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Part I Select Bibliography; I_ Chapter 1 General Reference; I_ Chapter 2 Buildings and Architecture; I_ Chapter 3 Cities; I_ Chapter 4 Commonwealth and Empire; I_ Chapter 5 Customs, Traditions and Folklore; I_ Chapter 6 Economics and Finance; I_ Chapter 7 Education; I_ Chapter 8 English Language; I_ Chapter 9 Europe and Britain; I_ Chapter 10 Foreign Policy; I_ Chapter 11 Geography; I_ Chapter 12 Government and Administration; I_ Chapter 13 History; I_ Chapter 14 Industry and Commerce; I_ Chapter 15 Law; I_ Chapter 16 Literature; I_ Chapter 17 Media; I_ Chapter 18 Military; I_ Chapter 19 Minorities; I_ Chapter 20 Monarchy; I_ Chapter 21 Music; I_ Chapter 22 Northern Ireland; I_ Chapter 23 Painting and Sculpture; I_ Chapter 24 Parliament; I_ Chapter 25 Political Part ies; I_ Chapter 26 Politics; I_ Chapter 27 Popular Culture; I_ Chapter 28 Religion; I_ Chapter 29 Science and Technology; I_ Chapter 30 Scotland; I_ Chapter 31 Social and Economic History; I_ Chapter 32 Social Policy and Social Services; I_ Chapter 33 Social Structure and Class; I_ Chapter 34 Sport and Leisure; I_ Chapter 35 Theatre; I_ Chapter 36 Thought and Philosophy; I_ Chapter 37 Trade Unions and Industrial Relations; I_ Chapter 38 Travel and Tourism in Britain; I_ Chapter 39 Wales; I_ Chapter 40 Women; Part II Periodicals, Journals, Magazines; II_ Chapter 1 Broadcasting and Media; II_ Chapter 2 Current Affairs; II_ Chapter 3 Economics; II_ Chapter 4 Education; II_ Chapter 5 Environment and Geography; II_ Chapter 6 Europe; II_ Chapter 7 Film and Video; II_ Chapter 8 Government and Administration; II_ Chapter 9 History; II_ Chapter 10 Industry and Commerce; II_ Chapter 11 Language; II_ Chapter 12 Law; II_ Chapter 13 Literary Studies and Reviews; II_ Chapter 14 Military and Disarmament; II_ Chapter 15 Music; II_ Chapter 16 Painting and Arts; II_ Chapter 17 Poetry and Writing; II_ Chapter 18 Political Studies; II_ Chapter 19 Press; II_ Chapter 20 Science and Technology; II_ Chapter 21 Society and Social Policy; II_ Chapter 22 Theatre and General Arts; II_ Chapter 23 Thought and Philosophy; II_ Chapter 24 Women; Part III Sources of Information; Part IIIa Organisations and Institutions; III_ Chapter 1 Arts and Arts Associations; III_ Chapter 2 Broadcasting; III_ Chapter 3 Cities; III_ Chapter 4 Commonwealth; III_ Chapter 5 Economics; III_ Chapter 6 Education; III_ Chapter 7 Environment and Geography; III_ Chapter 8 Europe; III_ Chapter 9 Film; III_ Chapter 10 Government and Administration; III_ Chapter 11 History; III_ Chapter 12 Industrial Companies; III_ Chapter 13 Industry and Commerce; III_ Chapter 14 International Affairs; III_ Chapter 15 Language; III_ Chapter 16 Law; III_ Chapter 17 Literature; III_ Chapter 18 Military and Disarmament; III_ Chapter 19 Minorities; III_ Chapter 20 Music; III_ Chapter 21 Northern Ireland; III_ Chapter 22 Political Organisations; III_ Chapter 23 Press; III_ Chapter 24 Science and Technology; III_ Chapter 25 Scotland; III_ Chapter 26 Social Policy and Voluntary Organisations; III_ Chapter 27 Sport; III_ Chapter 28 Theatre and Performing Arts; III_ Chapter 29 Thought and Philosophy; III_ Chapter 30 Trade Unions; III_ Chapter 31 Travel and Tourism in Britain; III_ Chapter 32 Wales; III_ Chapter 33 Women; Part IIIb Museums and Galleries; Part IIIc Study and Research—Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges; IIIa_ Chapter 1 Art; IIIa_ Chapter 2 Art History; IIIa_ Chapter 3 Business Economics; IIIa_ Chapter 4 Business Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 5 Economic History; IIIa_ Chapter 6 Economics; IIIa_ Chapter 7 Education; IIIa_ Chapter 8 English; IIIa_ Chapter 9 European Business Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 10 European Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 11 Film Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 12 Geography; IIIa_ Chapter 13 History; IIIa_ Chapter 14 International Relations; IIIa_ Chapter 15 Irish Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 16 Law; IIIa_ Chapter 17 Linguistics; IIIa_ Chapter 18 Management; IIIa_ Chapter 19 Media Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 20 Music; IIIa_ Chapter 21 Philosophy; IIIa_ Chapter 22 Political Science; IIIa_ Chapter 23 Public Administration; IIIa_ Chapter 24 Scottish Studies; IIIa_ Chapter 25 Social Administration; IIIa_ Chapter 26 Sociology; IIIa_ Chapter 27 Addresses of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges; Part IV Teaching Resources; IV_ Chapter 1 Publishers; IV_ Chapter 2 Film Distributors; IV_ Chapter 3 Video Workshops; IV_ Chapter 4 Audio-Visual Suppliers;