Reference Sources
Reference sources can help you locate background information for your topic, providing you with critical information that can lay the foundation for your research. They are also especially helpful if you are new to a topic or brainstorming research topics.
Databases
- CQ Researcher
Weekly newsletter of current and controversial issues with lengthy, full-text reports on both sides of the issue.
- Hein Online
Legal history with comprehensive coverage of more than 2,000 law and law-related periodicals, also contains the Congressional Record bound volumes, U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700′s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States Treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and more. 1700s - present.
- Opposing ViewpointsOpposing Viewpoints In Context provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. It features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Other Reference Sources
For other books and reference sources, please use the UofL Libraries Catalog. The subject headings on the Home tab as well as the subject headings of the reference materials linked to on the right can help you locate other background information related to American foreign policy.
Background Information: Reference Sources
- Political Handbook of the WorldCall Number: JF37 .P6
Contains political and government information on all countries.
American Foreign Relations since 1600 by Call Number: E183.7 .A58 2003ISBN: 1576070808Publication Date: 2003-06-10A thorough update of the standard bibliography of American foreign relations literature from colonial times to the present day.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This A-to-Z reference guide is the ideal place for students and general readers to start their research on America's relationship with the rest of the world. Looking at American foreign policy from a historical viewpoint, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy details U.S. foreign affairs from the American Revolution up through the present day, with concise yet insightful information on important people, groups and organizations, events, legislation, and foreign policy-related topics. Entries include Alliance for Progress; Bricker Amendment; Camp David Peace Accords; Covert Action; Good Neighbor Policy; Human Rights; International Monetary Fund; Henry Kissinger; Manifest Destiny; NATO; and Sandinistas.
Call Number: E183.7 .H28 2004ISBN: 0816046425Publication Date: 2004-01-01- Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This A-to-Z reference guide is the ideal place for students and general readers to start their research on America's relationship with the rest of the world. Looking at American foreign policy from a historical viewpoint, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy details U.S. foreign affairs from the American Revolution up through the present day, with concise yet insightful information on important people, groups and organizations, events, legislation, and foreign policy-related topics. Entries include Alliance for Progress; Bricker Amendment; Camp David Peace Accords; Covert Action; Good Neighbor Policy; Human Rights; International Monetary Fund; Henry Kissinger; Manifest Destiny; NATO; and Sandinistas.
Call Number: E183.7 .H28 2004ISBN: 0816046425Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This revised version has been expanded with 44 new essays, all written by respected post-Cold War scholars who bring the latest perspectives to their topics. General category coverage includes concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control.
Call Number: E 183.7 .E52 2002ISBN: 0684806576Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Encyclopedia of U. S. Foreign Relations by
Prepared under the auspices of the Council on Foreign Relations, this comprehensive four-volume reference examines the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the federal government and the American people with nations and peoples abroad from 1776 to the present. It includes more than 1,000 signed, alphabetically arranged entries, ranging from brief biographical sketches to major essays on critical issues of U.S. foreign policy. The only encyclopedia on the subject of such breadth and authority, it is indispensable for scholars and students of American history, U.S. foreign relations, diplomatic history, and international law, as well as an important resource for government officials, policymakers, political scientists, journalists, and general readers interested in the history of America's involvements with the greater world community.
Call Number: E 183.7 .E53 1997ISBN: 0195110552Publication Date: 1997-03-13
