Collier Library - Pathfinder

FOREIGN AREA STUDIES

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of FOREIGN AREA STUDIES. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Class that includes FOREIGN AREA STUDIES is G, HA, & HC. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

G Geography

HA Statistics

HC Social Indicators

In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

AREA STUDIES

(Name of country or region or continent)

Bibliography

Biography

Description and travel

Encyclopedias

Economic conditions

History

Politics and government

Social conditions

Ø BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material

· World Factbook. (annual). [Ref G 122 .U56a] Also available at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

· Background Notes. Irregular. U.S. Department of State. Also available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ [Ref G 59 .U5]

· (Individual country's name), a country study. [Gov. Doc. D101.22: (series)] U.S. Department of the Army

Literature guides and bibliographies

Africa: A Guide to Reference Material [Ref Z 3501 .M3 1993] by John McIlwaine
Bibliography of the Soviet Union, Its Predecessors and Successors [Ref Z 2506 .S3] by Bradley L. Schaffner
The Germans After World War II: An English-Language Bibliography [Ref Z 2240.3 .P38] by Barbara Dotts Paul
Middle East in Conflict: A Historical Bibliography [Ref DS 62.4 .M53]
Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources [Ref Z 3501 .K15] by Alfred Kagan
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union: A Selected Bibliography of Sources in English [Ref Z 2510.3 .R57]

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

· The Australian People [Ref DU 120 .A718] edited by James Jupp

· The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Australia [Ref DU 90 .C364]

· Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean [Ref F 1406 .C36]

· The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union [Ref DK 14 .C35]

· China: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary [Ref DS 733 C58523]

· Dictionary of Development: Third World Economy, Environment, Society [Ref HC 59.7 .D513]

· Dictionary of East European History Since 1945 [Ref DJK 50 .H43] by Joseph Held

· Dictionary of the Middle East [Ref DS 43 .H57] by Dilip Hiro

· Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands and Culture (3 v.) [Ref DJK 9 .E25]

· Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara [Ref DT 351 .E53]

· The Encyclopedia of Britain [Ref DA 27.5 .G37] by Bamber Gascoigne

· Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture [Ref DA 589.4 .E53]

· Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture [Ref DC 33.7 .E53]

· Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture [Ref DS 822.5 .E516] by Sandra Buckley

· Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe [Ref DJK 6 .E53] edited by Richard Frycht

· Encyclopedia of German Culture [DD 290.26 .E53]

· Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture [Ref DG 450 .E53]

· Encyclopedia of Government and Politics [Ref JA 61 .C66]

· The Encyclopedia of Ireland [Ref DA 906 .E5 2003] edited by Brian Lalor

· Encyclopedia of Modern French Thought [Ref DC

· Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East [Ref DS 43 .E53]

· Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World [Ref D 860 .M56 2002] by James Minahan

· Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia [Ref D 1051 .E97] by Bernard A. Cook

· Facts About China [Ref DS 706 .F25 2003] by Ji Xiao-bin

· Japan Encyclopedia [Ref DS 821 .F73] by Louis Frederic

· The Middle East: A Political Dictionary [Ref DS 61 .Z58 1992] by Lawrence Ziring

· The Oxford Companion to Australian History [Ref DU 110 .O938 1998]

· The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia [Ref DU 17 .P3 2000]

· Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East [Ref DS 62.8 .P64]

· Russia and the Commonwealth A to Z [Ref DK 286 .W5513] by Andrew Wilson & Nina Bachkatov

Handbooks, Manuals & Yearbooks

· Black Africa: A Comparative Handbook [Ref DT 352.8 .M67] by Donald G. Morrison

· Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World [Ref HF 1416 .M78]

· Europa World Year Book [Ref JN 1 .E85]

· A Handbook of Korea [Ref DS 902 .H2864]

· Hoover's Handbook of World Business [Ref HF 3010 .H65]

· Major Political Events in Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula, 1945-1990 [Ref DS 326 .M64] by Trevor Mostyn

· The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World [Ref JA 61 .O95 2001]

· Statesman's Year Book [Ref JA 51 .S7]

Almanacs & Statistical Sources

· Demographic Yearbook. (latest edition). United Nations [Ref HA 17 .D45]

· The Economist Book of Vital World Statistics [Ref HC 59 .W634]

· International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1988 [Ref HA 4675 .M55 2003]

· International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1988 [Ref HA 1107 .M5 2003] by Brian R. Mitchell

· Social Indicators of Development. (latest edition) [Ref HC 59.69 .S63]

· Statistical Abstract of the World [Ref HA 155 .S7]

· Statistical Yearbook (UNESCO). (latest edition) [Ref AZ 361 .U45]

· Statistical Yearbook. (latest edition). United Nations [Ref HA 12.5 .U63]

· The Washington Almanac of International Trade and Business [Ref JX 1705 .A152]

· A World Record of Major Conflict Areas [Ref D 842 .M86] by David Munro & Alan J. Day

· World Resources: A Report by the World Resources Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development. (latest edition). [Ref HC 59 .W6675]

· World Tables [Ref HC 59 .W669]

Directories

· Europa World Year Book. Volume 1—International Organizations. (annual) [Ref JN 1 .E85]

· Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International Guide. Second edition [Ref JC 328.3 .D43] by Henry Degenhardt

Atlases

· Goode’s World Atlas [G 1021 .G6]

· Hammond Atlas of the Middle East [Ref G 2205 .H3]

· National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World [G 1021 .N392]

· Oxford Atlas of the World [Ref G 1021 .A7545 2003]

Biographical Sources

· Current Biography Yearbook. 1940- (annual) [Ref CT 100 .C8]

· Encyclopedia of World Biography [Ref CT 103 .E56]

· The International Who's Who [Ref CT 120 .I44]

Other Pertinent Reference Sources

· Facts on File. 1968- (weekly) Periodical Index Section

· Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter [Ref HA 154 .G35 1995]

· Global Data Locator [Ref HA 36 .K87 1997] by George T. Kurian

· The Illustrated Book of World Rankings [Ref HA 155 .K87] by George T. Kurian

Ø Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (commonly known as the GPO Monthly Catalog) [Gov. Doc. GP 3.8:]

Ø SUGGESTED INDEXES & DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES

ABI/INFORM Complete (online database)
Academic Search Premier (Online Database)

INFOTRAC Web (online database)
Newspaper Source (online database)

New York Times Index (periodical index)

A few frequently used PERIODICALS in FOREIGN AREA STUDIES are:

Asian Survey                                                    Orbis
Current History                                                            U.S. News & World Report
Diplomatic History                                           U.S. Department of State Dispatch

Foreign Affairs World Press Review
Middle East Policy World Politics

PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library or by searching in UNACAT.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN - it is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/illindex.htm.