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Political Sciences Resources


Reference
http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/subjectencyclopedias.html
 
 

History of Europe, Asia, and Africa

Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Modern Political Biography REF D 412.6 .H88 1999
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States     REF DK 1.5 .R876 1997
Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History  REF DK 36 .M55 1976
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia    REF DS 4 .L48 2002
Modern Japan REF DS 805 .M63 1998

History of America

Native America in the 20th Century REF E 76.2 .N36 1994
Encyclopedia of American Historical Documents REF E 173 .E54 2004
Encyclopedia of American Presidents REF E 176.1 .R6 2004
America at War REF E 181 .A39 1998
Encyclopedia of American Political History REF E 183 .E48 2001
Encyclopedia of American Political History REF E 183 .E5 1984
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy  REF E 183.7 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations     REF E 183.7 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics REF E 184 .A1 E574 2000
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century      REF E 740.7 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of American Political Reform REF E 839.5 .C57 1996
Encyclopedia of the Clinton Presidency  REF E 885 .L48 2002
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics REF F 1410 .E56 2001

Social Sciences

Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists & Extremist Groups REF HN 49 .R33 A85 2004
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements REF HN 57 .E94 2004
Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics  REF HQ 1236.5 .U6 E53 1998

Political Science

State of the Union Messages of the Presidents 1790-1966 REF J 81 .C66
Cobbett’s Parliamentary History of England  REF J 301 .H2
Cobbett’s Parliamentary Debates REF J 301 .H22
Statesman’s Yearbook REF JA 51 .S7 2005
Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science REF JA 61 .B43 1999
Oxford Companion to Politics of the World REF JA 61 .O95 2001
Dictionary of Modern Politics REF JA 61 .R63 2002
History of Political Thought REF JA 84 .C622 2000
Modern China  REF JC 311 .M54 1998
Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought  REF JC 423 .E54 2001
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945 REF JC 571 .L2747 1999
Clements’ Encyclopedia of World Governments REF JF 37 .C53
International Encyclopedia of Elections  REF JF 1001 .I57 2000
World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties REF JF 2011 .W67 1983
Taylor’s Encyclopedia of Government Officials REF JK 6 .T36
Jeffersonian Cyclopedia REF JK 113 .J4 1900
United States Government Manual  REF JK 421 .A3 2004/05
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency  REF JK 511 .E53 1994
Presidency A to Z     REF JK 511 .P775 1992
Presidential Vote 1896-1932 REF JK 524 .R6
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-1988 REF JK 1010 .A5 1989
Congress A to Z  REF JK 1067 .C67 2003
Research Guide to the U.S. and International Interest Groups REF JK 1118 .R47 2004
America Votes  (incomplete) REF JK 1967 .A8
Statistical History of the American Electorate REF JK 1967 .R87 2001
National Party Platforms REF JK 2255 .P6 1656
Presidential Politics in Kentucky  REF JK 5392 .S48
Almanac of Canadian Politics REF JL 167 .A56 1995
Elections in Africa REF JQ 1879 .P55 E44 1999
Major Peace Treaties of Modern History   REF JX 121 .I8
Documents on American Foreign Relations (incomplete)  REF JX 231 .D6
Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America REF JX 236 1931 .U54
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy REF JX 1407 .E53
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament  REF JX 1974 .E57 1993
Charter of the United Nations REF JX 1977 .G65 1949
Treaties and Executive Agreements in the United States  REF JX 4165 .B97
World at Risk: A Global Issues Sourcebook REF JZ 1242 .W67 2002

Law

Congress and the United Nations REF KF 49 .C653
Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System REF KF 154 .E53 1987
Founders’ Constitution REF KF 4502 .F68 1987
Treatise on Constitutional Law REF KF 4550 .R63 1992
Encyclopedia of the Constitutional Amendments REF KF 4557 .V555 1996
Documents of American Indian Diplomacy REF KF 8202 1999
Supreme Court A to Z REF KF 8742 .A35 S8 1993
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution REF KF 8742 .E53 1999
Landmark Supreme Court Cases REF KF 8742 .H37 2004
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court REF KF 8742 .W567 2004
Justices of the United States Supreme Court REF KF 8744 .F75
Kentucky State Constitution REF KFK 1601 1891 .A6 I74 1999
Great Debates at the United Nations REF KZ 4968 .G67 2001
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements REF KZ 4968 .O84 2003

                                                        


Books 

Obviously, I cannot list all of the Political Science books available.
Some items of especial interest are:
 

Annual Editions: American Government
Foreign Relations of the United States
Journals of the Continental Congress
Public Papers of the Presidents:
       Herbert Hoover – William J. Clinton
Statesman’s Yearbook (older editions)

 


Journals

American Behavioral Scientist microfiche 1995-1997
American Journal of Political Science 1973-1998; microfiche 1984; JSTOR
American Political Science Review 1946-current; microfiche 1980, 1984, 1989-2001; JSTOR
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 1941-1987; microfiche 1980
Comparative Political Studies 2003-current
International Conciliation 1917, 1928-1930, 1932, 1934-1942, 1944-1970
International Journal on World Peace 1984-current
Journal of Conflict Resolution 1974-1995; microfiche 1996-1997
Journal of Political Economy 1930-1970, 1985-current
Journal of Politics 1953-1970, 1985-1995; microfiche 1996-2000; JSTOR
Midwest Journal of Political Science (see American Journal of Political Science) 1963-1972
Policy Review 1977-2004
Political Communication 1998-current
Political Methodology 1974-1982
Political Research Quarterly 1993-2004
Political Science Quarterly 1930-1938, 1969-1978, 1989-current; microfilm 1953-1968, 1975-1977, 1979-1989; JSTOR
Political Studies 1966-1974
Polity 1974-current
Problems of Communism 1970-1992
Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science 1930-1938, 1950, 1952-1971
PS (see PS: Political Science & Politics) 1959-1987
PS: Political Science & Politics (Political Science Teacher and PS) 1988-current
Public Choice no. 21-25, 29-33, 35
Public Opinion Quarterly 1942-1979, 1981-1995; microfiche 1980, 1996-2000; JSTOR
Social Science Quarterly 1974-1995; microfiche 1980, 1996-2003
Western Political Quarterly 1963-1992
World Politics 1964-1983, 1985-1995; microfilm 1983-1985

Databases

America: History & Life / Historical Abstracts
Citations to books and articles of significant events and themes in U.S. and Canadian history. 

EBSCO
Collection of a variety of general and subject databases. Some provide full text, some citation only. See Academic Search Premier, Newspaper Source, and Sociological Collection.

First Search
Citations to articles and books. There is also a broader database search available which is more expensive (for the library) to use. Ask a librarian if you need this User Name and Password.

JSTOR
Full-text articles from scholarly/peer reviewed journals.

American Journal of International Law 1907-2004
American Journal of Political Science 1973-2003
          Midwest Journal of Political Science 1957-1972
American Political Science Review 1906-2001
Asian Survey 1961-2001
          Far Eastern Survey 1935-1961
          Memorandum 1932-1934
British Journal of Political Science 1971-1999
Comparative Politics 1968-1999
International Affairs 1944-1999
          International Affairs Review Supplement 1940-1943
          International Affairs 1931-1939
         Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs 1926-1930
         Journal of the British Institute of International Affairs 1922-1926
International Organization 1947-2001
International Security 1976-2000
International Studies Quarterly 1967-1999
          Background 1962-1966
          Background on World Politics 1957-1962
International Studies Review 1999
Journal of Conflict Resolution 1957-2001
          Conflict Resolution 1957
Journal of Palestine Studies 1971-2001
Journal of Peace Research 1964-2001
Journal of Politics 1939-2001
Journal of Southern African Studies 1974-2001
Legislative Studies Quarterly 1976-1999
Mershon International Studies Review 1994-1998
Middle East Report 1988-1999
          MERIP Middle East Report 1986-1988
          MERIP Reports 1971-1985
Political Behavior 1979-1999
Political Research Quarterly 1993-2003
          Western Political Quarterly 1948-1992
Political Science Quarterly 1886-2000
Political Theory 1973-2001
Proceedings of the American Political Science Association 1904-1913
PS: Political Science & Politics 1988-2001 1968-1987
Public Opinion Quarterly 1937-1999
World Politics 1948-1995
(plus links to
1995-2004 content)

LexisNexis
Full-text articles of general, business, and legal topics. Includes special Congressional and Primary Sources in US History (women’s studies only) searches.

NewsBank
Full-text articles from local, national, and world newspapers.

ProQuest
Full-text databases include The Historical New York Times (1851-2001), The Historical Wall Street Journal (1889-1987), and ProQuest Newspapers (a variety of newspapers appr. 1995-current).

Wilson Web
OmniFile Full Text Mega database provides some full-text, some citation only.

 


Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov. Includes an extensive law library with links (Supreme Court nominations, ABA, etc.) and THOMAS, a guide to legislative information.

 

 Last update: 10/03/2007

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