Use these reference and encyclopedia sources to find background and contextual information on the history and contemporary issues of the topic you are researching.
Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book, a source of information on world-wide affairs. Updated regularly, the year book covers political and economic information in countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism