Political Science Subject Guide
Call Numbers
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Because of the encompassing nature of the discipline of political science, call numbers for subfields in the politics and government of the world may vary widely. Below are some broad subject areas of the Library of Congress's classification scheme. You may use these numbers to browse the stacks for books in the field of political science.
J Classification: Political Science
J 10-87: United States documents
J 100-981: Other documents
JA 1-98: Collections and general works
JC 11-628: Political theory; theory of the state
JC 311-323: Nationalism
JC 325-341: Nature; entity; concept of the state
JC 345-347: Symbolism; emblems of the state; arms; flag, seal, etc
JC 348-497: Forms of state, including monarchy, aristocracy, fascism, etc
JC 501-628: Purpose, functions and relations of the state
JC 571-628: The state and individual; individual rights; liberty
JF 8-2112: General works; comparative works
JF 201-723: Organs/functions of government, including executive, legislative, etc
JF 751-786: Federal and state relations
JF 800-1191: Political rights, including citizenship, suffrage, representation, etc
JF 1321-2112: Government; administration
JF 2011-2112: Political parties
JK 1-9993: United States
JK 2403-9501: State government
JK 9661-9993: Confederate States of America
JL 1-3899: British America; Latin America
JN 1-9689: Europe
JQ 1-6651: Asia; Africa; Australia; Oceania
JS 3-8399: Local government
JS 141-231: Municipal government
JS 241-285: Local government other than municipal
JS 301-1583: United States
JV 1-5810: Colonies and colonization; emigration and immigration
JX 1-5810: International law; international relations
JX 63-1195: Collections; documents; cases
JX 101-115: Diplomatic relations (universal collections)
JX 120-191: Treaties (universal collections)
JX 1305-1598: International relations; foreign relations
JX 1625-1896: Diplomacy; diplomatic service
JX 1901-1995: International arbitration; world peace; international organizations; UN
JX 2001-5810: International law (treaties and monographs)