REFERENCE BOOKS include SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS that provide BACKGROUND information about your topic. 

A list of subject encyclopedias is available in the Reference Room.

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Thomas Malthus (English Economist and population scientist, 1766-1834) 

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The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics

Encyclopedia of American Studies

International Encyclopedia of Population

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