Peace Studies

Topics in peace studies appear throughout the collection, from political science to religion to nuclear physics. An often more effective method than keyword to search for books in the catalog is by using the Library of Congress subject headings assigned to them.

Listed below are some Library of Congress subject headings associated with peace studies to get you started:

• Arbitration, International
  
• Arms control
  
• Conflict management
  
• Disarmament
  
• Human Rights
  
• International Relations
  
• Mediation
  
• Mediation—International
  
• Nuclear Arms Control
  
• Pacifism
  
• Peace
  
• Peace Movements
  
• Peace Treaties
  
• Social Conflicts
  
• United States--Foreign Relations
  
• United States--Foreign Relations—Treaties
  
• Women and Peace

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