Library Guides: Peace Studies: Background Info

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

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.

Individual ebooks within GVRL of special interest for Peace Studies include: