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GU-Q: GOVT 1600: Introduction to International Relations

How to search HoyaSearch for books and ebooks

HoyaSearch

To search all books available in print in the GU-Q Library in addition to e-books, go to the Advanced Search menu and select "Qatar Items + E-resources" on the top line menu. Enter your keywords in the search entries below. Additionally, you can open the drop-down menu next to your keywords to determine where you want your keywords to appear in the description: the Title, Subject, or Author.

Use the filters on the left to limit your searches to online available materials and focus your results further with additional filters such as Date and Content:

Subject Search

An effective way to retrieve the most relevant results is to conduct a subject search. In "Advanced Search"  on the library's website, use the "Subject" field. Combine your keywords with AND | OR | NOT expand or limit your searches accordingly. Some suggested searches for this course include:

International relations

International relations -- Philosophy

Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States

Cold War (1945-1989)

Library Shelves

To browse the library shelves, here are some examples of LC categories that might be of interest for this course:

J - Political Science

JC - Political Theory

JQ21-6651 - Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)

JQ1758-1852 - Middle East Including Turkey, Iran, Israel, Arabian Peninsula
JQ1850 - Arab countries
JQ1852 - Islamic countries

JZ - International Relations

H - Social Sciences

HC - Economic history and conditions

HX - Socialism. Communism. Anarchism