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Yearbooks,
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Current
Events:
Ref.
D2.A7
The Annual Register: World Events. New York: St.
Martin's Press. Annual.
Similar
to Facts on File, this publication has an emphasis on news in the
United Kingdom and Europe.
Ref.
G122.U56a
The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Annual.
It
presents brief, detailed reports on countries and regions, which includes
information on geography, population, government, economics, and communications.
Includes maps. It is also available on the CIA Web site.
Ref.
JF37.C53
Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments, 1998-1999.
John Clements. Dallas, Texas: Political Research, Inc., 1998.
This
comprehensive resource is arranged alphabetically by country and includes
information on each nation's government, judicial system, economic
and foreign affairs, demographics, major imports and exports, and
principal trading partners.
REF.
JN1.E85a
The Europa World Yearbook. London: Europa Publications.
Annual
Each
country survey includes information on climate, language, religion,
government, education, and a brief recent history. There is also a
section that includes information on currency and exchange rates and
financial statistics. A directory in each entry presents information
on political organizations, trade and industry associations, and transportation
facilities.
Ref.
D410.F3
Facts on File. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1940
- Weekly with annual cumulations.
This
timely publication emphasizes news events in the United States, with
international coverage related for the most part to American affairs.
The factual news digests are based on materials gathered from newspapers
and magazines.
Ref.
D410.K4a
Keesing's Record of World Events. London,
England: Longman Group UK Ltd. Monthly
Keesing's
provides a contemporary record of modern history as well as a source
of current affairs. Each monthly issue, arranged by continent, provides
a comprehensive digest of world news. Throughout the more than 100
factual articles, references to other news items and earlier events
covered by Kessing's are given.
Ref.
JF797.P65 v. 1-8
Political Risk Yearbook. East Syracuse,
N.Y.: The PRS Group, 1999.
It
reports on political changes for 106 countries. Each country report
provides a thorough background section covering geography, history,
international relationships, social conditions, economic conditions,
sources of political power, and the climate for business. For some
countries there is an "update" analysis covering significant
changes taking place since the country report was written. This publication
is divided into eight volumes: v.1 North and Central America, v.2
Middle East & North Africa, v.3 South America, v.4 Sub-Saharan
Africa, v. 5 East Asia and the Pacific, v. 6 West Europe, v. 7 East
Europe, and v. 8 Central & South Asia.
Ref.
F1406.5.S68
South America, Central America and the Caribbean 1999.
7th ed. London: Europa Publications Ltd., Farmington Hills, Mich.:
Gale.
Careful
research and thoroughness of detail are the hallmark of the 37 contributors'
work on 48 countries. Included are eight introductory essays covering
such topics as trade blocs, integration, and the politics of drugs.
Economic indicators for the region are evaluated, and the history
and economy of each country is complete and insightfully discussed.
Charts are plentiful for each country.
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Comprehensive
Surveys:
Ref.
F1406.C36 1992
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Simon Collier, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore, general editors.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Discusses
all of Latin America and the Caribbean within six topical sections:
physical environment, the economy, peoples, history, politics and
society, and culture. Each section has subsections, which include
short bibliographies appended to each signed subsection. The articles
are supplemented with maps, charts, and photographs.
F1410.C1834
1984
Cambridge History of Latin America. Leslie
Bethell, editor. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984 - 11
volumes.
This
is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Latin America's historical
experience from the first contact between the Native American Indians
and Europeans to the present day. Each chapter is by a specialist
and accompanied by an extremely useful bibliographic essay.
Ref.
HC121.U525a
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. New York:
United Nations. Annual.
Provides
a useful cumulation of economic details for Latin America and the
Caribbean. The various sections include information on economic policy,
structural reform, finance, inflation, investment and saving, and
employment and wages. In addition, up to 10 pages are devoted to
each country, covering general trends, and economic policy, with statistics
going back several years.
Ref.
F1408.M36 1968
Encyclopedia of Latin-American History. Michael
Rheta Martin and Gabriel H. Lovett. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1968.
Updated
edition of a convenient and valuable reference work, with additional
material for the period since 1956 through the mid-1960s. Emphasis
is on English language accounts, and it gives less coverage to the
colonial period than to that of the Independence and later periods.
Ref.
F1406.E53 1996
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture.
5 volumes. Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief. New York: C. Scribner's
Sons; London: Simon & Schuster: Prentice Hall International,
1996.
This
5-volume set provides more than 5,000 articles on the history and
culture of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America,
and the Spanish Borderlands that are now part of the United States.
The overall purpose of the set is to reflect the way Latin Americans
of all classes understand their world.
Ref.
F1410.A79 1997
Encyclopedia of the Inter-American System.
G. Pope Atkins. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.
The
complex workings of the Inter-American System (IAS), the components
of which are the Organization of American States, the Inter-American
Development Bank, and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
Regime, are the subject of this encyclopedia. This comprehensive volume
provides information on organizations, institutions, treaties, conferences,
and leaders throughout the history of the IAS.
Ref.
HC94.R688 1995
Encyclopedia of the North American Free Trade Agreement,
the New American Community, and Latin-American Trade.
Jerry Martin Rosenberg. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.
This
work covers specific issues, rationales, ideologies, controversies,
and actions related to the adoption and implementation of the NAFTA
agreement. The information is taken from official sources, and its
purpose is to emphasize the interpretation of NAFTA issues to keep
abreast of trading pacts, opportunities, programs, and regulations
throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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Handbooks
and Directories:
Ref.
JL966.L37 1985
Latin American Political Movements. Ciarán
Ó Maoláin. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1985.
Provides
basic information on political parties and alliances, guerilla movements,
pressure groups, and other legal and illegal organizations. Twenty
Latin American countries and Puerto Rico are included. Each country
section has a brief summary of its political history, constitutional
background, and recent election data. In addition, the dictionary
provides information on the country's leadership, structure, history,
and policies.
Ref.
F1971.C74
The Puerto Ricans, 1493 - 1973; A Chronology & Factbook.
Francesco Cordasco, compiler and editor. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana
Publications, 1973.
Provides
a chronology of events from 1493-1973 as well as documents significant
to the history of Puerto Rico. A selected bibliography of sources
relevant to the Puerto Rican experience is also included.
F1418.U68
1995
U.S.-Latin American Policymaking: A Reference Handbook.
David W. Dent, editor.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.
Complete
and useful reference work, with 24 experts contributing essays on
Inter-American and U.S. domestic environments, policymaking structures
and persons in the U.S. political system, and certain major policy
issues.
Individual
Countries:
Country
Studies/Area Handbooks Series.
A
continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook
Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the
series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing
its political, economic, social, and national security systems and
institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems
and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written
by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek
to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving
for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention
is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant
beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which
they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with
national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward
their social system and political order. To find these valuable resources
in the library, perform a KEYWORD search in Lexicat. Enter the country
name and the phrase "area handbook". The full-text of approximately
100 of the country studies is available on the Library of Congress
Web site: http://www.loc.gov/
Ref.
F1210.E63 1997 v. 1-2
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture.
Michael S. Werner, editor. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997.
Produced
by more than 300 scholars from seven countries, this encyclopedia
provides information on people, events, institutions, processes, society,
and culture from Mexican history that shed light on the present state
of Mexico. All the article-length entries are signed and include select
bibliographies.
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U.S.
Federal Government Documents:
Doc.
Z1223.A2
CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress.
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1970 -
One
of the most comprehensive of document indexes to the complete activities
of the U. S. Congress. Popular names of bills, laws, and reports are
given, as well as the subject matter of those materials. In addition,
an index covers the same materials by mill number, report number,
etc. Congressional hearings are also covered as well as the names
of witnessess and committees. The publication is in two sections:
The index section offers access by subject, author, and title. The
summary section provides the full title of the document and includes
an abstract of most of the items indexed.
Periodicals
Microform
Congressional Record. 1789 -
A
detailed summary of the day-to-day activities of Congress.
Doc.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.
U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office, 1941 -
A
basic finding tool for government documents issued by the Government
Printing Office, the Monthly Catalog is arranged by Superintendent
of Documents classification number, which means the publication is
arranged by the issuing agency. A subject index is provided.
Doc.
S1.1:
Foreign Relations of the United States.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, 1861 -
Published
by the Department of State, this is a basic compilation of the the
foreign affairs of the United States since the mid-19th century.
Ref.
JX234
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United
States of America, 1776 - 1949. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Department of State, 1968 - 1976. 13 v.
This
is a basic compilation of U. S. multilateral treaties as well as agreements
and treaties with individual countries from 1776 through 1949.
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Dictionaries
Ref.
F1408.3.N86
Dictionary of Afro-Latin American Civilization.
Benjamin Nuñez, with the assistance of the African Bibliographic
Center. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.
Focusing on
the Caribbean, the dictionary offers more than 4,500 entries for words
and phrases, biographies, and historical events.
Ref.
F2183.G86 1991
The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America
and the Caribbean. Phil Gunson and Greg Chamberlain,
with additional material by Andrew Thompson. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 1991.
Provides alphabetically
arranged entries covering people, political parties, events, and terminology
of 20th-century Central America and the Caribbean.
Ref.
JL1851.A25G86 1989
Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America.
Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson, and Greg Chamberlain. New York: Macmillan
Publishing Co., 1989.
This is a
guide to themes, events, and personalities in the politics of 20th-century
South America.
Ref.
GN564.L29S84 1989
Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology.
Thomas M. Stephens. Gainsville: University of Florida Press, 1989.
Provides definitions
for Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish American terms. In addition
to a definition for terms, the dictionary covers racial or ethnic
definitions, including related defintions, the geographic area where
the term is used, and explanatory commentary.
F1406.R67
1992
Latin America: A Political Dictionary.
Ernest E. Rossi, Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
Covers people,
political parties, events, issues, and concepts relevant to Latin
American politics. Almost 300 entries are given in 11 topical chapters,
including the military, political culture and ideology, and international
law and organizations. In addition to a definition, the historical
significance and current relevance of the term are described.
Ref.
F1418.S494 1992
The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary.
David Shavit. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Brief information
about people, events, and institutions that affected the relationship
between Latin America and the United States.
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Individual
Countries:
Ref.
F3304.H4 1972
Historical Dictionary of Bolivia. Dwight
B. Heath. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.
Ref.
F2504.L46
Historical Dictionary of Brazil. Robert
M. Levine. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979.
Ref.
F1754.S83 1988
Historical Dictionary of Cuba. Jaime Suchlicki.
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1988.
Ref.
F1462.M6
Historical Dictionary of Guatemala. Richard
E. Moore. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1967.
Ref.
F1562.H43
Historical Dictionary of Panama. Basil C.
Hedrick and Anne K. Hedrick. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1970.
Ref.
F1954.F37
Historical Dictionary of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Kenneth R. Farr. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow
Press, 1973.
Ref.
F2304.R8 1971
Historical Dictionary of Venezuela. Donna
Keyse Rudolph and G. A. Rudolph. Metuchen. N.J.: Scarecrow Press,
1971.
The Historical
Dictionary of . . . series provides brief entries for personal names,
places, and events for individual Latin American countries.
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Biographical
Sources
General:
Ref.
Z5305.U5B56a Ref. Rm. Biography
Biography & Genealogy Master Index.
Detroit: Gale Research, Co., 1980 -
Published
in several editions and multivolumed, this work provides an alphabetical
listing of the names of several million individuals. The citations
for each person are taken from approximately 600 biographical reference
works. It is a key not only to better known individuals, but it also
assists in locating biographical information on lesser known persons.
Ref.
Z5301.B5 Ref. Rm. Biography
Biography Index. Bronx, N.Y.: H. W. Wilson
Co., 1946 - Quarterly with annual cumulations.
This index
includes citations to biographies appearing in periodicals and selected
books. It offers a key to biographical information about persons living
and dead in a wide variety of general sources.
Ref.
CT100.C8 Ref. Rm. Biography
Current Biography. Bronx, N.Y.: H. W. Wilson
Co., 1955 - Monthly with annual cumulations.
Essay-length
biographical sketches are provided for U.S. and international personalities
and luminaries. Citations for the source references as well as New
York Times obituary notices are included at the end of each article.
Ref.
Index Reference Index Area
Personal Name Index to "The New York Times Index,"
1851 -
This multivolumed
set includes more than 3 million names of people mentioned in the
newspaper. Many of these, particularly in the earlier years, are not
found in the main New York Times Index volumes.
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Specialized:
Ref.
F1414.2.B48 1988
Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean
Political Leaders. Robert Jackson Alexander, editor.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Provides 450
lengthy, signed biographical profiles of political figures from the
19th and 20th century. In addition to bibliographies, a chronology
of major events in the region, 1804-1985, is provided.
Ref.
CT1343.D53 1996
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Joseph
C. Tardiff & L. Mpho Mabunda, editors. New York :Gale Research,
1996.
With more
than 450 entries, this biographical dictionary is among the largest
biographical sources available covering Hispanics. Profiles are provided
for Hispanic men and women who lived from the 15th century to
the present, and includes all occupations. A significant number of
the profiles are for contemporaries. Along with a detailed biographical
sketch, a list of the sources consulted is provided.
Ref.
JL957.W47 1993 Ref. Rm. Biography
Who's Who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking
& Industry (New York, N.Y.). New York, N.Y.: Norman
Ross Pub., 1993.
Arranged
by country, there are biographies for more than 2,000 leaders in 36
countries, including politicians, legislators, diplomats, bankers,
economists, trade unionists, lawyers, writers and journalists, engineers,
and religious, business, and military leaders.
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Statistical
Sources
Index:
Doc.
Z7554.U5 A46
ASI (American Statistics Index). Washington,
D.C.: Congressional Information Service. Monthly with annual cumulations.
It
is a comprehensive guide and index to the voluminous statistical publications
of the U.S. Government. Statistical publications are indexed by subject
and names; categories (geographic, economic, demographic, and standard
classification system); titles; and agency report numbers.
Compendiums:
Ref.
Desk HA154.G35
Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc.
It
includes rankings on a variety of topics including demographics, education,
labor, government and politics, and markets and marketing. Information
is collected from a variety of government, business, and general interest
sources.
Ref.
Desk HA154.S68
Statistical Abstract of the World. Detroit,
MI.: Gale Research Inc.
A
comprehensive resource that includes information on demographics,
education, labor force, production, finance, economics, and trade.
Includes maps and charts.
Ref.
HA17.D45
U.N. Demographic Yearbook. New York: Dept.
of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations.
1948 - Annual
A
compendium of international demographic statistics of the various
countries of the world. It covers populations and their demographic
characteristics, natality, mortality, marriages and divorce, etc.
Ref.
HA12.5 .U63
U.N. Statistical Yearbook. United Nations.
Statistical Office. New York: United Nations. 1948 - Annual
A
summary of international statistics, including population, agriculture,
mining, manufacturing, finance, trade, social statistics, education,
etc., of the various countries of the world. Many of the tables provide
data for several years.
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Specialized:
Ref.
HA175.M55 1993
International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-1988.
B.R. Mitchell. New York, N.Y.: Stockton Press, 1993.
Presents
comparative statistics for 26 North, Central, and South American countries,
mostly from the mid-19th century to the early 1970s. Tables are grouped
in 11 broad subject areas.
Doc.
S18.2:C19/2
Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and
Social Data. United States. Agency for International
Development. Washington, D.C.: Agency for International Development,
1991.
A
statistical overview, with several years of data, of macroeconomic,
trade, social, and budget data for the Latin American and Caribbean
region.
Ref.
HB3530.5 W54 1984
Latin American Population and Urbanization Analysis: Maps
and Statistics, 1950-1982. Richard W. Wilkie. Los Angeles,
Calif.: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California,
1984.
This
volume of Latin American population data and maps provides information
on 20 Latin American countries. Part one consists of four overview
chapters, which provide data and maps for Latin America as a whole,
for Middle America, which encompasses Mexico, Central America, and
the Caribbean, and for South America. Part two presents detailed data
and maps for each Latin American country. Population data for each
country includes: census results by civil division, population of
the major urban centers, a breakdown of the population into five levels
in the urban-rural settlements for the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and
a table of selected indicators of population changes since the 1940s.
Maps for each country include political and physical base maps, population
cartograms showing political units by population size, and three dimensional
computer maps of total population, and population density.
Ref.
HA935.S8
Statistical Abstract of Latin America. University
of California, Los Angeles. Latin American Center. University of California,
Los Angeles. Committee on Latin American Studies. University of California,
Los Angeles. Latin American Center. Los Angeles, 1955 -
A
major resource for data on Latin America. Included are statistics
on the societies, economies, and politics of Latin America. Statistics
are presented in time series covering several years or decades whenever
possible. Data from some 250 national and international sources for
20 Latin American countries are presented. The book is divided into
ten parts: I - Geography, Land, and Environment; II - Transportation
and Communication; III - Population, Health, and Education; IV - Politics,
Religion, and the Military; V - Working Conditions and Migration;
VI - Illegal and Legal Industry; VII - Mining, Energy, Sea, and Land
Production; VIII - Foreign Trade; IX - Financial Flows; X - National
Accounts, Government Policy and Finance, and Prices.
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Bibliographies:
Guides to the Literature
Guides:
Ref.
Z1601.S25 v. 1-2
A Guide to Latin American Studies. Martin
Howard Sable. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, University of California,
1967.
Provides
more than 5,000 annotated citations, primarily in English, on reference
books, monographs, periodical articles, and government publications
in the social sciences, humanities, and the natural and applied sciences.
Ref.
Z1601.A2 J7 1922
Hispanic American Bibliographies, Including Collective
Biographies, Histories of Literature and Selected General Works.
Compiled by Cecil Knight Jones ... with critical notes on sources,
by José Toribio Medina (translated by the compiler). Baltimore:
The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1922.
Despite
its age, Jones' work remains an authoritative source. It provides
bibliographies and citations for collective biographies as well as
histories of literature. Many of the entries are annotated, and each
section is preceded by a brief bibliographical note.
Ref.
Z1601.W66 1965
Histories and Historians of Hispanic America.
A. Curtis Wilgus. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1966.
This
reprint is of the second, revised, corrected and augmented edition
published by the H.W. Wilson Company in 1942, which was an augmented,
revised, and corrected version of this useful bibliography originally
published in 1936. It is divided into centuries and subdivided by
countries, gives a sentence or two to each title, has a selected list
of bibliographical and biographical collections and aids, and an index
of authors and editors.
Ref.
Z1601.G75
Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature.
Charles C. Griffin, editor. Austin: Published for the Conference on
Latin American History by the University of Texas Press, 1971.
It
provides a selective scholarly bibliography of the whole field of
Latin American history, including critical annotations. More than
7,000 items are categorized in sections on reference works and by
period sections, each with many subdivisions. Although it is no longer
current, Griffin's work is still considered essential.
Ref.
Z1601.H853
Latin American History; A Guide to the Literature in English.
R. A. Humphreys. New York, Oxford University Press, 1958.
Although
dated, Humphreys' work makes available a useful and convenient guide
to historical literature in English published before 1958.
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Bibliographies:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ref.
Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 5
A Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean Bibliographies,
1985-1989 : Social Sciences and Humanities. Lionel V.
Loroña, editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993.
Continues
the work of the previous supplements.
Ref.
Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 4
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1980-1984:
Social Sciences and Humanities. Lionel V. Loroña,
editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987.
Consists
of 1,633 listings in 34 categories arranged alphabetically by author
or title. Fourth supplement complements previous ones and includes
works published before 1980 not previously listed. Contains author
and subject indexes.
Ref.
Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 3
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1975-1979:
Social Sciences and Humanities. Haydée Piedracueva,
editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1982.
There
are 34 subject locations where items appear in alphabetical order
by author or main entry. This third supplement complements previous
ones and includes works published before 1975, if not included in
previous supplements. A new section is devoted to the Spanish-speaking
minority in the U.S. Includes author and subject indexes.
Ref.
Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 2
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies--Social
Sciences & Humanities Supplementing the Original Works
by Arthur E. Gropp. Daniel Raposo Cordeiro, editor. Metuchen, N.J.:
Scarecrow Press, 1979.
This
updates Arthur Gropp's 1968 and 1976 bibliographies of Latin American
bibliographies. It cites both monographs and articles published between
1969 and 1974. Identifies biographies as well as libraries and archives.
Ref.
Z1601.A2 G76 1968
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies.
Arthur E. Gropp, compiler. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1968
This
updates Cecil Knight Jones' 1942 publication, Bibliography of Latin
American Bibliographies. More than 7,200 items, all with imprint dates
prior to 1965. The arrangement is by subject, and within subjects
by country.
Ref.
Z1437.G74 1988
Central America in the 19th and 20th Centuries:
An Annotated Bibliography. Kenneth J. Grieb. Boston:
G. K. Hall, 1988.
For
the period of 1810-1980, books (including laws and compilations of
documents and treaties) are listed for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Belize. Materials are in both Spanish and
English.
Ref.
Z1601.G72
Latin America in English Language Reference Books: A Selected,
Annotated Bibliography. Ann Hartness Graham and Richard
D. Woods. New York, N.Y.: Special Libraries Association, 1981.
A
very selective bibliography of 104 annotated citations, this source
is a basic collection of reference books covering all of Latin America
and all time periods.
Doc.
D101.22:550-7-1
Latin America and the Caribbean: Analytical Survey of
Literature. Headquarters, United States Department of the Army.
Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1975.
Selected
primarily from the collection of the Army Library, Pentagon, the annotated
sources present the problems and prospects of the forces that influenced
and shaped the course of Latin America and its countries by the mid-1970s. Chapter I covers Latin America as a whole; Chapter II surveys
the regional aspects; Chapter III covers individual countries; and
Chapter IV cover source materials for research and reference. Maps
are included for each country.
Ref.
Z1601.B35 1967
Latin America and the Caribbean; a Bibliographical Guide
to Works in English. Stojan Albert Bayitch. Coral Gables,
Fla.: University of Miami Press, 1967.
Considered
a standard reference source for works in English, it provides citations
arranged by subject and separately by country and subject.
Ref.
Z1605.H23
Handbook of Latin American Studies. American
Council of Learned Societies. Committee on Latin American Studies.
Joint Committee on Latin American Studies. Library of Congress. Library
of Congress. Hispanic Foundation. Library of Congress. Latin American,
Portuguese, and Spanish Division. Library of Congress. Hispanic Division.
Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1935 -
The
premier bibliography for Latin Americanists. An extensive, annotated
bibliography of international materials relating to Latin America,
prepared by scholars. Coverage includes anthropology, art, economics,
education, geography, government, history, international relations,
language and literature, law, music and philosophy, sociology, and
travel. Each volume also contains special articles on topics such
as life and culture or inter-American relations. In addition, the
Handbook of Latin American Studies is available and searchable on
the Library of Congress Web site: http://lcwww.loc.gov/hlas.
Ref.
Z7165.L3 D4395 1988
Latin America, 1983-1987: A Social Science Bibliography.
Robert L. Delorme, compiler. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Arranged
primarily by geographic region, it includes almost 4,000 books, essays,
and periodical articles in English and Spanish.
Ref.
Z7165.L3 D44
Latin America: Social Science Information Sources, 1967-1979.
Robert L. Delorme.
Santa
Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Press, 1980.
Includes
5,600 citations of English language books, monographs, and articles
from more than 100 journals.
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Bibligraphies:
Individual Countries
Ref.
Z1551.F69 1990
Annotated Bibliography of Puerto Rican Bibliographies.
Fay Fowlie-Flores, compiler. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Materials
are arranged by subject and include book or pamphlet-length bibliographies
published in Spanish and English through 1987.
Ref.
Z1411.B5
Bibliografía Histórica Mexicana.
México: El Colegio de México, 1967-1983.
A significant,
evaluative bibliography, it is organized in 18 categories and consisting
of 1,132 published volumes and journal articles. The work represents
a continuation of the bibliographical listing which formerly appeared
in issues of Historia Mexicana, with brief descriptions and evaluations.
Ref.
Z1511.P43 1988
Cuba: An Annotated Bibliography. Louis A
Pérez, Jr., compiler. New York Greenwood Press, 1988.
Consists of
1,120 annotated entries in a subject arrangement, including English
and Spanish books, articles, and journals.
Ref.
Z1491.W66 1988
El Salvador. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., compiler.
Oxford, Eng.: CLIO Press, 1988.
Contains 659
entries divided into broad subject areas profiling El Salvador and
its people. Like others in this series, it is aimed at the non-specialist,
English-speaking reader, but does contain some items in Spanish. Sources
are mostly current.
Ref.
Z1481.W66 1983
Nicaragua. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., compiler.
Oxford, Eng.: CLIO Press, 1983.
An excellent
annotated bibliography, which emphasizes English language sources
but not to the total exclusion of others. Includes not only books
but also periodical articles and dissertations.
Ref.
Z1551.C48 1985
Puerto Rico. Elena E. Cevallos, compiler; edited by Sheila R. Herstein. Oxford, England; Santa Barbara, Calif.:
Clio, 1985.
Consists of
605 annotated entries for books, government publications, and articles.
The sources are topically arranged, and most entries are in English,
except for Spanish-language titles which are considered classics or
the only available source on the topic. Most of the publications date
from 1970 to about 1984. Emphasis is on economics and politics.
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Bibligraphies:
Special Topics
Ref.
Z1609.R4 T7
A Bibliography of United States-Latin American Relations
Since 1810; a Selected List of Eleven Thousand Published References.
Compiled and edited by David F. Trask, Michael C. Meyer and Roger
R. Trask, compilers and editors. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press,
1968.
A comprehensive
guide to books, articles, pamphlets, documents dealing with relations
between the United States and Latin American nations since 1810. Materials
are in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian and other
languages.
Ref.
F1419.J4 E45 1990
Latin American Jewish Studies: An Annotated Guide to the
Literature. Judith Laikin Elkin and Ana Lya Sater, compilers.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
A highly regarded
reference work, it provides annotated citations from monographs, dissertations,
and articles on a broad range of subjects. The second part of the
guide is a list with annotations of serial publications in U.S. libraries.
Z6373.L3
S22
Latin American Jewry: A Research Guide.
Martin H. Sable. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1978.
Includes both
scholarly and popular materials on almost all aspects of the impact
of Jewry in and on Latin America, and its individual nations, regions,
and places from 1492 to 1974.
F1410.5.L37
1992
Latin American Military History: An Annotated Bibliography.
David G. LaFrance and Errol D. Jones, editors. New York: Garland,
1992.
Specialists
have written bibliographic essays on military history for particular
periods and countries. Each essay has sections on general works, bibliographies,
archival guides and sources; published documents, memoirs, journals
and eyewitness accounts, specialized works as well as periodicals.
Ref.
Z1609.P64 L39 1984
Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Information Services, 1984.
Entries are
drawn from ABC Clio's history database from which every abstract on
Latin American politics was selected. The publication represents a
decade (1973-82) of journal literature on Latin America and the Caribbean
since 1914 found in approximately 2,000 journals from 90 countries
in ABC Clio database. Provides author and subject indexes and periodical
listing.
Doc.
D214.13:SP2
Marines in the Spanish-American War, 1895-1899: Anthology
and Annotated Bibliography. Jack Shulimson, compiler
and editor. Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, Headquarters,
U.S. Marine Corps, 1998.
Ref.
Z1601.C496 v. 1-2
Revolution and Structural Change in Latin America; A Bibliography
on Ideology, Development, and the Radical Left (1930-1965).
Ronald H. Chilcote. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution
and Peace, Stanford University, 1970.
Emphasizing
the period of 1930-1965, this bibliography provides a country-by-country
listing of books, pamphlets, and periodical articles. Most of the
references are in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish.
Ref.
Z1243.V45 1990
The Spanish-American War: An Annotated Bibliography.
Anne Cipriano Venzon. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990.
This is a
selective bibliography including the majority of scholarly works on
the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, written in English
between 1898 and 1986. In addition to books and journal articles,
government documents and dissertations are also included.
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Newspapers
and Periodicals
Ref.
Z1601.B54
Latin American Studies. Academic Writer's Guide to Periodicals,
v. 1. Compiled and edited by Alexander S. Birkos and
Lewis A. Tambs, Compilers and Editors. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University
Press, 1971.
An
excellent tool for the identification of periodicals relevant to the
study of Latin America.
Ref.
Z1610.H35 v.1-2
Latin America and Latin American Periodicals.
Widener Library Shelflist, No. 5. Harvard University. Library. Cambridge,
Distributed by the Harvard University Press, 1966.
This
Widener Library publication is arranged in four parts: Part I is a
Latin American classification schedule followed by the classified
listing; Part II is a similar arrangement for the Latin American periodicals;
Part III is an alphabetical listing by author or, if anonymous, by
title of both classess merged together; and Part IV is a chronological
listing by date of publication of monographs in both classes.
Ref.
Z7165.L3 C65
Latin American Economic & Social Serials. Great
Britian. Committee on Latin America. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books,
1969.
A
selective list of about 1,000 Latin American economic and social journals
with emphasis on current and recent serials, no titles are listed
that ceased publication prior to 1945. Arranged by country with notes
on approximate holdings of major universities in Great Britain.
Ref.
Z6947.L36
Latin American Newspapers in United States Libraries;
A Union List Compiled in the Serial Division, Library of Congress.
Steven M. Charno. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969.
Provides
a detailed record of holdings of Latin American newspapers in 70 libraries.
Some 5,500 titles for 20 Latin American republics and Puerto Rico are
reported. Includes a selected bibliography of sources containing information
about Latin American newspapers. The arrangement is by place of publication,
first by country, then by city. Within each city, arrangement is alphabetical
by title.
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Collections,
Archives, Manuscripts, Maps
Ref.
Z6027.S72A5 v. 1-4
A Catalogue of Maps of Hispanic America, Including Maps
in Scientific Periodicals and Books, and Sheet and Atlas Maps, with
Articles on the Cartography of the Several Countries, and Maps Showing
the Extent and Character of Existing Surveys. American
Geographical Society of New York. New York: American Geographical
Society, 1933.
This
is an extraordinary source for historical maps of Latin America. The
catalogue is published in four volumes: v. I, Mexico, Central America,
West Indies; v. II, South America - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia;
v. III, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Paraguay; v. IV, Uruguay,
Argentine Republic, Chile. Included are maps in books, sheet maps
and atlases, and historical maps.
Ref.
Z6027.S72M6 v. 1-2
A Catalogue of Latin American Flat Maps, 1926-1964.
Palmyra V. M. Monteiro. Austin: Institute of Latin American Studies,
University of Texas, 1967.
Covers
Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, concentrating on maps
published by government agencies in Latin America and the United States.
Locations for the copies consulted are given. It provides lists of
sheets in series including nautical charts. It omits geologic maps,
school wall maps, maps in books and periodicals, and most maps of
cities and minor civil divisions. There is a list of publishing agencies
in an appendix, and a brief area/subject index.
Ref.
Z2696.S21 1952 v. 1-3
Fuentes De La Historia Española E Hispanoamericana;
Ensayo De Bibliografía Sistemática De Impresos Y Manuscritos
Que Ilustran La Historia Política De España Y Sus Antiguas
Provincias De Ultramar. Benito Sánchez Alonso.
Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto
Miguel de Cervantes, 1952.
The
present edition carries through 1950, with changes and corrections
indicated by asterisks. Items suppressed are listed in a footnote
to the preface of V. 1 of the present edition. Added items are indicated
by the number plus "bis." There are separate indexes for
author, subject, manuscript sources, abbreviations, and anonymous
items (partial). Though its plan is somewhat complicated in structure,
the work remains a basic research tool.
Doc.
GS 4.6/2: L34a/974
Guide to Materials on Latin America in the National Archives
of the United States. George S. Ulibarri and John P.
Harrison. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974.
The
1974 edition supersedes Harrison's 1961 Guide. The work's usefulness
is complemented by appendices on microfilm publications, diplomatic
and consular post records, and a fine index. Many scholars will be
surprised by the variety and wealth of materials on Latin America
to be found in the National Archives. Part of the International Council
on Archives and UNESCO series of national guides on archival materials
relating to Latin American countries.
Ref.
CD1048.L35 G84
A Guide to Manuscript Sources for the History of Latin
America and the Caribbean in the British Isles. Peter
Walne, editor. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of
Latin American Studies, University of London, 1973.
Important
British contribution to the series, Guide to the Sources for the History
of Latin America. This is a comprehensive guide to archival and manuscript
sources in the British Isles which pertain to Latin America, the Caribbean,
and the Philippines, and to archival holdings of public and private
business firms. Materials are arranged by English counties, followed
by depositories in Wales, Isle of Man, Scotland, Northern Ireland,
Republic of Ireland, and Business Archives.
Doc.
LC 1.6/4: H62/2
The Hispanic World, 1492-1898: A Guide to Photoreproduced
Manuscripts from Spain in the Collections of the United States, Guam,
and Puerto Rico = El Mundo Hispánico, 1492-1898 : Guía
De Copias Fotográficas De Manuscritos Españoles Existentes
En Los Estados Unidos De América, Guam y Puerto Rico.
Guadalupe Jiménez Codinach. Washington: Library of Congress,
1994.
A
valuable reference tool, it contains a comprehensive listing of photoreproduced
manuscripts from Spain in U.S. libraries. The manuscript collections
are listed by state and contain helpful information such as archive
addresses and phone numbers, as well as descriptions of the collections
and many individual documents.
Ref.
Z1610.S8
Latin America; A Survey of Holdings at the Hoover Institution
on War, Revolution, and Peace. Joseph W. Bingaman, curator,
Latin American collection. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution on
War, Revolution, and Peace, 1972.
Excellent,
concise description and historical sketch of scope and size of holdings
and statement concerning more important special and archival collections.
Describes collecting activities devoted to documenting political,
economic and social development. Eight countries receive primary attention:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Holdings listed according to countries, even those outside the hemisphere.
Essential aid for researcher.
Ref.
Z1601.B32
Latin America in Basic Historical Collections: A Working
Guide. Russell H. Bartley and Stuart L. Wagner. Stanford,
Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 1972.
Made
up of two components, the first part describes the holdings and special
collections of institutions in U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe,
Iberian Peninsula, and other depositories. The second part is a bibliography
of guides, bibliographies, directories, and reference aids.
Ref.
Z1601.H35
Latin Americana Research in the United States and Canada:
A Guide and Directory. Robert P. Haro. Chicago: American
Library Association, 1971.
Provides
a list and brief description of established and developing Latin American
library collections located in the United States and Canada. Also
included are research centers that have continuing programs of research
and investigation in Latin American studies.
Ref.
Z2709.C19 v. 1-2
Spain and Spanish America in the Libraries of the University
of California; A Catalogue of Books. University of California,
Berkeley. Library. Alice Irene Lyser and Juan C. Cebrián. Berkeley,
Calif.: 1928.
The
catalogue is in two parts: Vol. I contains 15,000 books in the Spanish
language or related to Spain and Spanish America, including those
on Spanish exploration, colonization, and rule in other countries
held in the library of the University of California and in departmental
and other libraries on the Berkeley campus, excluding the Bancroft
Library; and Vol. II has only the holdings on Spain and Spanish America
in the Bancroft Library.
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Electronic
Sources
Periodical
and Newspaper Indexes/Abstracts
Periodicals:
America:
History and Life (CD-ROM), 1982-1995
The scope
and content of the CD-rom database is identical to those of the paper-based
index/abstract American: History and Life. It contains article abstracts
and bibliographic citations of the United States and Canada from prehistoric
times to the present. The articles from more than 2,100 journals published
in approximately 40 languages are abstracted, 900 of which are published
in the United States.
EconLit
(Journal of Economic Literature), 1969 -
This is the
electronic version of the American Economic Association's bibliographic
database and is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature.
It indexes journals, books, and dissertations as well as articles
in collective volumes. Coverage includes economics theory, monetary
theory, capital markets, industry studies, banking, country studies,
demography, urban and agricultural economics.
Historical
Abstracts (CD-ROM), 1982 - 1995
The scope
and content of the CD-rom database is identical to those of the paper-based
index/abstract Historical Abstracts. This source provides article
abstracts and bibliographic citations of books and dissertations on
the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from
1450 to the present. All branches of world history are included: political,
diplomatic history, military, economic, social, cultural, religious,
and intellectual history, and the history of science, technology,
and medicine. When articles, books, and dissertations are presented
with historical perspective, the following related social sciences
and humanities are also covered: area and interdisciplinary studies,
anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, sociology,
art, literature, philosophy, education, and popular culture.
PAIS
International, 1972 -
This is an
excellent source for articles, books, conference proceedings, government
documents, and statistical reports on foreign countries. Its coverage
includes law and legislation, banking, finance, political science,
and international relations as well as other social sciences.
Readers'
Guide Abstracts, 1983 -
This is an
electronic version of the paper-based Readers' Guide to Periodical
Literature, which provides subject access to popular periodicals with
abstracts.
Social
Sciences Abstracts, 1983 -
This electronic
version of the paper-based Social Sciences Index provides subject
access to 350 international, English-language periodicals on topics
including economics, foreign affairs, international relations, political
science, and politics.
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Newspapers:
Data
Times , 1996 -
The database
covers approximately 126 newspapers, 92 of which are regional U.S.
newspapers. The other 34 titles are from financial and regional newspapers
published outside the United States.
Newspaper
Abstracts, 1989 -
This
electronic resource contains citations with abstracts to articles
from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post,
The Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times. Covers international,
national, regional and local news, business and finance, editorials,
commentaries, and more.
