International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Reference -- Tools

Reviews:

• The only comprehensive reference of its kind, this outstanding guide to global politics contains more than 900 entries on 1300 English-language materials, published between 1990 and 2006. Kahl....offers more than a mere bibliographic catalog. Each of the 14 geographically and thematically organized chapters....includes a multiparagraph description of the content of every publication listed, whether in print or online. The book closes with three valuable indexes, organized by subject, title, and author/editor. Highly recommended for international affairs collections.
  —Library Journal March 15, 2008
• Kahl's guide references indexes, Internet indexes, guides and handbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias, chronologies, biographical studies and directories, bibliographies, atlases, document sources, statistical sources, and yearbooks for the various subdivisions of the fields of international relations, international security, and comparative politics. Useful annotations for each resource provide concise but deep explanations of the contents, and useful tips for prospective users....This comprehensive guide will be a welcome addition for the faculty and students of any academic institution offering course work in international and comparative politics. It will be particularly useful for faculty and graduate students who are active researchers, as well as librarians involved in collection development for these areas. Highly recommended. Academic libraries supporting upper-level undergraduates and above.
  —Choice August 2008
• This is an exhaustively researched resource that will be beneficial for public and academic library collections....This work is a valuable enhancement for researchers in these disciplines and should find a home in many libraries.
  —ARBA Online 2008
• Author Kahl is very diligent, tracking down titles from review sources, publisher catalogs, and Web sites; the title and subject indexes provide easy text access.
  —Booklist May 1, 2008

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: General International Relations and Comparative Politics
• Chapter 2: African Policies
• Chapter 3: American and Caribbean Politics
• Chapter 4: Asian, Australasian, and Oceania Politics
• Chapter 5: European and European Union Politics
• Chapter 6: International Elections, Public Opinion, and Polling
• Chapter 7: International Law and Treaties
• Chapter 8: International Organizations
• Chapter 9: International Political Philosophy and Theory
• Chapter 10: International Security
• Chapter 11: Middle Eastern Politics
• Chapter 12: Political Leaders
• Chapter 13: Political Parties
• Chapter 14: Women in Politics
• Author Index
• Title Index
• Subject Index

PDF Catalogs:

LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf