Scholars′ Guide to Washington, D.C., for Peace and International Security Studies (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801852196 ISBN 13: 9780801852190

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1995

Synopsis

A survey of Washington, D.C., area collections, organizations, and agencies, this Scholars' Guide describes scholarly resources for peace studies and international security studies. Among other topics, coverage includes disarmament, environmental issues, international law, military history, and peace theory and research. Four hundred twenty-one institutions are covered, out of more than 750 surveyed in the course of the project.

Collections include libraries, archives, art and museum collections, map, recording, photo, and film collections, and data banks. Organizations include research centers, information offices, university programs, government agencies, and associations. For each, directory information is given, along with a description of relevant resources and activities in terms of size, content, and organization of collections; programs; and products (published and unpublished, classified and unclassified).

Scholars' Guide to Washington, D.C., for Peace and International Security Studies is the fifteenth in the series of Scholars' Guides edited by Zdenek V. David, librarian at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. It was prepared in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace.

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Review:

"The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, producer of this series, deserves praise for alerting librarians and scholars to the incredible variety of information available in the nation's capital." -- Library Journal

Synopsis:

A survey of Washington DC area collections, organizations and agencies, this guide describes scholarly resources for peace studies and international security studies. Topics covered include disarmament, environmental issues, international law, military history and peace theory and research. 421 institutions are covered, out of more than 750 surveyed in the course of the project. Collections include libraries, archives, art and museum collections, map, recording, photo and film collections and data banks. Organizations include research centres, information offices, university programmes, government agencies and associations. For each, directory information is given, along with a description of relevant resources and activities in terms of size, content and organization of collections, programmes and products (published and unpublished, classified and unclassified). This is the 15th in the series of Scholars' Guides edited by Zdenek V. David, librarian at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington, DC. It was prepared in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0801852196
• ISBN 13: 9780801852190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 436