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General Information Sources
Browsing reference materials is an excellent way to find background information.
- Sage KnowledgeFull text social science reference source with good coverage of social issues and conflicts. Good source for background information.
- CQ ResearcherCovers the most current and controversial issues of the day with summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
- Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new windowSummarizes current issues and controversies in political, economic, social and scientific topics. From Facts on File.
- Political Handbook of the World [E-book]Provides thorough information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system. As a convenient, one-volume print source for global political information, each edition features country profiles.
- Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. 2nd ed. [E-book]This online version of the second ed. reflects the changing world with a reassessment of many of the core themes of the previous edition, and new articles on the people, concepts, and events that have shaped the world since 1993.