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| Map 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 their states are nearby. ( http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html ) | ||
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| A Chronology of US Historical Documents, maintained by the University of Oklahoma Law Cen... | ||
| 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/ ) | ||
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| 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.collectionscanada.ca/politics-government/index-e.html ) | ||
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| Europa: Gateway to the European Union | ||
| A well-organized guide to the multifarious websites of different parts of the European Union governance structure. ( http://www.europa.eu.int ) | ||
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| The Library of Congress Information on Other Countries | ||
| There is an easy listing of Web resources (about three fourths of the way down the page) 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 ) | ||
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| 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/foreignnew.html ) | ||
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| Area Studies | ||
| This highly recommended page gives access to information on individual countries. ( http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm ) | ||
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| A site of essays, news items, etc. about Nigerian politics: | ||
( http://nigeriaworld.com ) | ||
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