Congress and the Nation 2013-2016, Volume XIV: Politics and Policy in the 113th and 114th Congresses Chronicling the polarized partisan environment during the President Barack Obama’s second term, Congress and the Nation 2013-2016, Vol. XIV is the most authoritative reference on congressional lawmaking and trends during the 113th and 114th Congresses. The newest edition in
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Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: The Early Cold War and Decolonization Part 2 of Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement. Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: The Early Cold War and Decolonization draws on government files, refugee agency reports, and myriad other forms of documentation to capture the new challenges faced by those forced to flee their homelands and by
Political Extremism and Radicalism, Part 3: Global Communist and Socialist Movements Political Extremism and Radicalism: Global Communist and Socialist Movements provides access to primary sources created by a variety of communist, socialist, and Far-Left groups, and figures across the world’s capitalist nations, as well as materials generated by anti-communist organizations and individuals. Coverage is primarily
Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights publishes the records of Amnesty International from the second half of the twentieth century. The material contains minutes, reports, correspondence, first-hand accounts, publicity materials and circulars relating to human rights violations of all kinds in all parts
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Carter Years, 1977-1981: Highest-Level Memos to the President This collection features every declassified daily or weekly memo to President Carter from National Security Advisor Brzezinski and from Secretaries of State Vance and Muskie; as well as every available meeting record of the National Security Council’s two subgroups – the Policy
The Selected Papers of John Jay: Digital Edition John Jay’s accomplishments span pre- and post-Revolutionary history and extend into all three branches of government. Jay was a major contributor to the Federalist Papers, negotiated the ultimately controversial 1794 Jay Treaty with Great Britain, and even served two terms as the governor of New York, but
Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011 Targeting Iraq, Part II: War and Occupation, 2004-2011 is composed of 2,190 documents and over 75,000 pages concerning U.S. policy toward Iraq from July 2004 through December 2011. It begins with the closure of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the administrative structure set up by the U.S. to
Colonial Caribbean: Module 3, Economic Change and Indentured Labour, 1850-1870 In addition to modules 1 and 2, Northwestern University Libraries now have access to Module 3: Economic Change and Indentured Labour, 1850-1870 of Colonial Caribbean: Colonial Office files for the Caribbean. Module 3 of Colonial Caribbean covers the period 1850-1870 and charts the economic decline
North American City Reports The North American city reports module on Policy Commons contains over five million pages of in-depth surveys, reports, and research from more than six hundred North American cities and urban agencies.
Foundations of American Government The Shaping of America: Foundations of American Government documents every aspect of early American government from 1663 to 1819. More than 13,000 primary source documents—including speeches, legislative proceedings, committee reports, letters, and more—reflect a general distrust of centralized governance as the colonies transitioned from British rule to a new republic. The
JSTOR Security Studies Collection JSTOR Security Studies is a collection of academic and policy literature on international and national security problems and foreign policy issues from a global perspective. The collection spans a range of disciplines and covers topics such as cybersecurity, foreign policy, human security, international law, military studies, peace & conflict studies, and
The Rise of American Politics: Nearly every printed work about politics in America from 1655 to 1819 More than 7,000 works about the rise of American politics from 1655-1819, featuring text and data analysis tools, author biographies, and suggested search paths for easy browsing and discovery. Available here: The Shaping of America: The Rise of
