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Latin American History

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Articles

Discipline Specific

Historical Abstracts   RefWorks Enabled

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1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

General/Many Subjects

HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)   RefWorks Enabled

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Online: 1970- . Print: 1975-1995

Indexes articles from more than 600 social science and humanities journals. Includes works published throughout the world which relate to Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Most articles are in Spanish or Portuguese, though some English language periodicals are indexed.

Location: Ref. Z 1605 .H49

Background Information

Atlases & Maps

Atlas and Survey of Latin American History  

http://0-site.ebrary.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/lib/georgetown/Doc?id=10178109

Overview of Latin American development from earliest times to the present day. The geography, the demography, and the political, social, and economic history of the region outlined through black-and white maps and accompanying text.

Location: Ref G 1541 .S1 .L3 2007

Handbooks

Cambridge History of Latin America  

1984

Authoritative multi-volume history of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural facets of Latin American life. Emphasizes the period since the establishment of independent states. A bibliographic essay for each chapter is included at the end of each volume

Location: Ref. and Main Stacks F 1410 .C1834 1984

Books & Library Catalogs

Bibliographies

HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)  

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/

A selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America. Works reviewed include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the social sciences and the humanities.

Location: Ref. Z 1605.H23.

Data & Statistics

Historical Statistics

International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750 - 2005  

Covering the countries of the Americas (North, South, and Central), this print book provides statistics on different topics, including population, industry, trade, finance, education, and national accounts. Arranged by broad subject area.

Location: Ref. HA 175 .M55 2007

Primary Source Materials

Primary Source Collections

Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History  

2000

A representative sample of important U.S. and Latin American documents, including treaties, correspondence, memoirs, speeches, legislation, and doctrinal pronouncements.

Location: Ref. F 1418 .L354 2000