Research and Course Guides: Country Studies: Books/eBooks

Call Numbers

Want to browse the shelves? Here are the Library of Congress call numbers for International Relations and related subjects:

E183.7-183.9 U.S. Diplomatic history. Foreign and general relations.

G149‑180 Travel. Voyages and travels (General)

G154.9‑155.8 Travel and state. Tourism

GN301‑674 Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology

HG3810-4000 Foreign exchange. International finance. International monetary system

JC11‑605 Political theory. The state. Theories of the state

JV6001‑9480 Emigration and immigration. International migration

JZ5‑6530 International relations

KZ2‑6795 Law of nations

Accessing eBooks Off Campus

To access the full-text of ebooks from off-campus you must be a current MSSU student, faculty or staff member with a username and PIN. If you don't know or can't remember your Missouri Southern Username or PIN, please contact the IT Help Desk.

MSSU IT Help Desk Webpage
Off-Campus Access to Electronic Resources Webpage
To access article databases or eBooks from off-campus you must be an MSSU student, faculty or staff member with a username and PIN.

More Options for Print Books

Books at Spiva Library are filed by the Library of Congress Classification System. To determine the Library of Congress call number of a specific book one must search the Spiva Library Catalog. A Spiva Library catalog search widget is provided below.

MOBIUS
Allows you to search for and request books from 60+ Missouri Libraries. Typical delivery time is 3-5 business days after receipt of request. This is a FREE service for all current MSSU students, faculty & staff.
Prospector
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Interlibrary Loan
If we don't own a copy of a book you need, we can borrow a copy from another library for you with a service called Interlibrary Loan.

Suggested search terms

Civilization

Cultural Studies

Culture

Customs

Diplomacy

Business Etiquette

Foreign Relations

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Government

Human Rights

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International Law

International Relations

Politics

Social Conditions

Social Customs

World Humanities

Google Books

Why use Google Books?

Google Books searches the full-text of books. It is great for narrow topics because it lets you search within the text of books--you can see the table of contents, index or a portion of the contents of the book. You can then locate the book in a nearby library.