Print Sources
Political Handbook of the WorldCall Number: JF37 .P6 (Watson Library - 1 1/2 West Stacks)ISBN: 0193175XPublication Date: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 -Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations.
Political information on every country in the world with entries on over 120 intergovernmental organizations. This guide is renowned for its extensive coverage of major, minor, and anti-systemic political parties that exist in each political system. It also provides names of cabinet members, key ambassadors, and international memberships of each country.
International Affairs Resources
- Virtual Library: International Affairs ResourcesThe WWW Virtual Library system is a frequently updated Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of current information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics. These sites are carefully selected for their long-term value, including only those with cost-free, authoritative information and analysis online.
Online Sources
Political Handbook of the World Online EditionCall Number: Available online through KU Libraries subscriptionPolitical information on every country in the world with entries on over 120 intergovernmental organizations. This guide is renowned for its extensive coverage of major, minor, and anti-systemic political parties that exist in each political system. It also provides names of cabinet members, key ambassadors, and international memberships of each country.
Sage Reference OnlineCall Number: Available online via KU Libraries subscriptionSage Reference Online contains a selection of encyclopedias and other ready-reference books covering a range of subjects in the social sciences disciplines.
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis in many international and global studies topics.
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