Library Guides @ VIU: Political Studies: Reference Materials

Reference Materials - Print

The following titles are examples of the types of Reference materials which are available in the VIU Library collection in print format :

Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs

FC 2 C3412, 1971 Stacks

Note: Some ebook editions are available for specific years.

Canadian annual review

FC 2 C34, 1907-197 Stacks

Note: This is the predecessor of the Canadian Annual

Review of Politics and Public Affairs.

Great debates at the United Nations : an encyclopedia of

fifty key issues 1945-2000

KZ 4968 G67 2001 Stacks

Reference Materials - Online

The following titles are examples of the types of Reference materials which are available in the VIU Library collection in electronic format :

The Blackwell encyclopaedia of political thought
Cato handbook for policymakers, 2008
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Constitutional keywords - (University of Alberta)
- scroll down the page for the keyword links
Dictionary of Political Biography - (Oxford Reference Online)
Encyclopedia of disaster relief, 2011
Encyclopedia of global studies, 2012
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945 - (1999)
- covers of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history with substantive articles
Encyclopedia of power, 2011
- look up concepts such as Offense/Defense Dominance (International Relations)
Ethical issues in international communication, 2011
Human rights in international relations, 2012
Human rights worldwide: a reference handbook, 2006
International encyclopedia of political science, 2011
Key concepts in international relations, 2011
The language of Canadian politics : a guide to important terms and concepts, 2006
The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
The palgrave macmillan dictionary of diplomacy, 2012
Political Chronology of Europe, 2012
- "Chronologies of each of the countries of Europe which profile the major political events in history* Individual country chapters of each of the countries of the region* Each chronology provides concise details of events up to the mid-twentieth century and profiles more recent events in greater detail"
Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States & Regions, 2009
Political Handbook of the World 2011
Public international law: Contemporary principles and perspectives, 2012
The Routledge dictionary of politics, 2003
The sage encyclopedia of terrorism, 2011
Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation, 2011
World Development Report - Gender Equality and Development
- download separate chapters or the full report