The Riley Library arranges books using Library of Congress Classification (call numbers will begin with letters rather than numbers). Though history & political sciences are covered in many different disciplines (e.g. a political issue may also be an economic issue), the major sections for both history and political science are listed below. For a full description of the Library of Congress classification system, click here
History
D General history, historiography
DA Great Britain, Ireland
DB Austria, Hungary, Czech
DC France
DD Germany
DE Greco-Roman World
DF Greece
DG Italy
DJ Netherlands
DJK Eastern Europe
DK Russia
DL Scandinavia
DP Spain & Portugal
DQ Switzerland
DR Balkans
DS Asia
DT Africa
DU Oceana
E United States
F US States, Canada, Latin America
Political Science
J General legislative and executive papers
JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions and public administration
JJ Political institutions and public administration (North America)
JK Political institutions and public administration (United States)
JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)
JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
JS Local government. Municipal government
JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JX International law, see JZ
JZ International relations
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