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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

Reference collection 320.5/I599
International bibliography of political science. v.1 (1952) - v.46 (1997)
Reference collection 320.5/I6
International political science abstracts. 1951-
Detailed subject / country index at the end of each annual volume.

International Political Science Abstracts : 2007 -

Reference collection 973.05/P97
Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin. 1940-1990.

Reference collection 973.05/P97.2
P.A.I.S. International in Print. 1991- 1999.
General social science in its coverage but with a good political content, it is much less academic than the previous two indexes and American in bias; each year has an alphabetic name/subject sequence.

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),1945-
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/T583F
Times atlas of world history. 1978.

Reference Collection 912.132/W198a
Waller,R. The Atlas of British politics. 1984.

Bibliographies

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

Reference Collection
Hendrickson, Kenneth E. The life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt : an annotated bibliography.   2005.  (In process)

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 320.994/D554
Dictionary of Australian politics. 1980

Reference collection 320.03/R564d
Dictionary of modern political ideologies. 1987.

Reference collection 330.03 S6272h
Harrap's economics & politics : dictionary. 2003.

Reference collection 320.99403/P398
Penguin Macquarie dictionary of Australian politics. 1988.

Reference collection 335.403/D554
Bottomore,T. A Dictionary of Marxist thought. 1983.

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 320.3/E4.7
Elliott, F. A Dictionary of politics. 1973.

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 320.994/J22M.4
Jaensch, D. The Macmillan dictionary of Australian politics. 1992.

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

Reference collection 320.3/L317
Laqueur,WZ. A Dictionary of politics. 1974.

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

Reference collection 320/P559k
Phillips,H. & Reilly,C. Key concepts in politics. 1982.

Reference collection 320.97303/P712a.9
Plano,JC. The American political dictionary. 1993.

Reference collection 320.54/R328b
Rees,P. Biographical dictionary of the extreme Right since 1890. 1990.

Reference collection 320.3/R644
Roberts,GK. A Dictionary of political analysis. 1971.

Reference collection 323.03 R649d.2
Robertson, David. A Dictionary of human rights. 2004.

Reference collection 320.3/R649d
Robertson, D. A Dictionary of modern politics. 3rd. ed. 2002.

Reference collection 320.97303/S128
Safire,W. Safire's political dictionary. 1978.
[Safire's new political dictionary...c1993]

Reference collection 341.2/S329i
Schiavone, G. International organizations: a dictionary and directory. 1992.

Reference collection 320.03/S435d
Scruton, R. A dictionary of political thought. 1982.

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

Reference collection (In Process 13/04/2005)
Tan, Andrew. A political and economic dictionary of South-east Asia. 2004

Reference collection 920.047/V984b
Vronskaya,J. A Bibliographical dictionary of the Soviet Union,1917-1988. 1989.

Reference collection 320.96803/W723d
Williams,G. The Dictionary of contemporary politics of Southern Africa. 1988.

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 1996
Leifer, Michael. Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia. 1996.

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

Reference collection 320.943 B295p
Barudio,Gunter. Politik als Kultur : ein Lexikon von Abendland bis Zukunft. c1994.

Reference collection 320.944 S619d
Dictionnaire historique de la vie politique francaise au XXe siecle. c1995.

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

Reference collection 920.051 Z637w
Who's who in China.1994, c1989

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
Europa year book

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

Reference collection 305/S79
Statesman's yearbook.
Reference collection 320.025 L899r.
1990 directory of Australasian political scientists 1990

Reference collection 320.94 C771s
Sources in European political history. c1987-<c1989 >

Reference collection 324.2/D273p.3
Political parties of the world. 1988.

Reference collection 328.9405/G946
Guide to the Australian 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/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 B979
The Business who's who guide to government. 1993

Reference collection 354.94005/C732
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 920.047/W628
Who's who in the Soviet Union. 1984.

Reference collection 920.932 W628
Who's who in Asian and Australasian politics. c1991

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

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
Encyclopedia of international relations and global politics,
edited by Martin Griffiths.  2005
(In process)

Reference collection 03/M392
Marxism, communism and western policy: a comparative encyclopedia. 1972-3

Reference collection 103/E56
Encyclopedia of philosophy. 1967.

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

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/B647b
Blackwell encyclopedia of political thought. 1987.

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

Reference collection 320.03/W927
World encyclopedia of political systems. 1983.

Reference collection 320.5703 G285e
Encyclopedia of political anarchy. 1999.

Reference collection 320.994 J22a
Australian politics guide. 1996.

Reference collection 327.7304/A734e
Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 1994.

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:-

Australia
Reference collection 015.94/C879a
Coxon, H. Australian official publications. 1981.

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.

Reference collection 015.9405/A938c
Australian Government Publishing Service. Cumulative list of government publications. 1976-

Guides to the Literature

These list basic materials in various aspects of politics and provide useful starting points for a subject search.

Reference collection 320/B5815
Bibliography for students of politics. 1971.

Reference collection 320/B864
Brock,C. Literature of political science. 1969.

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

Reference collection 942.082/S724
Cook,C. Sources in British political history 1975-1985.

Reference collection 320/H288d
Harmond,RB. Developing the library collection in political science. 1976.

Reference collection 320/H288p
Harmond,RB. Political science. 1965 and supp.,1968. 2nd. supp.,1972.

Reference collection 320/H737.4
Holler,FL. Information sources of political science. 1986.

Reference collection 320/I43
Information sources in politics and political science:a survey worldwide. 1984.

Reference collection 320/V961g
Vose,GE. Guide to library sources in political science. 1976.

Reference collection 320/W985
Wynar,LR. Guide to reference material in political science. 1966-1968.

Indexes

Reference collection 320.5 C11
C.R.I.S. combined retrospective index set to journals in political science, 1886-1974. 1977-

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 328.94406 N53a
New South Wales Parliamentary debates
(Sydney morning herald) : index in two volumes.1992

Reference collection 328.94505
Strehlow, T. J. Index to Victorian parliamentary papers,
1966-1991.   1993

Reference collection 330.95405 E185i
A user's guide to the Economic and political weekly 1966-1996,
compiled by Satyabrata Ghosal.   1997.

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 319.4 S949s
State of the nation : statistical indicators of Australia's well-being. 1997

Reference collection 319.406/A110
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Catalogue of publications

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

Reference collection 319.406/A90
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Official Yearbook. 1908-

Reference collection 331.06/I611y
International Labour Office. Yearbook of labour statistics. 1935-

Reference collection 910.3 U58Cw
1997-98 The World factbook. 1997-98. 1997

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