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Find articles and books across disciplines. The Library Catalog filter is the best way to limit your results to books. Books are a great way to gain a sense of scope for a topic (instead of just piecing together very specific articles).
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Start here for topics on public policy, international relations, and world politics.
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Oxford Bibliographies: African Studies
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Overviews & annotated bibliographies on subjects such as African society, politics, or literature
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Overviews & annotated bibliographies covering the study of China across all disciplines
Oxford Bibliographies: Latin American Studies
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Overviews & annotated bibliographies about Latin American studies
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