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Campaigns, Elections, & Political Parties

Communication

Encyclopedia of Political Communication

Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics

Public Opinion & Polling

America at the Polls, 1960-2000

America at the Polls, 1920-1956

Exit Polls: Surveying the American Electorate, 1972-2010

Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia

American Government

Social Issues

CQ Researcher

In-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day.

International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics

Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

A Statistical History of the American Electorate

Surveillance in America

Women and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey

Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics

Encyclopedia of North American Immigration

Immigration and Asylum

Encyclopedia of American Immigration

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States

Encyclopedia of Abortion in the United States

Encyclopedia of Privacy

Encyclopedia of Human Rights in the United States

Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues since 1945

The Human Rights Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Homelessness

Encyclopedia of Drug Policy

Religion

Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life

Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion

Foreign Policy & International Relations

Terrorism, War, & Peace

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict

The 9/11 Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups

World Encyclopedia of Peace

The Iraq War Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History

The Encyclopedia of the Korean War

Encyclopedia of the American Civil War

Encyclopedia of the War of 1812

Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War

Encyclopaedia of the Second World War

The Civil War Era and Reconstruction: an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history

The Encyclopedia of World War I

The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars

Women and the Military: An Encyclopedia

Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

The Yad Vashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos During the Holocaust

The Holocaust Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust

The Holocaust: an encyclopedia and document collection

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