Washington and Lee University
| Producer: | St. Thomas University School of Law | |
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| Description: | Tracks hundreds of "diplomacy-related" web sites (heads of state, foreign ministries, etc.) and provides "newly issued communiqués, official statements, press briefings, position papers, and news releases." | |
| Usage Tips: | Buttons on left side of screen can be used to browse by regions, countries, issues. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Google Search -- International Governmental Organizations (Info)
Connect to: Google Search -- International Governmental Organizations
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library / Google | |
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| Description: | This is a search engine which accesses the contents of the Web sites of these international governmental organizations. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International (Info)
Connect to: P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International
| Producer: | Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Contains continually updated records for over one million journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more from about 120 countries on all aspects of public policy and social issues.
Coverage extends back to the 1910's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics International Trade African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Blackwell Companion To Contemporary Islamic Thought (Info)
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| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2006 volume contains 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars, covering issues such as Islamic tradition, modernity, globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, and secularism. You can view the table of contents . | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and a copy of the table on contents on the left side. Browsing You can use this table of contents to navigate the book. Click on the appropriate plus-sign (+) to open the chapter you want. You also can browse the book's Index by clicking on "Index" in the left-hand column. You can then type a desired page number in the "Page" box above the book display. Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, click on the "Search" option, on the left side of the screen, then enter your word(s) within the "Search this eContent" box. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. If that icon does not appear, point your cursor in the blank green space above the book text and right-click on your mouse to display the "Print" option to be able to print the page on the screen. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Islamic Studies | |
Changing Government Relations In Europe (Info)
Connect to: Changing Government Relations in Europe
| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Subtitled From Localism to Intergovernmentalism, this 2010 volume offers "a comparative analysis of recent developments in intergovernmental relations in twelve countries across Europe... [E]ach chapter examines changes in central-local relations in their respective country over the past 20 years." | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. The Index at the end of each volume covers both volumes. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International | |
Chiefs Of State And Cabinet Members Of Foreign Governments (Info)
Connect to: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
| Producer: | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency | |
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| Description: | Updated weekly, this directory lists major officials from "as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Competitive Authoritarianism; Hybrid Regimes After The Cold War (Info)
Connect to: Competitive Authoritarianism; Hybrid Regimes After the Cold War
| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | "Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this [2010] book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Concise Encyclopedia Of The United Nations (Info)
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| Producer: | Brill / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Revised second edition (2009), a translation of the German Lexikon der Vereinten Nationen, provides alphabetically-arranged essays on UN institutions and issues, written by scholars, diplomats, and other international experts. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This is the W&L University Library's collection of respected resources which provide overviews of each country in the world, including political issues, history, government, economic issues and policies, demographics, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Economics International Trade Poverty Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Law Enforcement (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | The three volumes of this 2004 set are divided into "State and Local," "Federal," and "International" law enforcment, with a total of over 400 signed essays on legislation and legal issues, police conduct and procedures, terrorism, victims, and more, You can see a list of entries for each volume here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into three "volumes," beginning with "State and Local." Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Governments Of The World; A Global Guide To Citizens' Rights And Responsibilities (Info)
Connect to: Governments of the World; A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities
| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | This four-volume set, published in 2006, include biographies and historical surveys on types of political systems (constitutional monarchies, presidential systems, democracies, dictatorships, etc.), as well as entries on the governments of particular countries and on supra-national entities, including the European Union. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 4 volumes, beginning with "Afghanistan to Djibouti." You may open any of the article listings by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International | |
Handbook Of International Law (Info)
Connect to: Handbook of International Law
| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | A concise account (2006) of international law, explaining how states and international organizations, especially the United Nations, make and use international law. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Handbook Of National Legislatures: A Global Survey (Info)
Connect to: Handbook of National Legislatures: A Global Survey
| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2009 volume "assesses the strength of the national legislature of every country in the world with a population of at least a half-million inhabitants. The Legislative Powers Survey (LPS), is a list of 32 items that gauges the legislature’s sway over the executive, its institutional autonomy, its authority in specific areas, and its institutional capacity." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | To open the individual country entries, click on the tiny plus-sign [+] next to "Country Studies" the Table of Contents (left side of screen), and then on the individual section.
Here is additional help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Historical Dictionary Of International Organizations (Info)
Connect to: Historical Dictionary of International Organizations
| Producer: | Scarecrow / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2009) contains about 700 alphabetically-arranged entries relating to 20th- and 21st-century international organizations, with an emphasis on bodies that continue to operate today. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
| Producer: | International Institute for Strategic Studies / Routledge | |
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| Description: | Annually-published "comprehensive and independent assessment of the military capabilities of 170 nations," now including coverage of "complex irregular warfare." Editions dated 1997-to-date are available online. Earlier printed editions are available in the library collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | Click on the desired chapter or section to view in PDF format.
Earlier editions are available at the List of Issues link (upper left). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Political Parties Of The World (Info)
Connect to: Political Parties of the World
| Producer: | John Harper / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Seventh edition (2009) provides coverage of approximately 2,500 political parties in countries and territory of the world. Entries include recent political history, constitutional framework, recent election results, discussion of the party's history, performance, and influence. The entry on Poland was contributed by Krzysztof Jasiewicz, William P. Ames, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at W&L.
The library also provides access to the sixth edition (2005). | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents of country names by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list of countries is divided into 5 sections, beginning with "Afghanistan-Congo." You may open any of the article lists by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Routledge History Of International Organizations (Info)
Connect to: Routledge History of International Organizations
| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume is a "comprehensive history of international organizations from their very beginning at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 up to the present day." | |
| Usage Tips: | Coverage is roughly chronological, rather than an alpabetical list of organizations, so you may want to use the search feature to find material on any particular organization (e.g., "league of nations").
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page. To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Voting And Elections The World Over (Info)
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| Producer: | Lexington Books / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2008 guide to the electoral process in 22 countries, looking at "not only the type of electoral system in these countries," but also who administers elections; which are the offices people can vote for, who is allowed to vote, political and financial regulations, and voter turnout. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
World Constitutions Illustrated (Info)
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| Producer: | Hein Online | |
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| Description: | "This collection will contain the current constitution of every country in the world in its original language. For countries where multiple original-language versions exist, we will provide each one. Also included will be at least one English translation." (English not always available) Also to includes text of preceding constitutions in each country's history, along with other relevant documents. (W&L Law School subscription.) | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Diplomatic And Embassy Sites (Info)
Connect to: Diplomatic and Embassy Sites
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Links to diplomatic news, embassy sites, and visa information. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Elections And Electoral Systems Around The World (Info)
Connect to: Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World
| Producer: | Richard Kimber | |
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| Description: | Collection of election-related sites around the world, including country-by-country listing. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Europe And The European Union (Info)
Connect to: Europe and the European Union
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | EU sites, member sites, other national sites, and other resources. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International | |
Connect to: Federalism Library
| Producer: | Forum of Federations | |
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| Description: | International, multilingual collection of documents on federal governmental systems and related issues. | |
| Usage Tips: | Note that you can search not only by country, but also by topic (education, elections, etc.) and/or region. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Foreign And International Legal And Constitutional Sites (Info)
Connect to: Foreign and International Legal and Constitutional Sites
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Links to legal and constitutional sites and documents. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Global Database Of Quotas For Women (Info)
Connect to: Global Database of Quotas for Women
| Producer: | International IDEA and Stockholm University | |
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| Description: | Collection of information, including country-by-country comparisons, on representation of women in national governments. | |
| Usage Tips: | Data options are listed in the navigation bar, near the top of each page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Women's and Gender Studies | |
Official Foreign And International Government Sites (Info)
Connect to: Official Foreign and International Government Sites
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Links to official government and NGO/IGO sites. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Official government sites and publications. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | The UN Web site, publications, and indexes. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | European Union | |
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| Description: | Official statistical agency for the European Union. | |
| Usage Tips: | The most basic, general-purpose compilation is the Eurostat Yearbook. The online form includes PDF's of tables, beginning with the 2003 edition. Leyburn Library has printed copies in its collection. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Foreign And International Statistical Sites (Info)
Connect to: Foreign and International Statistical Sites
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Links to official governmental statistical sites. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International | |