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| Power & Choice, 8/e W. Phillips Shively,
University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
The Modern State
CustomMap Collection, maintained by the University of Texas
There
are high quality maps here of every region in the world, as well as
historical maps, city maps, and other map-related links. Note that
there are over 700 maps available for the United States alone! A good
working knowledge of geography is important to all aspects of
political science; for this chapter, it is particularly helpful to
know where the key states you are interested in actually are - and
what ther states are nearby. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html A Chronology of US Historical Documents, maintained by the
University of Oklahoma Law Center
This site is a handy listing of various documents, speeches, etc. of importance in American political
history, from pre-colonial times to the present. For example, the
inaugural addresses of the Presidents are listed. At this site you
can also see the different national flags in American history, and
current flags of the states and other territories. http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ WWW Virtual Library: US Government Information Sources
This site offers access to the entire range of government agencies,
departments, in all branches of the federal government. By looking
under the section titled ‘Other Government' you will find access to
numerous resources on state governments and other interesting
government-related links.
http://www.nttc.edu/resources/government/govresources.asp Guide to Canadian Political Science, maintained by the National
Library of Canada
For Canadian students and/or anyone interested in
Canadian politics, this is a very helpful introduction to both
electronic/Web and library/book resources for research. http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/25/index-e.html UK Online: All About British Politics
This site is an excellent starting point for learning about UK politics. There
is information on the current budget, recent election, current news, the various
political parties, think tanks, interest groups, and more. http://www.ukonline.co.uk/content/politics.html The Library of Congress Information on Other Countries
This is an easy listing of Web resources for many countries. If you scroll
up from this list, you will find a wide range of information sources
on various aspects of the United States federal government. Note: the
home page for the Library of Congress is an excellent starting place
for browsing or research in any area. http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/extgovd.html#country Foreign and International Materials, maintained by LSU
This site can be slow, but it is worth the wait. A wide range of
information sources are available, organized by different world
regions. Anyone interested in further study in comparative politics
should browse around this site. http://www.artsci.lsu.edu/poli/foreign.html Foreign Government Resources, maintained by the University of
Michigan
This is another of the excellent University of Michigan
sites; here there are different areas for all the major regions of the
world: Africa; Asia; Americas; Europe; Middle East. Also there is
access to official sites of foreign governments, information on
constitutions, laws, treaties, and embassies. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html Area Studies
This highly recommended page gives access to
information on individual countries. http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm Microstates and Micronations List
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5829/LIST.html |
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