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Selected Web Sites
- Political Science Resources on the Web
- Courtesy of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, this is a very good mega-site that collects links about political science from around the web.
- http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/poliscinew.html
- Resources for Political Science
- A mega-links site from Vanderbilt University for political science students. Also contains interesting and useful information on writing papers and evaluating Web resources.
- http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/polsci/
- University of Tennessee Web Links for Political Science
- A portal to online information; includes access to every imaginable facet of political science - global, domestic, historical, contemporary, and philosophy.
- http://www.lib.utk.edu/refs/polsci/
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ETSU Departmental Web Sites
- Department of Political Science
- Political Science is the study of the political aspects of the human condition. The political science curriculum is designed to prepare students for effective, responsible citizenship and is a desirable major for students with career interests in law, public service, and public affairs. The department offers courses of study leading to the bachelor or sciences and the bachelor of arts.
- http://www.etsu.edu/cas/PoliSci/polisci.htm
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Selected Bibliography
- American Political Thought
- Dolbeare, Kenneth M.
- Chatham, NJ: Chatham House, 1998.
- E-Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=35215
- Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections.
- [Washington, D.C.]: CQ Press, 2001.
- SHERROD Reference (No Loan) JK1967.C662 2001
- Elements in Political Science
- Bealey, Frank, Chapman, Richard A. and Sheehan, Michael J.
- Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1999.
- E-Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=9766
- Fathers of International Thought the Legacy of Political Theory
- Thompson, Kenneth.
- Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994.
- E-Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=42701
- History of Government from the Earliest Time
- Finer, S.E.
- Vol 1. Ancient Monarchies and Empires
- E Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=12349
- Vol 2. The Intermediate Ages
- E Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=12350
- Vol.3. Empires, Monarchies and the Modern State
- E Books from NetLibrary
- http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=12351
- Ideals and Ideologies
- Ball, Terence and Richard Dagger.
- New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995.
- SHERROD JA36 .I32 1995
- Political Concepts and Political Theories
- Gaus, Gerald S.
- Boulder, Colo: Westview Press, 2000.
- SHERROD JA71 .G28 2000
- Political Systems of the World
- Derbyshire, J. Denis and Ian Derbyshire.
- New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
- SHERROD Reference Room (No Loan) JF51.D467 1996
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