International
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Introduction
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Use reference books for an introduction and overview to your topic,
background information, key people and dates, statistics, etc. The bibliographies
in reference books will lead you to additional sources as well.
This bibliography is in Turabian
style for footnoted format,(with the exception
of the changes in font for the titles), with call numbers and selected
brief annotations added. Books that are published annually are listed as
"annual" and Berks receives the new edition each year.
South America, Central
America, and the Carribean, 6th ed. London, England:
Europa Publications Limited, 1999.
Call#: Ref F1406.5.S68
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A comprehensive survey of the political, social, and economic aspects of
the vast region, this source book provides detailed statistics and directories
for the major countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
The Europa World Year Book.
London, England: Europa Publications Limited, annual.
Call#: Ref JN1.E8501
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Contains recent history, economic, political, statistical, and other information
about countries and international organizations. Berks has the latest edition.
2 volumes.
Delury, George E., ed. World
Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties.
3rd
ed. New York : Facts On File, c1999.
Call
#: Ref JF2011.W67 1999
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Discusses the system of government
and the parties of each country of the world. 3 volumes.
Derbyshire, J. Denis, and Ian Derbyshire. Political
Systems of the World, 2d ed. New York: St. Martin's
Press, 1996.
Call#: Ref JF51.D467 1996
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Includes comparative discussion of governmental systems, essays on countries
(including political, economic and social information), and discussion
of colonies and international cooperation.
Esposito, John L., ed. The
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Call#: Ref DS35.53.O95 1995
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Historical, political, religious, and other information on Islam,
key Muslim figures, and Islamic countries. There are more than forty-eight
Muslim countries from Africa to Asia, and significant Muslim minorities
in the nations of Europe and the Americas. 4 volumes.
Simon, Reeva S. Philip Mattar, and Richard W. Bulliet, eds. Encyclopedia
of the Modern Middle East. New York: Macmillan
Reference USA, 1996.
Call#: Ref DS43.E53 1996
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Historical, political, cultural, economic, social, and biographical information
on the Middle East and north Africa. 4 volumes.
Urwin, Derek W. A Dictionary
of European History and Politics, 1945-1995. London:
Longman, 1996.
Call#: Ref D1051.U79 1996
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Brief explanations of events, issues, territories, organizations, and individuals
of significance in European history and politics from 1945-1995.
Levinson, David, and Karen Christensen. The
Global Village Companion : An A to Z Guide to Understanding Current World
Affairs. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1996.
Call#: Ref D419.L47 1996
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Short essays on issues of global significance, including concepts, ideas,
trends, events, and organizations that, in terms of their current relevance
to world affairs, pertain to more than one nation.
The World : A Third World
Guide. 1995/96. Montevideo:
Instituto del Tercer Mundo, 1995/96.
Call#: Ref HC59.69.G843 1995/96
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Contains economic, social, and political information on developing countries
of the world.
Encyclopedia of human rights.
New York: Taylor & Francis, 1991.
Call#: Ref JC571.E67 1989
General political science
resources:
A new handbook of political
science. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Call#: Ref JA66.N49 1996
Safire, William. Safire's
new political dictionary, the definitive guide to the new language
of politics. New York:Random House, 1993.
Call#: Ref JK9.S2 1993
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ProQuest
A good place to look when beginning a search for a topic. Look
here for current events as well as newspaper and periodical articles in
buiness, arts and entertainment, politics and law, health, science and
technology, sports, and newsworthy people.
Coverage: indexes thousands of general-interest journals and newspapers
(1970-present)
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PAIS
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Focus of this database is on contemporary social and public policy
issues. Besides articles, includes references to books, government publications,
pamphlets, and conference papers in such fields as law, economics, political
science, health, and business. Indexes articles from 1400+ journals; government
publications, etc.
Coverage: 1972-Present.
Updates: Quarterly
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Congressional/Legislative
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such as Congressional Compass as well as other free services that provide
similar or related information such as Thomas and GPO access. The Guided
Tour provides a step-by-step approach to congressional and legislative
information for users who have never done research of this type before.
Updates: Continuous.
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World
News Connection
World News Connection® (WNC) contains full-text translated summaries
from the Foreign
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materials:
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- radio and television broadcasts
- periodicals
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LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference
information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes
from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can
be searched in full text
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JSTOR
Electronic Journals available full text through the WWW to Penn State
scholars in the areas of Ecology, Economics, Finance, History, Mathematics,
Political Science, and Population Studies.
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PolicyFile
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policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs,
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