Research Guides
E-Books
The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy by Publication Date: 2016
Joining Empire: The Political Economy of the New Canadian Foreign Policy by Publication Date: 2014
Why Use Books?
Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.
Books are best located using the Search feature in our Library Catalogue.
Library Catalogue
Scholarly books are a great resource - watch this video to learn how to recognize one. (2:29)
This video explains how to enter keywords into the catalogue to find books on a particular topic. (1:13)
This video shows you how to search by book title using the library catalogue. (0:47)
Relevant Call Numbers
The FC Class is an independent schedule for Canadian history that was designed to operate alongside the Library of Congress Classification system. It was created to supplement Canadian history wherein Class F of the L.O.C. was lacking.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
FC 242-251 Diplomatic history. Foreign relations.
FC 600-639 Late 20th Century, 1948- (administrations)
Canadian Foreign Policy by Call Number: FC 242 .H64 2006
Ethics and Security in Canadian Foreign Policy by Publication Date: 2001
Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification system. When looking for books in Political Science it is a good idea to start with Class J- Political Science.
Subclasses that may be of interest to you include:
JA- Political science (general)
JC- Political theory
JF- Political institutions and administration
JJ- Political institutions and administration (North America)
JL- Political institutions and administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)
JS- Local government. Municipal government
JX- International law (This class is now obsolete)
Canadian Foreign Policy and the Law of the Sea by
Publication Date: 1977
The Politics of Canadian Foreign Policy, Third Edition by Call Number: JX 1515 .Z5 1997