As an interdisciplinary area locating books for research in conflict resolution varies by focus. Here is a short list of call number ranges in Library of Congress Classification:
GN 301-674: Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology.
HM 711-1281: Social systems
HQ 281: Human trafficking. Transnational crime.
HV 6430-6433.8: Terrorism
JV: Colonization, immigration and international migration
JZ: International relations
KF: Dispute resolution, mediation (US)
KZ: International law
U: Military
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PittCat allows browsing for print books by call numbers. To begin, go to the PittCat Browse and select "Browse by Library of Congress call numbers." Below, you can see the results for HV 6430. You can see suggested call numbers in the box to the left entitled Call Ranges for Conflict Resolution Books. Note: ebooks are not included in the call number search, as they are not cataloged with call numbers.