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.

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Online Resources

Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.

Reference Books

Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.

  • 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

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