Subject Guide: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.
International Studies Department Homepage
Online Resources
Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- Chicano Database
- Clase and Periodica
- Ethnic Newswatch
- Fuente Academica
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- Historical Abstracts
- International Political Science Abstracts, 1989-present
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2006
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics F1410 .E56 2002
- Latin America Profiled : Essential Facts on Society, Business, and Politics in Latin America F1408 .L37 2000
- South America, Central America, and the Caribbean F1406.5 .S68 2007
- Handbook of Latin American Studies Online
- A Reference Guide to Latin American History F1410 .R395 1999
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures : The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America F1218.6 .O95 2000
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures F1406 .E515 2000 (3 vol.)
- Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans : A Biographical Dictionary CT329 .M46 2003
- Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture E184.S75 E59 2004
- Encyclopedia Latina : History, Culture, and Society in the United States E184.S75 E587 2005
- Literary Cultures of Latin America : A Comparative History PQ7081.A1 L525 2004 (3 vol.)
- Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era : A Biographical Dictionary of More Than 12,700 Persons N6502.4 .S45 2003
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- Latin America Network Information Center
- Organization of American States
- Latin American Watch
- Latin American National Archives
- Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress
- 19th Century Latin America - Internet Modern History Sourcebook - Compilation of primary source web sites.
- Caribbean Newspapers Online

