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Find scholarly books on political science topics using the Library catalogue. The catalogue will provide call numbers for print books and exprozy links for ebooks. Search by keywords identifying your topic, or by author name or book title.

Featured books and ebooks

Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics by Courtney, David E. Smith
Call Number: ELECTRONIC
ISBN: 019533535X
Publication Date: 2010
Very Short Introductions Online [electronic] by Oxford
Call Number: Electronic
ISBN: 9780192853882
Launched by Oxford University Press in 1995, Very Short Introductions offer concise introductions to a diverse range of subject areas from Climate to Consciousness, Game Theory to Ancient Warfare, Privacy to Islamic History, Economics to Literary Theory.
BEYOND WIKILEAKS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, JOURNALISM AND SOCIETY by BENEDETTA BREVINI
Call Number: ELECTRONIC
ISBN: 9781137275721
Publication Date: 2013
Changing politics of Canadian social policy, 2nd ed. by James J. Rice and Michael J. Prince
Call Number: HV108 R518 2013
ISBN: 1442612177
Publication Date: 2013
How Ottawa Spends by Carleton University School of Public Administration
Call Number: McPherson Library HJ7663 S64
Publication Date: Annual, 1983 to the present, latest received 2012/13
Latest three volumes:
Recession, Realignment, and the New Deficit Era 2012/11
Trimming fat or slicing pork? 2011/12
The Harper Majority, Budget Cuts, and the New Opposition
2012/13
Europa World / Europa World Year Book ONLINE
Call Number: ELECTRONIC
Publication Date: Current content for 2011, with archived content back to 2006.
Presents political and economic information on countries and territories as well as international organizations. Features statistical data and directories
Europa World Year Book by 51st edtion, 2010
Call Number: JN1 E85 McPherson Reference
Provides detailed country surveys containing the latest available political, analytical, statistical and directory information for over 250 countries and territories. Library has 1989 - 2010.
Statesman's Yearbook print and online
Call Number: McPherson Library Reference JA51 S57
ISBN: 0230206034
History, politices, economics, trade and infrastructure information for every country of the world. Library has 1873 - 2008, available online from 2008 see http://www.statesmansyearbook.com
International relations: a concise companion by David Weigall
Call Number: Reference JZ1161 W45
ISBN: 0340763337
Hyperpolitics: an interactive dictionary of political science concepts by Mauro Calise & Theodore J. Lowi
Call Number: Internet
ISBN: 0226091023
Publication Date: 2010
Also avilable in McPherson Reference JA61 C35 2010. Interactive web link at http://www.hyperpolitics.net
Political parties and democracy by Kay Lawson and Jorge Lanzaro, eds.
Call Number: McPherson Library JF2051 P643
ISBN: 027598706X
Publication Date: 2010
5 vol. set, vol.1 includes Canada
The Cambridge history of twentieth-century political thought [electronic resource] by edited by Terence Ball and Richard Bellamy
Call Number: Internet Resource
ISBN: 0521563542
Also available in print, Main JA83 C25 (2003)
European political facts of the twentieth century [electronic resource] / 5th ed. by Chris Cook and John Paxton
Call Number: Internet resource
ISBN: 0333977467
Web Link: http://ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/login?url=http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780333977460
Political Power and Social Theory: a research annual
Call Number: McPherson Library JA76 P613
Library has volume 9 (1995) to the present v.23(2012)
International Ethics by Mervyn Frost (Editor)
Call Number: JZ1306 I56 2011
ISBN: 1412947200
Publication Date: 2011-07-21
4 vol. set

E-Books

Ebook collections in UVic Libraries
Canadian Public Policy
Primary research and opinion publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups.
Oxford Handbooks Online : Political Science
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics
The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis
The Oxford Handbook of International Relations
The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics
The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior
The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy
The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions
The Oxford Handbook of Political Science
The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology
The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory
The Oxford Handbook o

OECD iLibrary The online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) features its books, papers and statistics, and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. The OECD iLibrary contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF). Excellent for comparative social and economic data.

Economist Intelligence Unit
Access to Country Reports and ViewsWire providing comprehensive economic, political, regional, and business analysis on over 200 countries.
World Bank E-Library
The World Bank e-Library is an electronic portal to the World Bank's full-text collection of books, reports, and other documents. It brings together in a fully indexed and cross-searchable database, over 1,250 titles published by the World Bank during the past several years as well as over 1,800 research working papers- a total of over 3,000 documents.Each new title and working paper is added to the database as they become available.
Statistics Canada Analytical Studies
Statistics Canada is a world leader in research and published studies and research papers covering a wide range of topics dedicated to helping Canadians know more about their social, commercial, financial and economic situation.
Springer E-Books
The "Humanites Social Sciences and Law" section includes political science titles. Searches will retreive at the chapter level.
Palgrave Ebooks
Palgrave Macmillan's complete ebook collection covering 8 subject areas: Business & management, Economics & finance; History; Language & linguistics: Literature & performing arts; Political & international studies; Social & cultural studies; Religion and philosophy. Coverage: 2002-
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Palgrave Connect Political & International Studies Collection

InfoSci-Books (IGI)
The IGI Global book collection contains book titles in over 200 different topic areas covering cutting-edge research in the fields of business and management, computer science and information technology, education, engineering, environmental science and technologies, library and information science, media and communications, medicine, healthcare, and life sciences, public policy and administration, security and forensics, and social science.

Call Numbers/Subject Headings

Library of Congress headings for Subclass J
Research handbooks
Call numbers JA71 - JA73
Political Science