Paul Piper 
Librarian -- Political Science

Western Washington University
International & Comparative Politics

Resources available at the Western Washington University Library


Contents:

Almanacs & Yearbooks  - Atlases   - Bibliographies  -  Dictionaries   - Encyclopedias 

Handbooks  -  Article Databases  -  Periodicals - Web Sites 

Demographics  -  Political Structures   -  Comparative Theory  - Treaties & International Agreements


Almanacs and Yearbooks
The Almanac of European Politics / Reference JN 94.A1.A46 1995
The Almanac of Transatlantic Politics / Reference JN 94.A11.C67 1991
The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics  / Reference HQ1236.M347 2000
Demographic Yearbook/ 1948 + / Reference HA 17.D45
     Compiled and published by the United Nations.
Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook / Reference HG 3881.I635
The Europa World Year Book / Reference JN 1.E85
     Includes a brief  history, summarizes current events or conflicts, and provides demographic, economic, & political data for each country.
Freedom in the World / Reference JC 571.G336
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook / Reference HJ 101.G68
The International Almanac of Electoral History/ Reference JF 1001.M17
International Information Directory / Reference JX 1905.5.C65
International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who / Reference JA 51.I57
A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia  / Reference DS327.5 .P65 2001
A Political Chronology of Europe / Reference  D11 .P73 2001
Social Indicators of Development / Reference HC 59.69.S63
Sources and Methods: Year-book of Labour Statistics / Reference HD 4826.S68a
Statistical Yearbook: Annuaire Statistique / 1948 + / Reference HA 12.5.U63
Vital Signs: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future / Reference HC 10.V53
Whitaker's Almanack / Reference AY 754.W5
World Development Report / Reference HG 3881.W634  online
World Economic Outlook: a survey by the staff of the International Monetary Fund / Reference HC 10. W7979
World Military and Social Expenditures / Reference HJ 7469.S58
World Resources / Reference HC 10.W827
Worldmark Yearbook  / Reference G1.W655 3 vols.
Yearbook of International Organizations / Reference JX 1904.A42
Yearbook of the United Nations / Reference JX 1977.A37.Y4

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Atlases
An Atlas of World Political Flashpoints:  A Sourcebook of Geopolitical Crisis / Reference G 1046.F1.A5
Atlas of the Third World / Oversize G1046.G1 K8 1983
Gaia, An Atlas of Planet Management/ Reference HC 79.E5.M94
Global Geopolitical Flashpoints:  An Atlas of Conflict / Reference JC319.A52 2000
The New State of the World Atlas / Reference G 1021.K46
Third World Atlas / Reference G 1046.G1.C7

Bibliographies
The Bureaucratic State:  An Annotated Bibliography / Reference JF 1351.M5
Europe Transformed:  Documents on the End of the Cold War / D 849.F685
Human Rights in Theory and Practice: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography / Reference JC 571.W35
International Armed Conflict Since 1945:  A Bibliographic Handbook on Wars and Military Interventions /
Reference D 843.T53

International Bibliography of Political Science / JA 71.I56
International Organizations, 1918-1945: A Guide to Research and Research Materials / JX 1995.B34
Origins, Evolution, and Nature of the Cold War:  An Annotated Bibliographic Guide / Reference E 183.8.S65.B53
Propaganda in Twentieth Century War and Politics: An Annotated Bibliography / Reference HM 263.C65

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Dictionaries
African Political Dictionary / Reference DT 30.5.P47
The Arms Control, Disarmament, and Military Security Dictionary / JX 1974.E55
The Asian Political Dictionary / Reference DS 31.Z57
Dictionary of American Diplomatic History / Reference E 183.7.F5
Dictionary of Modern Political Ideologies / Reference JA 61.D53
Dictionary of Political Analysis / Reference JA 61.P57
Dictionary of the History of Ideas; Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas / Reference CB 5.D52 5 vols.
Dictionary of World Politics: a Reference Guide to Concepts, Ideas, and Institutions / Reference JA 61.E85
The European Political Dictionary / Reference JN 12.R65
The International Development Dictionary / Reference HF 1359.F79
The International Law Dictionary / Reference JX 1226.B57
The International Organizations and World Order Dictionary / Reference JX 1995.A4595
International Relations: a Political Dictionary Reference JX 1226.P55
The Latin American Political Dictionary Reference F 1406.R67
The Middle East Political Dictionary / Reference DS 61.Z58
One Europe, Many Nations:  A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups  / Reference D21.M55 2000
The Peace and Nuclear War Dictionary / Reference U 263.A434
The Soviet and East European Political Dictionary / Reference DJK 6.M33 1984
Demographic and Statistical Overviews
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices / (Haggard 2 ) Documents Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT
Gale Country & World Rankings Reporter / Reference HA 154.G35
The Illustrated book of World Rankings / Reference  HA155 .K87 2001
Indicators of East-West Economic Strength: United States Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs/
(Haggard 2 ) Documents S 1.129:  / annual

International Economic Scoreboard. Long-term outlook / 1995 + / Periodical
Measuring the Quality of Life Across Countries: A Multidimensional Analysis / HN 25.M4
Sources of Comparative International Statistics (Stanford website listing of primarily paper format statistical reports.  Check by title in the WWU Online Catalog.)
State of the World's Children / Reference HQ 7792.2.S73
Statistical Abstract of the World / Reference HA 154.S68
Statistical Record of Women Worldwide / Reference HQ 1150.S73
The World Guide / Guia del mundo. English / Reference HC 59.69.G843
World Quality of Life Indicators / Reference HN 25.W67

Political Structures
Comparative Political Systems: Policy Performance and Social Change / JF 51.A64
Comparing Federal Systems in the 1990s / JC 355.W373
Contemporary Political Systems: Classifications and Typologies / JF 51.C628
Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective K 2100.C68
Dismantling the Welfare State: Reagan, Thatcher, and the Politics of  Retrenchment/ HN 59.2.P52
Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945 - 1990  / JF 1001.L54
Environmental Policies in the Third World:  A Comparative Analysis / Reference HC 59.72.E5.E623
First World Interest Groups / JF 529.F57
The History of Government From the Earliest Times / Reference JF51.F6 1997  3 vols.
How Political Parties Work:  Perspectives From Within / JF 2011.H68
Index to International Public Opinion / 1979 + / Reference HN 261.I552
Internationalization and Domestic Politics / HF 1359.I5877
Manufacturing Consent: the Political Economy of the Mass Media / P 95.82.U6.H47
Parliaments in the Modern World: Changing Institutions / JF 501.P357
Political Institutions in Europe / JN 94.A58.P65
Political Leadership in Democratic Societies / JC 421.P66
Political Parties and Political Systems / JF 2011.W37
The Politics of Difference: Ethnic Premises in a World of Power/ GN 496.P65
Power and Service: A Cross-National Analysis of Public Administration/ JF 1411.W49
Social Revolutions in the Modern World / HN 16.S54
State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transformation in the Third World / JF 60.S73
Uncertain Boundaries: The Social and Political Construction of European Economies / HC 240.R334
Women and Politics in the Third World / HQ 1236.5.D44.W665
Women and Politics Worldwide / Reference HQ 1236.W6363
World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures  / Reference JF511 .W67 1998
World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties / Reference JF 2011.W67

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Comparative Theory
Agrarian Structure & Political Power: Landlord & Peasant in the Making of Latin America / HD 1331.L29.A39
Arguing Comparative Politics  / JF51 .S67 2001
Birth of the Leviathan: Building States and Regimes In Medieval and Early Modern Europe / JN 5.E77
The Cold War / Reference  D843.C57724 2001
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy / Reference JA 71.C565
Comparative Constitutional Engineering: An Inquiry Into Structures, Incentives, and Outcomes / JF 51.S29
The Comparative Political Economy of the Welfare State/ HB 846.J36
The Concepts of Comparative Politics / JF 51.N44
Conflict and Harmony in Multi-ethnic Societies: An International Perspective / JC 330.2.M67
Constitutions and Political Theory / JF 51.L355
Corporatism and Comparative Politics: The Other Great "Ism" / JC 478.W53
Third World and Post Colonial Issues / HC 59.7.T45

Treaties and International Agreements
Constitutions, Treaties, and Declarations
The History of Treaties and International Politics: An Introduction to the History of Treaties and International Politics:  The Documentary and Memoir Sources / D 217.T613
International Legal Materials / JX68 .I5
Major Peace Treaties of Modern History, 1648 - 1967/ JX 121.I8 4 vols.
The New Sovereignty:  Compliance With International Regulatory Agreements/ JX 4165.C43
Treaties and International Agreements (online full-text):  a GSSI Research Guide (UC Berkeley)
Treaty Series (Organization of American States)/ Documents OAS 341.1: 8605 E 1979-
Uncertain Boundaries: The Social and Political Construction of European Economies/ HC 240.R334
The United Nations and the Advancement of Women, 1945 - 1996 Reference HQ 1236.U5
United States Treaties and Other International AgreementsJX 231.A34
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements Cumulative Index 1776-1949: cumulative index to United States Treaties and other International Agreements 1776-1949 as published in Statutes at Large, Malloy, Miller, Bevans, and other relevant sources /  JX 231.K4  4 vols.
UST Cumulative Index 1950-1970; Cumulative Index to United States Treaties and Other International Agreements 1950-1970/ JX231.K42

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