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Politics reference sources

Politics Reference Sources

A guide to resources in the Barr Smith Library's Reference Collection,with additional links to current journal holdings, electronic databases, Adelaide University theses and new books. See also the list of special topics below left.

Subjects
Abstracts./Journal Indexes
Atlases

Bibliographies
Call Number Guide
Catalogue : Basic Search
Dictionaries
Directories 
Electronic Databases
Encyclopaedias 
Full-text Online Journals
Government Publications
Indexes 
Literature Guides
New Books 
Politics Dept
Statistics
Theses
Selected topics
African Politics
Anarchism 
Arms control /Disarmament
Asian Politics see also
"Chinese Politics" below
Australian Politics
Australian Public Policy
Balkans Conflict
Chinese Politics
Cold War
Elections & Voting
European Union 
German Re-unification
Globalisation 
Middle East conflict
Northern Ireland conflict
Political Theory
Politicians & Political Parties
Terrorism

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Abstracts / Journal Indexes

International Political Science Abstracts : 2007 -
 
Reference collection 300.5/S6785 
Social Sciences Index. 1974-1995.
General social science with a political content.
 
Reference collection 994.005/A93.2 
Australian Public Affairs Information Service ( APAIS),1972-1977.
General Australian social science and humanities index; alphabetic in one subject/name sequence.

Atlases

Reference Collection 330.9/O984.4 
Oxford economic atlas of the world. 4th ed. 1972.

Reference Collection 911/T583.4
Times atlas of world history. 1993.

Bibliographies

Reference collection  941.082 C563ZB
Barrett, Buckley Barry.  Churchill : a concise bibliography.  2000

Reference Collection 973.917016 H4984l
Hendrickson, Kenneth E. The life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt : an annotated bibliography. 2005.

Call Number Guide
Political science normally is found in the 320-328s - in particular:-
320.1-320.9 Government - structure, functions,ideologies,situations and conditions.
321 Systems of government and States
323 Civil and political rights
324 The political process
327 International relations
328 The legislative process ( Parliamentary papers, proceedings and debates shelved at this number in the Main Collection)
Also
330.122 Capitalism
335.437 Socialist and Marxist theory of economics
361-2     Social problems and services
363.7     Environmental policy
364.13   Political offences
92/920  Biography/Who's who,etc.
940-990 Modern history
Dictionaries

Reference collection 320.03 M163c
The Concise Oxford dictionary of politics,edited by Iain McLean and Alistair McMillan. 2003

Reference collection 320.03/R564d 
Dictionary of modern political ideologies. 1987.
 
Reference collection 335.403 B751d.2
Bottomore,T. A Dictionary of Marxist thought. 1991.

Reference collection 320.94703 D273p
Day, Alan J.  A political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe. 2002.

Reference collection 994.003/D637h 
Docherty, J. Historical dictionary of Australian politics.1992
 
Reference collection 320.03/E92d 
Evans, G. Dictionary of world politics: a reference guide to concepts,ideas & institutions.1992.

Reference collection 320.95103 H432d
He, Henry Yuhuai  Dictionary of the political thought of the People's Republic of China. 2001.

Reference collection 320.941003 J763p
Jones, Bill.  Dictionary of British politics.  2004.

Reference collection 320.95903 L527d.3
Leifer, Michael  Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia.  2001.

Reference collection 323.03 R649d.2
Robertson, David.  A Dictionary of human rights.  2004.
 
Reference collection 320.3/R649d.3
Robertson, D. A Dictionary of modern politics. 3rd. ed.  2002.

Reference collection 341.2/S329i.4
Schiavone, G. International organizations: a dictionary. 1997.
 
Reference collection 320.03/S435.3
Scruton, R. Palgrave Macmillan dictionary of political thought. 2007.

Reference collection 320.95203 S866d
Stockwin, J. A. A. Dictionary of the modern politics of Japan. 2003.

Reference collection 959.003 T1611p
Tan, Andrew. A political and economic dictionary of South-east Asia.   2004

Reference collection 951.003 M157d 
Mackerras,Colin,ed. Dictionary of the politics of the People's Republic of China. 1998.

Reference collection 956.003 H668d 
Hiro, Dilip. Dictionary of the Middle East. 1996.

Reference collection 320.95903 L527d.3
Leifer, Michael. Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia. 2001.

Reference collection 320.99403 C793c 
Corcoran, Robert. The Collins Australian dictionary of political terms. 1994.

Reference collection 943.08603 K59l 
Kirk, Tim. The Longman companion to Nazi Germany. 1995.

Reference collection 303.603 J58e 
Jessup, John E. An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict & conflict resolution, 1945-1996. 1998.

Reference collection 327.73003 F584d
Flanders, Stephen A.  Dictionary of American foreign affairs.  c1993.
Directories
Latest ed.,usually kept in Reference.
Reference collection 03/W92
World Almanac and book of facts.

Reference collection 305/E89.2
Europa world year book

Reference collection 305/I619
International yearbook and Stateman's Who's Who.

Reference collection 305/S79
Statesman's yearbook.
Reference collection 328.9405/G946.2
Guide to Federal Parliament.

Reference collection 328.9405/P252
Parliamentary handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Reference collection 337.094 F842w
Western European economic organizations:a comprehensive guide.1992

Reference collection 351.05/W628
Who's who in European politics. 1990.

Reference collection 351.51 B813c
China Inc. : a concise overview of China's power structure and profiles of China's leaders today.1995.

Reference collection 354.94005/C732.2
Commonwealth government directory.

Reference collection 920.047/S925w
Who's who in the socialist countries of Europe. 1989.

Reference collection 920.5/W62au
Who's Who in Australia. ( publ. every 3 years)

Reference collection 941.085 C771l
The Longman guide to sources in contemporary British history. 1994.

Reference collection 941.085 C771lo
Longman companion to Britain since 1945.  2000.

Encyclopaedias
General encyclopaedias are located in the Reference Collection at 03, e.g.Americana; Australian; Britannica

Online encyclopaedia :-
International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences [ScienceDirect]

More specific works include:-

Reference collection 327.03/G855e
Encyclopedia of international relations and global politics,
edited by Martin Griffiths. 2005

Reference collection 303/I61
International encyclopedia of the social sciences. 1968-1991.
Reference collection 303.4824107 K214b

Reference collection 303.4824107/K214b
Britain and the Americas : culture, politics, and history : a multidisciplinary encyclopedia.
edited by Will Kaufman and Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson. 2005

Reference collection 303.62503 C915e
Encyclopedia of world terrorism. 1997.

Reference collection 320.03/B674b
Blackwell encyclopedia of political institutions. 1987.

Reference collection 320.03 H392e.2
Encyclopedia of government and politics,
edited by Mary Hawkesworth and Maurice Kogan.  2004

Reference collection 320.5703 G285e
Encyclopedia of political anarchy. 1999.

Reference collection 320.994 J22a
Australian politics guide. 1996.

Reference collection 327.73047/D5755e
Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 2008.

Reference collection 335.00973 B931e.2
Encyclopedia of the American left. 1998.

Reference collection 941.60824 E46c
Conflict in Northern Ireland : an encyclopedia. 1999.

Govt. /  Parliamentary Publications
For an overview of parliament and its publications consult:-

Great Britain
Reference collection 328.42/F71g.3 
Ford,P. A guide to parliamentary papers: what they are, how to find them, how to use them. 1972
 
The Library has 2 publications providing detailed information on publications by Australian Federal and State governments....
 
Australian Government publications. Uni. of Adelaide Library bibliography, no. 32.
 
Parliamentary publications. Uni. of Adelaide Library bibliography, no. 55. Consult this for federal and state parliamentary papers, etc. Ask for these at the Information desk.
 
Note that in general, Acts, Statutes and Bills are not kept in the Barr Smith Library but are shelved in the Law Library.
Guides to the Literature
These list basic materials in various aspects of politics and provide useful starting points for a subject search.

Reference collection 941.085 C771l
Cook, Chris. The Longman guide to sources in contemporary British history. 1994

Indexes 
Reference collection 328.42 C666s 
Cockton, Peter.  Subject catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary papers, 1801-1900.    1988

Reference collection 328.42 F699s 
Ford, Grace.  A select list of reports and other papers in journals of the House of Commons 1688-1800.  1976.

Reference collection 328.9406 A93j.i 
Australia. Parliament. Index to the Papers Presented to Parliament.1985
[1901-1961 held in Reference Collection]

Reference collection 328.94505/V64Lv
Strehlow, T. J. Index to Victorian parliamentary papers,
1950-1992.   1993

Reference collection 995.0016 G438I 
Gibbney, H. J. Index to references to New Guinea in Australian newspapers and periodicals,1853-1940.    1981.
Statistics
Latest ed. usually kept in Reference
Reference collection 305/S79
Statesman's yearbook., 1904-

Reference collection 310.6/U58st
United Nations. Statistical yearbook, 1926-

Reference collection 319.406/A483
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly summary, 1979-

Reference collection 319.406/A9o
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Official Yearbook of Australia. 1908-

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