21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook | REF JA66 A21 2011 |
The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science | REF JA61 B43 1999 |
Culture Wars in America | REF HM1121 C85 2014 |
Dictionary of Modern Politics | REF JA61 R63 2002 |
Encyclopedia of American Political History | REF E183 E48 2001 |
Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections | REF JK2261 S218 2006 |
Encyclopedia of the American Left | REF HX86 E58 1998 |
Encyclopedia of Political Communication | REF JA85 E64 2008 |
The Encyclopedia of Political Science | REF JA61 E513 2011 |
Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms | REF E176.1 R6 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy | REF JK9 E526 2004 |
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency | REF JK517 E53 2013 |
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress | REF JK1021 D48 2007 |
Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States | REF HD1694 A5 E265 2011 |
Governing America: Major Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Governments from 1789 to the Present | REF JK468 P64 Q55 2010 |
Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy | REF E183.7 C7 2012 |
Guide to Political Campaigns in America | REF JK2265 G84 2005 |
International Encyclopedia of Political Communication | REF JA85 I575 2016 |
International Encyclopedia of Political Science | REF JA61 I58 2011 |
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History | REF JK9 O94 2012 |
Palgrave Dictionary of Political Thought | REF JA61 S37 2007 |
Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History | REF E183 P85 2010 |
Social Issues in America | REF HN 57 S624 2006 |
Women in American Politics: History and Milestones | REF HQ1236.5 U6 W43 2012 |
Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
Encyclopedia of Drug Policy
Encyclopedia of Global Studies
Encyclopedia of Governance
Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics
Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics
Encyclopedia of United States National Security
Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force
Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions
Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought
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