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Peace Studies: Background Info

Tips, techniques & links to help you find answers for your research papers & projects

Reference Works (Books)

The World Encyclopedia of Peace by Ervin Laszlo (Editor); Jong Y. Yoo (Editor)
Call Number: Ellis Reference section, JX1952 .W63 1986
ISBN: 9780080326856
Publication Date: 1986
The Encyclopedia has two predominant themes: peace research and peace activism. In combining these two themes, the Editors have sought to demonstrate the inter-relationships between them and the ways in which they have fostered each other.
SIPRI yearbook : world armaments and disarmament
Call Number: Ellis Library UA10 .W6
Publication Date: 1972 to present

Background Info

Sometimes it is useful to get an overview of a topic before starting your research. Here are good starting points

Peace and Conflict Resources
Part of the WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources, a directory of free sources supported by Elizabethtown College, PA.

CQ Researcher
in the news/controversial issues, each weekly report covers one topic in depth. 20-year archive.

Date Coverage: 1991-date

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Search Guide: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/static.php?page=faq

Reference Works (eBooks)

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Database containing hundreds of encyclopedias and handbooks. From the Basic Search screen, select History or Social Sciences to see individual ebooks, or cross-search the whole collection.

Can be linked to Google or Microsoft account to quickly save entries.
Date Coverage: Varies
Maximum Users: Unlimited
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Individual ebooks within GVRL of special interest for Peace Studies include:

History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (2003)
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity (2005)
Encyclopedia of War and American Society (2005)

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Subjects: Behavioral & Social Sciences, Humanities, Peace Studies

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