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The crisis in Central America and the Caribbean has led to an increased number of books, articles, and studies on Latin America. Renewed interest in the role of the United States and in the foreign policies of Latin American countries and in democracy and redemocratization is reflected in the literature. This comprehensive reference is intended as a sequel to two previously published works: Latin America, 1967-1979: Social Science Information Sources and Latin America, 1979-1983: A Social Science Bibliography. It contains titles of books, monographs, articles, and chapters that have been published through 1987, and it provides up-to-date and in-depth listings of available materials on Latin America. This expansive work will prove especially useful for university and college faculties as well as for librarians who provide guidance to students researching Latin America. ... Read more

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The 1996-1997 edition of the Index to International Public Opinion continues to provide the most comprehensive information available for public opinion data throughout the world. Surveys from 70 countries are included, and 101 countries and regions are referenced in these studies. Data compiled by 207 research firms makes this the one essential source for public opinion research data. ... Read more

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This volume provides bibliographic control over the extensive literature on the Haymarket Riot. It lists over 1,500 primary and secondary documents and provides descriptive annotations for most entries. It also includes subject and author indexes and thorough cross-references. The entries are organized under four main headings: (1) Context, which includes background material on labor and industry, the history and theory of anarchism, the history of Chicago, and biographical material on the individuals involved; (2) History, which includes the principal secondary writings on the Riot and the documents from the legal proceedings; (3) Argument, which includes a chronological arrangement of protest and polemical literature on various Haymarket issues, notices of commemorative meetings and speeches, and writings devoted to the central issue of the freedom of expression and assembly; and (4) Imagination, which includes sections on fiction, drama, poetry, and art inspired by Haymarket. ... Read more

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An unfortunate consequence of the incredible explosion in the number of social science journals since the 1960s is that the literature has become highly balkanized. Today articles on politics are routinely published in so many disciplines that it has become almost impossible for scholars to trace major trends outside of their own subfields. Nor can Ph.D. candidates ensure they have mastered the literature, as it is difficult even to discover much of what has been published. This book addresses these problems by providing a much-needed general guide to important journal articles about politics. ... Read more

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Bill Clinton's own writings and speeches, as well as journal and newspaper articles about him, reflect his consistent long-term interest in key policy issues, such as job growth, economic development, worker training, health care, international trade, and education. This unique volume, providing sources of information on Clinton's earlier career, will facilitate background research on our current president. Covering the period from his first bid for public office in 1974 to the eve of his inauguration, the volume will also facilitate research on his Arkansas political career, his presidential campaign, and the transition period. ... Read more

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This annotated bibliography dealing with J. William Fulbright assesses the literature by and about Senator Fulbright, chronicling the course of U.S. history since the 1940s, his important role as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and in major controversies across the years, and the educational exchange program that he fostered. A short introduction describes his early background and political career. The bibliography of almost 1300 entries covers both primary sources and published secondary works. The first part of the bibliography covers manuscript and paper collections; the second part of the bibliography arranges Fulbright's writings chronologically and works about him follow in chronologically-and topically-based chapters and then alphabetically by author. A chronology and full index further enrich this reference tool for students and teachers in the fields of government, law, and history and for policymakers. ... Read more

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This annotated bibliography concentrates upon readily available secondary sources in the field of Scottish studies. It introduces readers, whether scholar or generalist, to the key names, ideas, and works of Scottish nationalism in the twentieth century. It also provides information on the cultural manifestations of this nationalism in poetry, language, and the arts. The bibliography guides the researcher to convenient sources for subjects such as language revival, the cultural dimension of Scottish nationalism, the work of Hugh MacDiarmid, the Scottish Nationalist party, the Scottish renaissance, and much more. 894 annotated items cover articles, pamphlets, books, and chapters in books that have appeared in Britain and the United States between 1900 and 1983. The citations provide the information necessary to purchase these items, to find them in libraries, or to acquire them through interlibrary loan. ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive bibliography of the major readings in English, Spanish, and Portuguese relating to the legal systems of Latin America and to the political, economic, and social developments that helped to shape them. Snyder's bibliography is arranged according to a convenient and detailed outline of issues and subject areas. References appear under three principle categories: the influence of history and tradition; the interplay of politics, economics, ideology, and convention in the evolution of legal thought and legal systems; and the legal implications of Latin American responses to colonial dependency and to the challenges of development. ... Read more

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Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction, and likewise other localising factors, such as ethnicity and nationality. For many, the concept of "human rights" is based in religious principles. However, because a formal concept of human rights has not been universally accepted, the term has some degree of variance between its use in different local jurisdictions - difference in both meaningful substance as well as in protocols for and styles of application. Ultimately the most general meaning of the term is one which can only apply universally, and hence the term "human rights" is often itself an appeal to such transcended principles, without basing such on existing legal concepts. The term "humanism" refers to the developing doctrine of such universally applicable values, and it is on the basic concept that human beings have innate rights, that more specific local legal concepts are often based.Within particular societies, "human rights" refers to standards of behaviour as accepted within their respective legal systems regarding: the well being of individuals, the freedom and autonomy of individuals, and the representation of the human interest in government. These rights commonly include the right to life, the right to an adequate standard of living, the prohibition of genocide, freedom from torture and other mistreatment, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, the right to self-determination, the right to education, and the right to participation in cultural and political life. These norms are based on the legal and political traditions of United Nations member states and are incorporated into international human rights instruments. This new book brings together the latest book literature centred on this crucial topic. ... Read more

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Joseph Chamberlain's political career was immense, embracing the campaign for state education, municipal reform, opposition to Irish home rule, social reform, foreign and colonial affairs, and imperial preference. He was a formative influence on the development of party politics in late Victorian and Edwardian England. This bibliography provides the most comprehensive survey to date of primary and secondary material relating to this seminal figure. ... Read more

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This annotated bibliography covers the available literature on the relationship between Soviet and Eastern European churches and the societies in which they have existed since the end of World War II. In order to shed some light on the mutual relations between the churches and society, two survey chapters provide a general orientation. The attitude of the churches toward their society is analyzed first, then the reverse is attempted with a description of the societal attitudes toward the churches. The bibliography proper first presents books and articles dealing with the entire region, the on a country-by-country basis. Because the sources dealing with the Soviet Union are most numerous, they have been broken down into materials dealing with general and inclusive religious policies and issues, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Oriental Apostolic Churches (Georgian and Armenian), the Roman Catholic Church, and the Protestants and sectarians. This bibliography is among the first to deal with the historic and current status of the Christian churches in Eastern Europe. ... Read more

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The Middle East remains a veritable powder key after decades of peace processes, wars, accords, discords, agreements, disagreements, suicide bombings, retaliatory attacks, cease-fires, and resume fires. Although the root causes of the flaming conflict are not new, the leaders of the countries involved are a part and parcel of the current situation and its history. This book presents citations to the literature on some of the key players who have shaped the history of this incendiary region of the world. ... Read more

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This second edition is an essential guide to the literature that presents hundreds of descriptions of books, reports and articles dealing with all aspects of terrorism; Prevention; International Security; Government Policy; State-Sponsored Terrorism; Counterterrorism; Media Impact; Terrorists. Complete author and title indexes are provided. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Disappointing & Overpriced
For a so-called updated version, supposedly dealing with all books in the field there are some remarkable omissions. Of course, we cannot expect a book of this nature to include the latest wave of excellent books on the subject of terrorism (after 2001) as the book explicitly says it only deals with books up to 2001. But there are other omissions that should not have been ignored. I would have liked to say that most omissions are non-American (there are quite a few books of European, Arabic and further origin that I would have liked to see in a book like this), but there are in fact many important American works that have also been ignored, probably wilfully.

It had so much potential, but I was sadly disappointed by the omissions.

For the price, it would also have been nice to have more extensive indecies and a broader range of chapters. Maybe it's too much to ask for it to have been annotated, but a brief introduction on the selection-criteria used for inclusion in this bibliography. As a research tool it is sadly lacking, but I suspect that as a first stage of under-graduate reading it may be apt as it does provide a number of pointers to books that have far more extensive bibliographies. ... Read more