International Studies   Tags: comparative_studies, cultures, international_affairs, international_news  

New International Studies books and eBooks

• Background Notes - U.S. Department of State
• BBC News: Country Profiles
• World Leaders - Central Intelligence Agency
• Europa World Plus
• International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. Latest in Ref JA51.I57
• Statesman's Year-Book. Latest in Ref JA51.S7
• World Factbook- Central Intelligence Agency
  • Print volume also available: Latest in Ref G122.U56
• The World Today series:
  • Africa. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DT1.A372)
  • Canada. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (F1001.C1225)
  • East and Southeast Asia. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DS502.H53)
  • Latin America. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (F1401.L3252)
  • The Middle East and South Asia. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DS44.C55)
  • Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DL1.N67)
  • Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DJK1.R87)
  • Western Europe. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (D901.W47)
• Country Studies, The Library of Congress - Most of these studies were published between 1988-1998, although a few have been updated. They offer historical information and perspective.
• Human Development Report - Includes country profiles, human development indicators (HDI), as well as regional and and national reports.

• SourceOECD is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's online library of statistical databases, books and periodicals.  Access is restricted to Wright State students, faculty and staff.
  
  
• Transparency International - TI and TI-USA publish a range of research and analysis on corruption, including public surveys, country and sector-specific studies and white papers on select policy issues. They also publish the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) to measure perceived levels of public corruption in 176 countries.
  
  
• World Bank - The World Bank's Data and Research page provides access to national and international statistics, global statistics programs, as well as cross-sector and cross-country research from the World Bank.