Latin American History





Bibliographies

Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1979- . Annual.
Call Number: R016.98 B47

Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature. Austin: University of Texas Press, [1971]. 700p.
Call Number: R016.98 G87l

Handbook of Latin American Studies. v.1 (1935)- . Gainesville: Univ. of Florida Press; Austin: University of Texas Press, 1936- . Annual.
Call Number: R016.98 H19

Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1984.
Call Number: R980 L34


Library Catalogs/Online Databases

UT-Austin Libraries Online Catalog [http://dpweb1.dp.utexas.edu/lib/utnetcat/
UT-Austin has one of the best Latin American collections in the U.S.

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


Encyclopedias

Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 5 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.

Wilgus, A. Curtis, gen. ed. Latin American Historical Dictionaries. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1971-1996. Each volume in this series covers a separate Latin American country:
  • Argentina [R982.003 W93h]
  • Bolivia [R984.03 H35h]
  • Brazil [R981 L57h]
  • British Caribbean [972.9 L97h]
  • Chile [R983 B55h]
  • Columbia [R986.1 D29h]
  • Costa Rica [R972.86 C86h]
  • Ecuador [R986.6 B64h]
  • El Salvador [R972.84 F629h]
  • French & Neth. Antilles [R972.976 G21h]
  • Guatemala [972.81 M78h 1973]
  • Honduras [R972.83 M57h]
  • Mexico [R972.03 B768h]
  • Nicaragua [R917.285 M57h]
  • Panama [R918.62 H35h]
  • Paraguay [R989.2 K83h]
  • Peru [R985.003 Al47h]
  • Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands [R917.29 F24h]
  • Uruguay [R989.5 W679h]
  • Venezuela [R987 R83h]



Networking: Associations/Listservs

Latin American Studies Association: http://www1.pitt.edu/~lasa/

H-LatAm [Latin American History]: http://h-net.msu.edu/~latam
Offers information about joining the listserv, a searchable archive of past discussions, an excellent collection of online book reviews, and additional useful resources.


Primary Sources in Books

Parry, John H., and Robert G. Keith, eds. New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century. 5 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984.


Selected Internet Sites

H-LATAM discussion group maintains this archive, which includes course syllabi, book reviews, bibliographies, e-journals, and information about scholarly organizations.

The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection offers information about its impressive collections, as well as the following exhibits:
1. Relacionnes Geograficas Collection
2. The Eleuterio Escobar Collection

Electronic Documents in Latin American History


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