LibGuides: Latin American History: Reference

Selected Reference Resources

Latin American History - Oxford Research Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Brief articles on key events, people, and concepts in Latin American history, covering pre-Columbian times to the present.
Latin American History - Oxford Research Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Brief articles on key events, people, and concepts in Latin American history, covering pre-Columbian times to the present.

Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Joseph R. Strayer. Scribner: 1982-1989.
Call Number: D114 .D5 REFERENCE

Historic World Leaders. Anne Commire. Gale: 1994.
Call Number: CT104 .H57 REFERENCE

Country Studies

Country Watch: Website of the World (CountryWatch) This link opens in a new window
Contains detailed textual, data and graphic information for countries and regions. Topics include: country overviews, political history and conditions, economic status, investment overviews, social background, and environmental situation and issues.
CIA's World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Country information organized by country, region, or topic, published by the Central Intelligence Agency. Topics include communications, defense, economy, flag and map, geography, government, people and transportation.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window
(use name of country as the search keyword)

Country Studies/Area Handbooks
Background information and a list of countries is available from the website. The series is no longer published, but is accessible for historical purposes