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This guide is intended for use by undergraduate majors and new graduate students studying political theory at Johns Hopkins University. The guide is meant to be used in conjunction with the list of sources described on the Political Science Research Guide. Students, faculty and staff of Johns Hopkins University may contact Jeannette Pierce, Librarian for History and Political Science, with questions or comments about this guide. Handbooks
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Articles in Scholarly Journals and Magazines
Selected Primary Source Collections
Selected Web Sites
Gaus, Gerald F. and Chandran Kukathas, eds. Handbook of Political Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2004.
MSEL GEN REF JA 71 .H313 2004 Mansfield, Harvey C. 2001. A Student's Guide to Political Philosophy. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books.
MSEL STACKS JA 71 .M36 2001 Ashford, Nigel and Stephen Davies. 1991. A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought. New York: Routledge.
MSEL GEN REF JA 61 .D51 1991 Clarke, Paul B. and Joe Foweraker. 2001. Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought. New York: Routledge.
MSEL GEN REF JC 423 .E54 2001 Miller, David, ed. 1987. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Thought. New York: Blackwell.
MSEL GEN REF JA 61 .B571 1987. Robertson, David. 2002. A Dictionary of Modern Politics. 3rd ed. London: Europa Publications.
MSEL GEN REF JA 61 .R63 2002. Sheldon, Garrett Ward. 2001. Encyclopedia of Political Thought. New York: Facts on File.
MSEL GEN REF JA 61 .E52 2001 Quarto
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