International Relations: Reference Works
Databases and collections
- Bibliography of British and Irish History This link opens in a new windowauthoritative guide to articles on British and Irish history, from the Roman period to the present day, from over 600 journals and essay collections. Covers British and Irish relations with the rest of the world, including the British empire and Commonwealth
55 BC - to present; updated 3 times yearly - Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new windowprovides clear and current articles, biographies, country comparisons, e-books, images, news, 'On This Day', timelines, quotations, videos, world data analysis, etc - all clearly cited and referenced, providing research material for students and staff.
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowCollections of particular interest are Political & Social Theory, Warfare and the sections on Economic, Regional, British and American History.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new windowa database of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. Over 58,500 people included
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new windowentries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record. Updated quarterly
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new windowwe have access to a selection of collections within the Oxford Handbooks Online collection including Economics and Finance, History, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion and Sociology
Individual titles
- The Oxford research encyclopedia of International Studies byISBN: 9780190846626
- The Oxford research encyclopedia of politics byISBN: 9780190228637
- The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies byISBN: 9783030779535Publication Date: 2022