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Latin
America:
A Research Guide
Find:
I.
Reference Sources
Guides and Bibliographies:
Cobos, Ana Maria. Latin American Studies:
An Annotated Bibliography of Core Works. Jefferson,
NC: McFarland, 2002. [Ref. F1408 .C6 2002].
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook.
Karen Ellicot, ed. Detroit: Thomson-Gale, 2005.
[Ref. G1 .C88 2005].
Handbook
of Latin American Studies. Online. Gainesville:
University of Florida Press, 1936-.
and [Ref. F1401 .H23].
Henderson, James D. A Reference Guide to Latin
American History. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
[Ref. F1410 +R395 2000]
Statistical
Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago,
Chile: Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean; United Nations, 1985-. [Ref. HA751
.A58]
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
Buckman, Robert T. Latin America. Harpers
Ferry, WV: Stryker-Post Publications, 2004. [Ref.
F1401 +C88 2004].
Hall, Carolyn. Historical Atlas of Central America.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003.[Ref. G1551.S1
+H2 2003]
Historical
Dictionary of Mexico. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow
Press, 1981. [Ref. F1204 .B74]
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures.
David Carrasco, ed. New York: Oxford University Press,
2001.3 v..
[Ref. F1219 +O95 2001].
II.
Indexes and Abstracts:
To
obtain citations to periodical articles, use one or
more of the specialized indexes listed below:
Clase
Periodica Index of Latin American journals
in the humanities and sciences.
HAPI Online:
Hispanic American Periodicals Index
More than key social science and humanities
journals indexed covering 1970 to the present.
HLAS
Online Home Page A multidisciplinary bibliography
on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division
of the Library of Congress.
III.
Internet Resources:
Hispanic
Reading Room: Library of Congress
Links to many resources on Latin America.
Latin
American Government Documents Project
(Cornell U.)
Organizes and describes the many Latin American official
documents appearing on the Internet.
Organization
of American States
The OAS is the principal forum in the hemisphere for
dialogue on political, economic and social issues
Political
Database of the Americas
Documentary and statistical political information
on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral
laws, legislative and executive branch information
and election data.
UT-LANIC
-- Latin American Network Information Center
Information resources and links to other sites for
news, research, documentation and statistics. Indexed
by countries and subject matter.
The
World Bank - Latin America & The Caribbean
Papers, discussion notes and reports on economic,
environmental and social issues.
World
FactBook (CIA)
Detailed information on countries, territories,
and dependencies.
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