Subject Guides: International Relations: Reference

Language Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online This link opens in a new window
The OED Online contains the complete searchable text of over half a million words from the 20 volume 2nd Edition. The dictionary traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations, offers etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciations. 1000 new and revised entries added quarterly. NOTE: The reference to the hard copy of the Oxford English Dictionary is HUM REF PE 1625 .O87
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO) features fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Offering over 4 million words, phrases and translations in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. OLDO also features native speaker audio pronunciation - allowing you to hear how words actually sound. More than just a dictionary, OLDO offers a complete suite of language learning support materials for users of all levels: click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts, explanations of grammatical terms, hundreds sample letters, CVs and resumes, notes on life and culture, guidance on grammar and idiomatic usage, extensive links to other sites for further research, and more.

Business Resources

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
WDI includes more than 800 indicators for 148 countries and regional income groups, with basic indicators for an additional 62 countries. Includes data from the current social indicators of development, world debt tables, and trends in developing economies.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, Directories, etc.

NEW Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics: Contains current, peer-reviewed, trustworthy research and in depth background on global politics, government policies, and political science theories

Check subject guides for specific areas of the world for specialized reference sources.

CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Alternate title: World Factbook. Provides a country-by-country listing of basic statistical and factual information. A few miscellaneous areas such as Antarctica and the West Bank are also included. Entries average two pages in length. Updated annually.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. Search or browse by topic and/or issue; 1991-present.

A Dictionary of Political Biography Covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it describes and assesses the lives of more than 1,000 men and women who have shaped political events across the world. Each entry includes an account of the background, career, and achievements of the individual concerned, balancing fact with critical appraisal.
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries signed by leading scholars and human rights experts. The coverage includes major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms.
Encyclopedia of Politics In Print at Social Sciences Reference JA 61 .E54 2005. This two-volume Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right contains over 450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1) and those considered on the right, in the right-hand volume (Volume 2).
Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media & Popular Culture Provides a sweeping survey of the historic and ongoing interplay between politics, the media, and popular culture.
A Glossary of Political Theory - Social Sciences/Education Reference JA 65 .H64x 2007 Level 1 Social Sciences/Education Reference. This book alphabetically covers (from abstraction to Young Hegelians) both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field.
International Monetary Fund
IMF International Financial Statistics
LSAC: Law School Admission Council LSAC provides dates, deadlines, financial aid information, and links to law schools, bar associations, and other legal education sites and resources for choosing and applying to law school. Users may download a sample Law School Admission Test (LSAT) exam and a variety of necessary forms.
Nations of the World: A Political, Economic & Business Handbook 2011. 10thed. Profiles numerous nations and self-governing territories around the world. Covers political and economic issues, business information, key facts, and provides a country profile for each nation.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 leading economists.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (formerly Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center) draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Thomson Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources, including selections from Bioethics for Students. The result is a dynamic online library of current event topics--the facts, as well as the arguments, of each topic's proponents and detractors. OVIC's unique features include Topic Overviews -- frameworks that allow students to explore each topic's many facets -- and exclusive electronic access to Thomson Gale's Information Plus reference series of statistics, government data, information on legislation and more.

Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought Entries from Abdication to Zoning cover every aspect of political thought, defining concepts and ideologies, surveying the arguments on issues, giving capsule histories of political institutions, and summarizing (with newly expanded treatment) the thought of major political theorists.
Political Philosophy A-Z - Social Sciences/Education Reference JA 61 .P55 2007 Level 1, Social Sciences/Education Reference. Both topical and historical, Political Philosophy A-Z has entries on Hobbes, Marx, and Rorty, as well as entries which explain what 'contract theory' is, and gives an account of 'multi-culturalism.' This book guides the reader through the intricacies of political theory, enabling them to trace their way through a debate, fixing historical and theoretical points of reference along the way.
Political Theories for Students In-depth information on major political theories and systems from all time periods. Each entry begins with a general overview of the system/theory followed by a discussion of the principal aspects of the theory, the theory's philosophy and an analysis of the historical context in which the theory was developed, including critical response.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Formerly LexisNexis Congressional Hearings (1789-present).

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