Washington and Lee University
Annual Review Of Environment And Resources (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of environmental policy-related issues. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: emissions AND trading Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "clean air act" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Politics -- General Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Annual Review Of Political Science (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of politics and public policy issues. Articles from 1998 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: reform AND electoral Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Annual Review Of Sociology (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of sociology. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: gender AND poverty Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | American Economic Association | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. It is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) covering both economic theory and application, and indexes journal articles, working papers, books, articles (chapters) in collective works, and dissertations. The index covers over 750 journals. Over 80% of all current records include abstracts. Book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993 are provided in fulltext. Coverage of some titles extends back to 1969. Updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms
To find records containing two or more terms, type the words in separate boxes connect by "and." (The boxes connected by "or" are used for searching for synonymous terms.)
Phrase To search for a multi-word phrase, simply type the words in the proper order. Example: economic development Truncation You may search for variations on a term by entering a minimum of the first three letters of the term followed by an asterisk (*). Example: inflat* finds inflated, inflation, inflationary, etc. Want to know more about EconLit? A 28 page EconLit Database Guide is available. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics International Trade Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Handbook Of Latin American Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | Library of Congress | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Multi-lingual bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America, including journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers. This electronic version is updated monthly, with approximately 5,000 entries added each year. Coverage extends back to the 1935 edition of the printed version. | |
| Usage Tips: | Truncation To search for various forms of an English-language word, click on the button labeled "Search for variants..." Combining Terms To search for citations containing two or more particular words, simply type those words. Example: disappeared argentina. The search system will automatically identify a set of citations containing those words as a phase and another set containing those words anywhere in the citation. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
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| Producer: | EBSCOhost | |
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| Description: | HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS is the most comprehensive database to literature on history outside of North America. Comprised of about 700,000 citations of articles (from about 1,700 journals of history and social science), books, book reviews, dissertations, and other materials in 40 languages on history since about 1450 of areas outside the United States and Canada. Most cited items have been published since the 1960s. The database is updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching may be done in all fields at once or limited by specific fields. Searching may be limited by historical period, language, type of publication or year of publication. You may also limit searches to entries with full text only. Output may be e-mailed or printed. | |
| Librarian: | Vaughan Stanley | |
| Descriptors: | Art and Architecture Humanities - General African-American Studies Medieval and Renaissance Studies Poverty Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies East Asian Studies | |
MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography (Info)
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| Producer: | Modern Language Association (MLA Bibliography) | |
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| Description: | An international index to scholarly materials on modern language, literature, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage: 1926-present. To see the journal titles included in the MLA, go to "Title List" in the top bar. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms The "and" operator specifies that both words on either side of the operator must occur in the part of a record you're searching for that record to match. For example, hamlet and murder finds only those records in which both the word hamlet and the word murder occur.
The "or" operator specifies that one or the other or both of the words on either side of the operator must occur in the part of a record you're searching for that record to match. For example, dreams or daydreams finds records in which either the word dreams or the word daydreams or both occur. Truncation An asterisk (*) stands for any number of characters, including none, and is especially useful when you want to find all words that share the same root. For example, pigment* matches pigment, pigments, pigmentation, etc. A question mark (?) stands for exactly one character and is especially useful when you're uncertain of a spelling. For example, a search like relev?nce means you can match the word relevance even if, like many of us, you can't remember whether it's spelled with ance or ence. An exclamation point (!) stands for one or no characters and is especially useful when you want to match the singular and plural of a word but not other forms. For example, product! matches product and products, but not productive or productivity. The exclamation point can also be used inside a word to match certain variant spellings. For example, colo!r matches both color (American) and colour (British). | |
| Librarian: | Yolanda Merrill | |
| Descriptors: | Humanities - General Literature and Language Theater Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International (Info)
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| Producer: | Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Contains continually updated records for over one million journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more from about 120 countries on all aspects of public policy and social issues.
Coverage extends back to the 1910's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics International Trade African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Red De Revistas Cientificas De America Latina, El Caribe, Espana Y Portugal (Info)
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| Producer: | Universidad Autónoma de Estado de México | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Database of articles concerning Latin America from nearly 500 open-access scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and physical and natural sciences. Each article is provided in full-text form in Spanish or Portuguese. | |
| Usage Tips: | The basic search box ("Busqueda de Articulos a Texto Completo"), located near the upper-right corner of the opening page, enables you to search for words within the texts of all articles in the database. To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "united fruit" Some of the other options on the opening page:
Since this is an open-access resource, these articles also may show up in other databases to which W&L subscribes. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Sociological Abstracts
| Producer: | Sociological Abstracts / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Preeminent database of research in sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. It includes references to articles in over 4,000 journals and other serial publications, plus books, dissertations, and conference papers, dating back to the early 1950's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Education Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- General Marketing Women's and Gender Studies African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
Africa And The Americas: Culture, Politics, And History (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2008) offers hundreds of alphabetically-organized entries on African history, nations, and peoples, plus African-influenced aspects of life in the Americas, including introductory essays on history, culture and religion, demography, international relations, economics and trade, and arts and literature. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | African-American Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Argentina : A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2008) of Argentina's history, culture, politics, economy, and geography. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Atlas And Survey Of Latin American History (Info)
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| Producer: | Sharpe / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This 2005 volume is "a practical introductory overview of Latin American history and politics through the lens of human and physical geography." Chronologically-arranged essays and maps, plus thematic coverage of the modern era. You can view the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 8 groups, beginning with "Activity-Concurrent." You may open any of these sections by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: assess* finds assess, assessing, assessment, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Brazil: A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2008) of Brazil's history, culture, politics, economy, and geography. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Brazil: Society And Culture (Info)
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| Producer: | World Trade Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Brief guide (2007) outlines social and cultural topics, including holidays and festivals, life cycles, religion, sports, women in business, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge Companion To Modern Latin American Culture (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Cambridge Collections Online | |
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| Description: | This 2004 volume contains essays which "analyze Latin American history, politics, art and literature from the nineteenth century to the present and reveal the common heritage of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America." You may view a copy of the table of contents. The library also owns a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge Companion To The Latin American Novel (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Cambridge Collections Online | |
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| Description: | Edited by Efrain Kristal, this 2005 volume "offers a broad overview of the novel's history and analyzes in depth several representative works by, for example, Gabriel García Márquez, Machado de Assis, Isabel Allende and Mario Vargas Llosa." You may view a copy of the table of contents. The library also owns a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge Economic History Of Latin America (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2006) offers analysis of economic trends, sectoral development, and the evolution of the institutional and policy environment. Volume One includes the colonial and independence eras up to 1850. Volume Two treats the "long twentieth century" from the onset of modern economic growth to the present. The library also has printed copies of the volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection.
Browse The opening page displays a list of the volumes, any of which you can click on to browse. The first page of any volume displays the volume's table of contents in the lower right. When you click on a broad "part" or section, you will see a list of chapters within that part. When you click on the chapter you want, you will see an overview of that chapter, with an option to "view full chapter" (above the chapter title), which will open a PDF file. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "land use" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge History Of African And Caribbean Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2004) "comprehensively covers the field of African literature, defined by creative expression in Africa as well as the black diaspora."
You may view a copy of the table of contents. The library also has printed copies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection.
Browse The opening page displays a list of the volumes, any of which you can click on to browse. The first page of any volume displays the volume's table of contents in the lower right. When you click on a broad "part" or section, you will see a list of chapters within that part. When you click on the chapter you want, you will see an overview of that chapter, with an option to "view full chapter" (above the chapter title), which will open a PDF file. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "mexican revolution" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge History Of Latin America (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Multivolume set is a "large-scale history of the whole of Latin America - Mexico and Central America, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean (and Haiti), Spanish South America and Brazil, from the first contacts between the native peoples of the Americas and Europeans in the late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-centuries to the present day." The library also has printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection.
Browse The opening page displays a list of the volumes, any of which you can click on to browse. The first page of any volume displays the volume's table of contents in the lower right. When you click on a broad "part" or section, you will see a list of chapters within that part. When you click on the chapter you want, you will see an overview of that chapter, with an option to "view full chapter" (above the chapter title), which will open a PDF file. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "monroe doctrine" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cambridge History Of Latin American Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Three-volume set (1996) covers the "whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Columbian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA." The library has printed copies of the volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection.
Browse The opening page displays a list of the volumes, any of which you can click on to browse. The first page of any volume displays the volume's table of contents in the lower right. When you click on a broad "part" or section, you will see a list of chapters within that part. When you click on the chapter you want, you will see an overview of that chapter, with an option to "view full chapter" (above the chapter title), which will open a PDF file. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "mexican revolution" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Companion To Cultural Memory Studies: An International And Interdisciplinary Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | De Gruyter / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2010 volume offers an interdisciplinary "overview of the key concepts of cultural memory studies." Signed, scholarly essays cover historical, literary, media, social and cultural, political, and psychological aspects, and more. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Sociology History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Companion To Latin American Film (Info)
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| Producer: | Boydell & Brewer / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2004 volume opens with a brief history of Latin American film and then moves to detailed analyses of 25 of the best Latin American films, culminating with City of God (2002). You may preview the contents, including a list of films covered. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies Film Studies | |
Companion To Latin American Philosophy (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Wiley Online Library | |
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| Description: | This 2009 volume contains 36 original scholarly essays, covering historical perspectives, current issues, developments in the discipline, and biographical approaches. You may preview the contents (wrong book cover, but correct contents). | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Wiley Online Library e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Philosophy Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2008) of Costa Rica's history, culture, politics, economy, and geography. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This is the W&L University Library's collection of respected resources which provide overviews of each country in the world, including political issues, history, government, economic issues and policies, demographics, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Economics International Trade Poverty Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Critical Perspectives On Afro-Latin American Literature (Info)
Connect to: Critical Perspectives on Afro-Latin American Literature
| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 collection of 11 essays is "an introduction to the literary worlds and perceptions of national culture and identity of authors from Spanish-America, Brazil, and uniquely, Equatorial Guinea, thus contextually connecting Africa to the history of Spanish colonization." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2008) of Cuba's history, culture, politics, economy, and geography. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Culture And Customs Of Puerto Rico (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood / ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume contains "extensive narrative chapters that cover contemporary religion, cuisine, sports, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and visual arts" in contemporary Puerto Rico. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Dictionary Of Latin American Cultural Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | University Press of Florida / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 volume "explains and contextualizes fifty-four key terms and theories, including some general concepts in cultural studies (e.g., body, deconstruction, ideology, postmodernism, power, queer theory) as they relate to research in Latin America, and some specific to the field of Latin American studies (e.g., anthropophagy, deterritorialization, lettered city)." | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Diasporas (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2005) contains signed essays on specific groups (social and historical background, experiences, assimilation and adaptation, etc.) and on associated topics. You can see the table of contents here.
Purchase was made possible by the Alice M. Dean Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into three broad sections, any of which can be "opened" by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+): Diaspora Overviews -- essays on about 20 ethnic groups that have suffered significant displacement Topics -- "impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures" Diaspora Communities -- essays on about 60 specific diaspora communities. Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: genocid* finds genocide, genocides, genocidal, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Latin American History And Culture (Info)
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| Producer: | Scribner's / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This second edition (2008) represents a major revision of the first (1996) and now includes over 5,700 signed entries in six volumes, providing "a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present." Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Latin American Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | Fitzroy Dearborn / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | One-volume collection (1997) of signed entries "about writers, works, and topics relating to the literature of Latin America, which is defined to include the French- and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands and Mexico as well as the countries of Central and South America." The library also has a printed copy in its collection. | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Latin American And Caribbean Literature (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature
| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2005 volume contains about 200 signed entries "on all aspects of literature, including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century..." | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Western Colonialism Since 1450 (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2007) contains over 400 signed articles "traces many facets of colonial growth and imperialism, including Europe's overseas expansion into the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific, beginning in the 15th century, the collapse of empires, race relations in decolonized regions, and current examples of continuing dependence by much of the developing world on Western nations (often former colonial powers themselves)." You may view the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 3 volumes, beginning with "A-E," which contain alphabetically-arranged articles. You may open any multi-part section by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: abolition* finds abolition, abolitionist, abolitionists, etc.
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Going To School In Latin America (Info)
Connect to: Going to School in Latin America
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | This 2007 volume "This volume examines the history and present state of educational systems, both public and private, of approximately 15 countries in the Latin American region, along with a 'day in the life' feature that shows what the school day is like from the students' point of view." | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Education Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Greenwood Encyclopedia Of World Popular Culture -- Latin America (Info)
Connect to: Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture -- Latin America
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Part of a six-volume set, published in 2007, which contains essays on popular culture in regions and countries of the world, briefly covering architecture, art, dance, fashion and appearance, film, food, games and pastimes, literature, love and marriage, music, mass media, sports and recreation, theater, transportation and travel. This volume focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Presented to the University Library in memory of Professor Marshall W. Fishwick. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Thematic entries are listed in the Table of Contents (in the column on the left side of the screen) and you can click on the desired section.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Handbook Of Spanish Language Media (Info)
Connect to: Handbook of Spanish Language Media
| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volumes contains over 20 signed essays, divided into two sections: country-by-country examinations of Latin American countries and the U.S.; various topics and issues, such as television news. Your may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of Latin American Literature And Theater (Info)
Connect to: Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater
| Producer: | Scarecrow / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2010 volume covers Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries of continental Latin America, with entries on authors (with biographical information and literary history), countries, literary movements and genres, and additional essays and appendixes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of Mesoamerica (Info)
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| Producer: | Scarecrow / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume "covers the history of Mesoamerica through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 900 cross-referenced dictionary entries covering the major peoples, places, ideas, and events related to Mesoamerica." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of Mexico (Info)
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| Producer: | Scarecrow / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2007) contains hundreds of alphabetically-arranged entries explaining terms, names, concepts important to Mexican history from its early Native American civlizations through 2006. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of Spain (Info)
Connect to: Historical Dictionary of Spain
| Producer: | Scarecrow / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2008) contains over 700 alphabetically-arranged entries on: "major Spanish organizations, including political parties, trade unions, and state bodies; the various regions and languages which comprise Spain, including Catalonia and the Basque Country; and major figures in Spanish culture and the arts." | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of The Dirty Wars (Info)
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| Producer: | Scarecrow / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2010 volume (second edition) contains over 400 entries on people, institutions and organizations, and other terms associated with the "dirty wars" of 1954 to 1990 in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Iberia And The Americas: Culture, Politics, And History (Info)
Connect to: Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History
| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2005) "covers the reciprocal effects that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain, Portugal, and the American nations have had on one another since the time of Columbus." About 400 signed entries, plus substantial introductory essays. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this e-book either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Sociology History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social Sciences (Info)
Connect to: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This second edition (2008), consisting of nine volumes, is the major revision of the first edition of this title and its predecessor, to which we also have online access. It specializes in coverage of "scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition," containing "nearly 3,000 entirely new articles... contributed by thousands of scholars (including several Nobel prize winners)." You may view the table of contents here.
Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 9 volumes, beginning with "Abortion-Congitive Dissonance." You may open the contents of any section of these volumes by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: consum* finds consume, consumer, consumption, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- General Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Adolescence and Youth."
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Psychology Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Bioethics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
Latin America And The Caribbean: A Continental Overview Of Environmental Issues (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview of history and issues of environmental issues in Latin America. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Business Cultures (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Business Cultures
| Producer: | Palgrave / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains individual chapters on 10 Latin American countries, plus multinational organizations, outlining historical and cultural factors affecting contemporary business relationships. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction
| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Philip Swanson's 2004 volume "presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts... Combines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Women Writers: A Resource Guide To Titles In English (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Women Writers: A Resource Guide to Titles in English
| Producer: | Scarecrow / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This 2007 volumes lists about 3,600 works -- including short stories, autobiographies, novels, and others -- by Latin American women, dating from 1898 to 2007. Works are arranged in several ways, including by country of origin. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latino American Cinema : An Encyclopedia Of Movies, Stars, Concepts, And Trends (Info)
Connect to: Latino American Cinema : An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends
| Producer: | Greenwood / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 volumes contains nearly 300 alphabetically-arranged entries on movies, actors and actresses, concepts, and trends, "placing subjects of Chicana and Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban and diasporic Cuban, and Mexican origin in perspective with related Central and South American and Caribbean elements." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies Film Studies | |
Literature Resource Center (Info)
Connect to: Literature Resource Center
| Producer: | Gale | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Large database containing extensive biographical and critical information on writers, movements, and works from virtually all time periods. | |
| Usage Tips: | Use the Help Menu in the database | |
| Librarian: | Yolanda Merrill | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Literature Of Latin America (Info)
Connect to: Literature of Latin America
| Producer: | Greenwood / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Rafael's Ocasio's 2004 volume contains lengthy essays which consider "works of Latin American literature not only in terms of literary merit, but also with regard to their place in the literary heritage."
You may view a copy of the table of contents here. The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: feminis* finds feminism, feminist, feminists, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article either by using your browser's print options or by clicking on the "View PDF pages" option displayed in the upper-right portion of the screen. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Maps of the Americas
| Producer: | University of Texas | |
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| Description: | Enormous collection of digitized maps from the University of Texas library's Perry-Castaneda collection, including hundreds of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency maps. | |
| Usage Tips: | Scan down the page for separate listings for spcific countries. Please note that there is one option for Historical Maps of the Americas. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Media in Latin America
| Producer: | McGraw-Hill / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume contains signed essays which explore "the most relevant aspects of the media in each society," including country-by-country coverage of 12 nations. | |
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009 (Info)
Connect to: Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-2009
| Producer: | University of Texas Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fourth edition (2012) is a biographical dictionary of nearly 3,000 entries on state and national politicians in Mexico. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Mexico: A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
Connect to: Mexico: A Global Studies Handbook
| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume contains an overview of "Mexican history and geography, as well its current economic and business climate, governmental structure, popular culture, and society." Includes a "mini-pedia" of A-to-Z entries, as well as maps and a chronology. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume provide an overview of major authors and trends in Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
New Century, Old Disparities: Ethnic And Gender Earnings Gaps In Latin America (Info)
Connect to: New Century, Old Disparities: Ethnic and Gender Earnings Gaps in Latin America
| Producer: | World Bank / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 book "adopts a sophisticated econometric methodology for measuring earnings gaps and applies it consistently across and within countries to measure gender and racial or ethnic differences." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Women's and Gender Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Notable Latino Writers
| Producer: | Salem Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This 2005 three-volume set is a collection of essays on 120 writers who are/were Latin American authors or U.S. authors of Latin descent. It also includes (at the end of Volume 3) a handful of essays on specific literary forms.
You may view a copy of the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. The set is divided into three "volumes," beginning with "1. Demetrio Aquilera Malta-Romulo Gallegos." Click on the volume you want, then on "Go," and then open the contents of the volume by clicking on a plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: feminis* finds feminism, feminist, feminists, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article either by using your browser's print options or by clicking on the "View PDF pages" option displayed in the upper-right portion of the screen. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Oxford Encyclopedia Of Latinos And Latinas In The United States (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press | |
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| Description: | First published in 2005, this scholarly work provides over 900 signed entries on the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the U.S. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The initial screen ("Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database.
The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "day of the dead". To find articles containing all of several words, connect with words with AND. Example: schools AND language To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: catholic* will find catholic, catholics, catholicism etc. Browsing Choose the "Browse" option (in the navigation bar near the top of the screen) to browse through an alphabetical list of all essays. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Oxford Handbook Of Mexican Politics (Info)
Connect to: Oxford Handbook of Mexican Politics
| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Handbooks Online | |
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| Description: | Thirty-one essays (2011) constitute an overview of the "remarkable transformation of the nation's political system to a democratic model," assessing the most influential institutions, actors, policies and issues. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Oxford Handbooks Online interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Peoples Of The Caribbean (Info)
Connect to: Peoples of the Caribbean
| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Subtitled An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture, this 2005 volume contains about 500 alphabetically-arranged entries on "the archaeology and traditional culture of the Caribbean," along with an extensive introductory essay. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Political And Economic Dictionary Of Latin America (Info)
Connect to: Political and Economic Dictionary of Latin America
| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Peter Calvert's 2004 work provides definitions of terms, concepts, names and organizations, covering current affairs, recent history, and economic issues. | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary
While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and the table on contents on the left side. Browsing You can use the Table of Contents to navigate the book. To open any of the alphabetically-arranged sections, click on the tiny plus-sign(+) immediately above the desired letter. If you click directly on the letter, you can browse all of the entries in that section. Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, enter the word(s) within the box beneath "Search this eContent," on the left side of the screen. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Foreign and International Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Rough Guide To The Caribbean (Info)
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| Producer: | Rough Guides / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2008) of this travel guide contains country-by-country coverage of culture and history, including maps, hotels, historic sites, restaurants, practical travel advice, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Routledge Companion To Latino/a Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 collection of over 40 original essays on Latino/a literature and analyses, covering such topic areas as sexualities, traditions, contexts, etc. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Routledge Companion To Anglophone Caribbean Literature (Info)
Connect to: Routledge Companion to Anglophone Caribbean Literature
| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 collection of 69 entries on: the foremost figures of the Anglophone Caribbean literary tradition and a history of literary critical debate: key moments in both literary and critical history; contentious critical issues including the canon, nation, race, gender, popular culture and migration; and more. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Routledge Handbook Of Latin American Politics (Info)
Connect to: Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics
| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 collection of more than 30 signed essays constitutes a "rigorous overview of the state of the field and a thoughtful guide to the direction of future scholarship." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Spain And Portugal: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present (Info)
Connect to: Spain and Portugal: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present
| Producer: | Facts on File / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Volume (2007) contains a concise narrative history, chronology, and an A-to-Z encyclopedia covering significant people, places, events, and issues in Spanish and Portuguese history, culture, and literature. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Voices Of The U.S. Latino Experience (Info)
Connect to: Voices of the U.S. Latino Experience
| Producer: | Greenwood / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Three-volume collection (2008; Rodolfo F. Acuña, ed.) of historical documents, dating from the start of the 19th century, mostly concerning Mexico and the United States and Mexican Americans. Also includes documents pertaining to groups and events in Latin American and Caribbean history that have had an impact on the U.S. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
This volumes has a slightly unusual organization; its first part consists of 40 multipage essays, followed by 130+ shorter entries, with two separate alphabetic sequences. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Wars Of The Americas; A Chronology Of Armed Conflict In The Western Hemisphere (Info)
Connect to: Wars of the Americas; A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere
| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2nd edition, 2008) offers a chronological "account of every major war and battle fought in the Americas." Volume 1 covers the earliest Spanish conquests through the 18th-century colonial conflicts, while Volume 2 begins with the (North) American Revolutionary War and continues through the 20th century. Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Digital Library Of The Caribbean (Info)
Connect to: Digital Library of the Caribbean
| Producer: | University of Florida | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Developing database of digitized "Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, and private collections... Types of collections include but are not limited to: newspapers, archives of Caribbean leaders and governments, official documents, documentation and numeric data for ecosystems, scientific scholarship, historic and contemporary maps, oral and popular histories, travel accounts, literature and poetry, musical expressions, and artifacts." | |
| Usage Tips: | The quantity of materials you generate with a search depends greatly on the type of search you do.
* If you use the "Full Citation" or "Title" search option, you will retrieve fewer materials, but they will be more relevant to your topic. * If you use the "Anywhere" or "Full Text" option, you will more throughly search the texts in the collection, but retrieve materials which may not be very relevant to your topic. To find entries containing forms of a word, place an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root. For example: immigra* finds immigrant, immigrants, immigration, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect them with AND. Example: women* AND cuba* To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the search words within quotation marks. Example: "monroe doctrine" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin America And The Caribbean -- News Sources (Info)
Connect to: Latin America and the Caribbean -- News Sources
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of resources which provide significant coverage (mostly English-language) of news concerning Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes both W&L subscriptions and free Web sites. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Network Information Center (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Network Information Center
| Producer: | Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas (Austin) | |
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| Description: | Lengthy compilation of over 12,000 links to "Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America," most of it intended for academic research purposes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse by country or by subject, or search for descriptive words within the database. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection
| Producer: | Harvard University | |
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| Description: | Collection of Latin American pamphlets, with links to page images of each title. The collection includes more than 5,000 items dating from the early 19th to the early 20th century. Many include maps, photographs and other illustrations. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching and browsing options are listed within the gray bar on the left side of the screen.
The Search option enables you to search through the text of the database ("Anywhere") or through other sections of the entries (titles, authors, etc.). The Browse Indexes option allows you to look through alphabetically-arranged lists of titles, names/creators, subjects, and forms. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Latin American Weekly Report (Info)
Connect to: Latin American Weekly Report
| Producer: | Intelligence Research, Ltd. | |
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| Description: | Published since 1967, LAWR is a respected source of news and analysis on contemporary Latin America. Now published on Thursdays, weekly issues are browseable and searchable back to 1999, and issues may be searched back to 1967. | |
| Usage Tips: | The most recent weekly report will be displayed at the top of the subsequent screen. Scroll down for earlier issues from the current year. Previous years (back to 1999) are accessible from the drop-down "Select Archive Period" menu (near the top of the page).
There appears to be no option to search the contents of the publication. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
New For Latin American And Caribbean Studies (Info)
Connect to: New for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Washington and Lee University Library blog covering new resources and other news for our Latin American and Caribbean Studies faculty and students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Pew Hispanic Center
| Producer: | Pew Hispanic Center | |
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| Description: | Non-partisan think tank whose "mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation." Excellent source of research reports. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- American Politics Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
ReVista: Harvard Review Of Latin America (Info)
Connect to: ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America
| Producer: | Harvard University (Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies) | |
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| Description: | Published three times a year, this periodical "focuses on different themes related to Latin America, Latinos/as, and the Iberian peninsula... highlighting the work of Harvard faculty, students, alumni, and visiting scholars." | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse down the page to see issues from 1998 to date. Complete issues from 2004 to date also are accessible as PDF files.
Many articles are available in both English and Spanish. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Development Statistics (Latin America And The Caribbean) (Info)
Connect to: Development Statistics (Latin America and the Caribbean)
| Producer: | U.S. Agency for International Development | |
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| Description: | Socioeconomic data on countries in Latin America and the Caribbean -- poverty, health, economy, environment, democracy, etc. Includes time-series data, Excel files, and a link to the most recent edition of the annual Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data (LAC Databook). But note: "Whereas the LAC Databook is a publication that is produced annually, the information presented in it is drawn from a publicly available online database that is continuously updated." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Economic Commission For Latin America Statistical Publications (Info)
Connect to: Economic Commission for Latin America Statistical Publications
| Producer: | Economic Commission for Latin America | |
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| Description: | Here are links to important annual statistical compilations, such as
* Social Panorama of Latin America * the Statistical Yearbook *Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | Grey House / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2012) "contains profiles on 782 [U.S.] places with the highest concentrations of Hispanic/Latino population, comprising 23 ethnic backgrounds from Argentinean to Venezuelan, and includes 26 statistical topics." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Oxford Latin American Economic History Database (Info)
Connect to: Oxford Latin American Economic History Database
| Producer: | Oxford University | |
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| Description: | "Contains statistical series for a wide range of economic and social indicators covering twenty countries in the region for the period 1900-2000." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Who We Are: Hispanics
| Producer: | New Strategist / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains 11 chapters of data on U.S. Hispanics' attitudes, education, health, housing, income, labor force status, living arrangements, population, spending, time use, and wealth. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |