Research Guides: Political Science: Books

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Ethnic Conflict and International Politics Explaining Diffusion and Escalation by Edited by Steven E. Lobell and Philip Mauceri
Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns by Charlton D. McIlwain and Stephen M. Caliendo
Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle Over Health Care Reform by Paul Starr
Terrorism and National Security Reform: How Commissions Can Drive Change During Crises by Jordan Tama
Confronting Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula by Edited by Bruce Bechtol
Social History of Crime and Punishment in America by Edited by Wilbur R. Miller

Between War and Peace: How America Ends Its Wars by Edited by Matthew Moten
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Call Number: E181 .B56 2011
Citizens, Context, and Choice: How Context Shapes Citizens' Electoral Choices by Edited by Russell J. Dalton and Christopher J. Anderson
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Call Number: JF799 .C58 2011
Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada by Robert G. Boatright
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Call Number: JK1991 .B59 2011
The Origins of Political Order: from Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Call Number: JC11 .F85 2011
The Tejano Diaspora: Mexican Americanism & Ethnic Politics in Texas and Wisconsin by Marc Simon Rodriguez
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Call Number: F395.M5 R57 2011

Browse the Library Shelves

Look for call numbers beginning with a J -- they're for Political Science books. The section is further broken down to political theory, public administration, international relations, etc.

J General legislative and executive papers

JA Political science (General)

JC Political theory

JF Political institutions and public administration

JJ Political institutions and public administration (North America)

JK Political institutions and public administration (United States)

JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)

JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe)

JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)

JS Local government. Municipal government

JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration

JZ International relations

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