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Country Studies: Culture and Society

Brief list of library and Web resources on countries and regions of the world.

Websites

OECD Better Life Index

UNESCO

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund, Country Statistics)

Dag Hammarskjol Library Research Guides: UN Resources
Alphabetical and topical lists of United Nations databases and reference works

U.S. Department of State - Countries

WHO: Countries (World Health Organization)

World Happiness Report 2016 - (United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network)

Happy Planet Index (New Economics Foundation)

Legatum Prosperity Index (Legatum Institute)

World Database of Happiness (Happiness Economics Research Organization)

 

Books and eBooks

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Sample Searches

"Library of European Studies"

Developing Countries OR su:developing countries

"social conditions AND India"

"culture AND Argentina"

Selected Titles

Streaming Videos

Profiles four communities in which people live to be over 100: Okinawa, Japan; the Seventh Day Adventists, Loma Linda, CA; Nuoro, Sardinia; and  

Other categories to browse in Films on Demand:

Anthropology (Cultural)

Area Studies

Library Databases