Henry Buhl Library: Political Science: Find Books

Find Books & eBooks

TIPS

When you find useful books on your topic, use the subject headings in the catalog records to locate related books.
Use the bibliographies in books to expand your search (tips for determining if a citation is for a book, a journal article, or a chapter in an edited book).

A few search terms to start.

This is not an exhaustive list.

Comparative government
Democracy
Ideology
International relations
Political parties
Political science -- philosophy
Power (Social sciences)
Religion and politics
State, The
World politics

NOTE: If researching a particular country's politics or foreign relations, be sure to search under that country as well.

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You can request the book through Interlibrary Loan. Info and a downloadable form are available here!

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WorldCat -- Search the holdings of more than 10,000 libraries to locate books and identify citation information.

Library of Congress -- Access to the Library of Congress catalog and other online collections.

NOTE: Users do not need to identify a library that owns the book. Simply provide the appropriate information on the form and library staff will do the rest!