Search databases and indexes to find citations and/or full text articles online.
Business Source Complete
     
Scholarly articles from 2,260 scholarly journals on economics and management, plus trade publications and industrial files of American and international businesses.
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CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
 
Find articles, conference proceedings, working papers, and policy briefs covering all aspects of global affairs and international relations. Also provides country data and teaching materials such as case studies and course packs of background readings.
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities
Part of the Web of Science, Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities provides citations to papers and proceedings of social science and humanities conferences from 1990 to present.
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Country Studies
Descriptions and analyses of the social, economic, political, and military systems of countries throughout the world.
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CQ Researcher
In each weekly publication of the Congressional Quarterly on this database, there is a journalistic analysis which centers on a hot topic. Topics can be searched by keyword or under broad topics such as International Relations.
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EconLit
American Economic Association's database of citations and abstracts, along with full-text articles provided through EBSCO. The economic fields covered include such topics as country studies, forecasting and environmental economics, and can be searched in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, and Greek.
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Lexis-Nexis Academic
In the Reference section there are country profiles from the CIA World Factbook and Walden Country Reports. In the News section researchers can choose from World News for regional news sources to stay current on daily events.
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Social Science Citation Index
Part of the Web of Science, Social Science Citation Index provides citations to journal articles in the social sciences, including anthropology, education, history, library science, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and women's studies.
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Encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference works available in print or online.
Encyclopedia of Globalization
This encyclopedia covers the cultural, economic, environmental, political, religious, social, and technological aspects of globalization in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: JZ 1318 .E63 2007
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Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics
This encyclopedia introduces students to the central theories, debates and international organizations in the field of post-Cold War international relations.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: JZ 1160 .E53 2005
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Encyclopedia of the Developing World
3 volumes
This encyclopedia covers the history, economic development, and politics of the developing world from 1945 to the present. Generally speaking, this encyclopedia includes all nations exclusive of the G-7 nations (U.S., Japan, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada); other Western European nations; Australia; and New Zealand.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: HC 59.7 .E52 2006
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Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements
4 volumes
This encyclopedia includes entries on individual countries, diseases, geographical locations, weapons, international terms, and excerpts and full text of important treaties and documents. There are no biographical entries in this work. Numerous references provide information on international organizations.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: KZ 4968 .O84 2003
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Europa World Year Book
2 volumes
For each country in the annual directory, the listing includes demographic and economic statistics and facts about constitution and government, political parties, press, trade and industry, publishers, and so forth. Also incorporates a substantive section with listings and information about international organizations.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: JN 1 .E85
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Globalization Unmasked: Imperialism in the 21st Century
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: HF 1455 .P476 2001
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Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy
Comprehensive reference book that covers international political economy.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: HF 1359 .R68 2001
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World Conflicts and Confrontations
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: D 860 .W64 2000
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World Economic Factbook
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: HC 59.15 .W67 2003/2004
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
Arranged by country, this encyclopedia contains information about over 200 countries.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: HC 15 .W67 2002
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
6 volumes
This work contains factual and statistical information on the countries of the world exhibited in consistent format under headings such as topography, public finance, population, language, and ethnic composition.
Location: Reference (1st floor)
Call number: G 63 .W67 2001
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Resources freely available on the Internet.
African Studies Center
The African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania brings together researchers and students, along with cultural, business and media entities, to gain knowledge of contemporary and historical Africa. The site provides documents, images, and maps. It is organized into country pages with numerous links to government, media, and commercial-based resources.
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International Monetary Fund
The IMF is an international organization of 185 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. Data, statistics, economic and financial indicators are available as well as reports and publications by country.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse - for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge - while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. The site is organized by theme and by region. Member countries and UNESCO activities in those countries are discussed.
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United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
UN's portal to links on sustainable development, arranged by individual country.
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United Nations Statistics of Social Indicators and Demographics
United Nations' own statistical standards and reports divided in sections on Economic Statistics, Demographic & Social Statistics, Environment & Energy Statistics, Development of National Statistical Systems. There are also ongoing special projects on Millennium Development Goals and Poverty.
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World Factbook
U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, and military. Print edition available at the Reference Desk [Call Number: G122.U56a 2001].
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World Health Organization
United Nations' health organization has reports and statistics organized by country and health topics, including guidance for travelers.
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Worldwatch Institute
Washington-based private advocacy group provides online publications on climate change, sustainable development, and events that impact human and natural environment.
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Journals available online or in print at the CSI Library.
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Print resources available in the CSI LIbrary.
Between two epochs: What's ahead for America, the world, and global politics in the twenty-first century?
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: JZ 1305 .R63 2002
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Comparative education: The dialectic of the global and the local
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: LB 43 .C68 2003
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Crafting peace: Strategies to deal with warlords in collapsing states
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Call number: JZ 1317.2 .L49 2005
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Diversity amid globalization: World regions, environment, development
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Call number: G 128 .D58 2003
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Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy
JA85 .G56 2008
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Global resources: Opposing viewpoints
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HD 75.6 .G555 2003
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Globalization: Past or future?: Transformation of market economic systems
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HF 1359 .C464 2004
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Globalization: What's new
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Call number: HF 1379 .G594 2005
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Imperialism and the corruption of democracies
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: JC 359 .L324 2006
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Leviathans: Multinational corporations and the new global history
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Call number: HD 2755.5 .L484 2005
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Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial global issues
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Call number: JZ 1318 .T34 2004
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Terror, terrorism, and the human condition
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HV 6431 .W42 2004
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The Euro at five: Ready for a global role?
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Call number: HG 925 .E97 2005
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The global economy: Contemporary debates
Location: Textbook Reserve - 1st Floor
Call number: HF 1359 .G56 2005
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The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy: An economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HD 9969 .S6 R58 2005
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The U.S. women's movement in global perspective
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HQ 1410 .U18 2006
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Worlds apart: Measuring international and global inequality
Location: Stacks - 3rd Floor
Call number: HC 79.15 .M55 2005
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Collections of maps that contain information about the geography or physical features of a region.
Atlas of International Politics
Covers political geography and international relations in maps. Relief shown by shading and gradient tints.
Location: 1st Fl Reserve G 1046 .F1 R3 2006
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Atlas of the Middle East
National Geographic Society work covering the economic conditions and natural resources of the Middle East in maps. Includes bibliographical references and an index.
Location: Reference (1st Floor)
Call number: G 2205 .N34 2008
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Atlas of the World
Location: Reference (1st floor)
Call number: G 1021 .A7545 2004
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State of China Atlas
Contents include China in the world: China?s people, The economy, The party-state, Living in China, The environment, and Tables. Covers social and economic conditions and politics and government with maps and statistics.
Location: Reference (1st floor)
Call number: G 2305 .D66 2005
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The 21st Century World Atlas
Covers the physical geography of the Earth using remote-sensing images in maps. Relief shown by shading and gradient tints on some maps. Includes indexes and glossary.
Location: Reference (1st floor)
Call number: G 1021 .A14 2000
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