Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Source no.1
CAIN Web Service (Conflict Archive on the Internet). Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland (1968 to the Present). Jan. 10, 2009 http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/index.html

This site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles' and politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present. There is also information on Northern Ireland society. New material is added regularly and there are also frequent updates. This was a very useful, though perhaps a bit excessive source. It provided all of the information needed, but it was more a matter of finding it all. It is a very large site and the information is very spread about and one must sift through quite a bit of very technical language and information. Overall this source was very informative and allowed for my paragraph to be accurately written.

Source no.2
Gaddis, John. Mutual Assured Destruction. Nuclear Files. www.nuclearfils.org

John Gaddis effectively defines the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction and explains its origins during the Cold War. John Gaddis continues to explain its relevance in more recent history.

Gaddis provides a comprehensible definition of MAD. He briefly summarizes its derivatives and its meaning, providing only the essential information. His tone is not too formal, and language used is fairly simple. The explanation he provides is straight forward.

Understanding MAD is the first and most important step in order to be able to write about it in our essay. The information this source provided was therefore crucial.


Source no. 3
The Troubles. Kids Net. www.encyclopedia.kids.net.au

This article explains the reasons for the Troubles in North Ireland and how they unravelled. The article speaks of how the Troubles concluded.

Since this article is written for a kids’ online encyclopaedia, it is very easy to understand. The main points are clear and concise.
In comparison to other websites that provided extensive details, Kids Net provides a short explanation of a complicated situation.

In order to get a full understanding of the situation in Northern Ireland, we looked at various sources. This one however effectively summarized the important parts. I used this site to get the approximated death toll and the duration of the Troubles.


Source no. 4
The Butter Battle Book. Amazon books online. www.amazon.com

In the section entitled “Editorial Reviews”, Amazon explains that “The Butter Battle Book” is Dr. Seuss’s spin on the Cold War.

The review hardly elaborates how the Cold War and “The Butter Battle Book” are linked. It simply explains the moral of the story and mentions that this is a tale of the Cold War.

This was useful to our piece because it confirmed that the book was written about the Cold War, and although we had been told by peers and parents, this confirmed the notion.