Starting Points: Spanish 322 & 323
Latin America:
History, Society & Culture
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Finding Background Info
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Tip:
use these sources for quick
overviews, to develop vocabulary for searching and/or for more
sources |
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Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society, & Culture |
Ref F 1210 .E63 1997 v.1-2 |
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Cambridge History of Latin America |
Ref F 1410 .C1834 1984 v.1-11 |
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures |
Ref F 1406 .E515 2000 v. 1-3 |
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Latin American History and Culture |
Ref F 1406 .E53 1996 v.1-5 |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures |
Ref F 1218.6 .O95 2000 v.1-3 |
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Mexico: an Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History |
Ref F 1234 .C67 2004 |
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life |
Ref GN 333 .W67 2009 v. 1 -15 |
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Countries and their Cultures |
Ref GN 307 .C68 2001 |
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Handbook of Latin American Studies |
Ref F 1408 .H255
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Political Handbook of the World (CQ Press)
also in print.... |
Ref JF37 .P6 2009 |
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Historic Documents Series Online (CQ Press)
~~ Try the International Affairs Section |
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Salem History Online ~~ Search the Great Events & Great Lives
series from ancient times through the 20th century |
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Helpful Series in the Stacks:
Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations |
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Finding Articles [help]
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Academic
Search Premier
-- Covers most academic areas of study |
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JSTOR --
an online archive of academic journals in all fields. Articles generally
become available here 3-5 years after publication. |
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MLA International Bibliography - consists of bibliographic records
pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes
coverage from 1926 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography
provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. |
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Project Muse --
Access to scholarly journals in the humanities
and social sciences. |
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SocINDEX
-- Full text of journal articles, and indexing and informative abstracts
for "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. |
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more databases ... |
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Other Related Resources: |
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*new*
Country
Watch --
Provides country-specific data including demographic,
political, economic, business, and cultural information. |
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Encyclopedia
Britannica Online -- Full text of the complete encyclopedia
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Global Road Warrior
-- Cultural, social, travel and business information about countries
around the world. |
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Daily Life through History
(replaced Greenwood Daily Life Online)
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History through people's lives. |
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Spanish Reference Center
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Online access to Gran Enciclopedia Planeta & the Enciclopedia
Juvenil. |
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CQ Global Researcher -- Find background info, timelines and more for controversial
international issues |
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Oxford Reference Online Database ---
Online reference library |
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Finding Books [help]
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Library Catalog -- search by subject, keyword, author or title! |
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Web Resources |
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The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)--
Online gateway to information about the history, government, society and culture of Latin American countries |
Federal Research Division: Country Studies
-- " a description and analysis of the historical setting and the
social, economic, political, and national security systems and
institutions of countries throughout the world." From the Federal
Research Division of the Library of Congress. |
CIA World FactBook
-- An excellent source!
Information that can be found on this site includes geography,
people, economy, communication, transportation, military,
transnational issues, and government.
Government information includes constitutions, national
holidays, political parties and leaders, diplomatic representatives
in the U.S. and from the U.S.
Maps with main cities are included along with the flag of the
country in color. |
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