Research Guides: French Pacific Studies: Getting Started

Introduction

This guide will complement your course readings, film viewings and class discussions to learn about the French Pacific and prepare for your class presentation.

Background Information

Here you can find background information on people, places, systems of government, economy, culture, events and more.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Provides topic and country overviews as well as encyclopedic entries on people, places, events, phenomena, etc.
Oxford Reference Online
Provides maps, timelines, overviews and subject reference.
Europa World Plus
Provides detailed political, economic, and geographic information on countries and territories, including recent statistics, directory information, and current analysis.

Online version of the Europa World Year Book and all nine volumes of the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series, containing detailed political, economic, and geographic information on over 250 countries and territories, including recent statistics, directory information, and current analysis. Plus thousands of directory contact details with click-through web links and a comprehensive listing of some 1,900 international organizations. Additional features include: the ability directly to compare multinational statistics in graph and tabular form; interactive visual features, including maps, flags and downloadable graphs; an extensive directory of research institutes specializing in each region; book and periodical bibliographies of further research; and more.