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# Latin American Studies

Explore research tools in Latin American Studies

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## Getting Started

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## Bibliographies and Research Guides

- [Latin America and the Caribbean](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991040304509707861)

  Includes essays on research trends and approaches, provides entries on over 6,000 bibliographic and research sources, and selectively identifies specialized collections and resources in United States research libraries.
- [Latin American Studies](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991023878499707861)

  Annotated bibliography of approximately 1,400 recommended books published from 1986 through 2000 in the field of Latin American studies.
- [Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991030199339707861)

  Guide to archival sources
- [Oxford Bibliographies On Line](http://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU06672)

  Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the Latin American Studies. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.

## Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

- [Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991038234189707861)

  Documents Latin American literature and theatre from the 16th through the 21st centuries.
- [Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991021234349707861)

  Documents the forms, genres, movements, spaces and institutions where cultural activities take place.
- [Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991023848859707861)

  Focuses mainly on the 20th century and includes economic, political, and social data.
- [Encyclopedia of U. S.-Latin American Relations](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991035550199707861)

  Details the political-cultural interconnections between the United States Latin America.
- [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991026620059707861)

  Looks at how Spain extended its influence across the globe. Brief descriptive essays cover colonies, individuals, political institutions, legislation, treaties, conferences, wars, revolutions, technologies, social and religious groups, and military battles, and include references.
- [Historical Dictionary of U. S. -Latin American Relations](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991030260289707861)

  Thematic index guides users to related entries, and an extensive bibliography includes a list of key works central to the study of U.S. - Latin American relations. Includes a separate list of online resources

## Chronologies

- [A Reference Guide to Latin American History](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_2149625)

  Contains general and topical chronology, as well as biographies of 300 key figures and more than 30 historical maps.
- [The Cambridge History of Latin America](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01JHU_INST:JHU&docid=alma991020941499707861)

  Authoritative essays by international scholars, accompanied by bibliographic essays.

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