3
• The International foundation directory 1998  Reference HV7 .I57 1998
• International information directory 1998-1999 Reference JX1905.5 .C85 1998
• International information: documents, publications, and electronic information of international governmental organizations Reference JZ4850 .I58 1997
• The Middle East and North Africa, yearbook, DS49 .M5
• Political handbook of the world, 1928 - 1989, 32 vols. Reference JF37 .P759
• South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, yearbook, Reference F1401 .S68
• The Statesman's year-book, 1912 - 2002, Reference AY9 .S29
• Western Europe, yearbook, Reference HC240.A1 W47

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