Overview of political science, government, and international affairs
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Encyclopedia of Politcal Science from CQ Press
Encyclopedia of Political Science from QC Press
The Encyclopedia of Political Science provides full-text essays in HTML on all aspects of political science, including biographies and methodology. Allow popups to see individual essays.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences from Gale Virtual Reference Library
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences from Gale Virtual Reference Library
The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences provides full-text reference articles in HTML and PDF on a broad spectrum of the social sciences, including the arts, economics, psychology, psychiatry, and religion.
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