Politics and international relations: finding your way

This guide outlines the location numbers for books on politics and basic information on finding information in this subject.

• To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
• To find journal articles search databases

Where are the politics and international relations books?

• Most of the politics books are on the 4th Floor of the Library.
• Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections. 
• Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 4th Floor plan (PDF)

Key sections for politics and international relations

4th Floor

320	Politics
320.1	Political theory
321	Forms of state
322	State and Church
323	State and Society
324	Elections
325	Migration and colonisation
326	Slavery
327	Foreign relations
328	Legislative bodies
329	Political parties
330	Economics
340	Law
341	International law/relations
346.28	US Supreme Court
350	Public administration and military science
353	United States federal government
354.42	British central government
355	Military warfare
900	History
942	British history
973	US history

3rd Floor

100	Philosophy
170	Ethics
190	Modern Western philosophy

Call Numbers for selected topics

Absolutism 321.6
Anarchism 321.9
Aquinas 189.42
Aristotle 185.1
Arms control 341.67
Augustine 189.2

Citizenship 323.6
Civil rights 323.4 & 346.35
Civil service – Great Britain 351.10942
Cold war 327.1

Democracy 321.4

Elections
  – Great Britain 324.42
  – US 324.73
Ethnic relations 323.1
European integration 321.022094

Fascism 321.644
Feudalism 321.3
Foreign policy
  – Great Britain 327.42
  – US 327.73

Government & politics
  – Great Britain 321.00942
  – US 321.00973

Hegel 193.5
Hobbes 192.9
Human rights 341.37

Intelligence 355.343

Just War doctrine 172.4

Locke 192.2 & 320.1

Machiavelli 321.6
Marxist philosophy 335.411
Monarchy 321.7

Nationalism 320.158
NATO 341.18
Nuclear arms control 341.672

Parliament
  – European Union 328.4
  – Great Britain 328.42
Plato 184.1
Police 351.74
Police – Great Britain 351.740942
Political philosophy 320.1
Political parties
  – Great Britain 329.942
  – US 329.973
Presidents, US – 20th century 973.9

Republic 321.8
Revolution 323.2
Rousseau 320.15

Strategy 355.43

Terrorism 323.2
Totalitarianism 321.64

United Nations 341.13
Utilitarianism 171.5

Vietnam war 959.7

Warfare 355

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