Latin American History

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Background Information

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean  - F 1406 .C36 1992 Main Reference
Contains sections on the physical environment, the economy, the peoples, history, politics and society, and culture.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - F1406.E53 1996 Information Commons Reference.
The newest and most extensive encyclopedia in English with 5,300 separate articles.

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.

On-line encyclopedias in History
Full text encyclopedias. The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas includes numerous entries relating to intellectual and political concepts for Latin American history.

Facts on File on File World News Digest
World News Coverage from Facts on File News Service and Reuters. Includes editorials, obituaries, government leaders, country profiles, plus maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since 1940.

Clio Notes a part of America History & Life and Historical Abstracts.
For each of the above databases, the section titled "Clio Notes" at the bottom of their search page links to chronologies and short descriptions of historical events of the periods covered.

Chronology of World History  D11.M39 1999 Information Commons Reference
A year-by-year record of human events from prehistory to the present. Covers social, political, artistic, and technological events. Indexed by name, title, place and event.

Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.

Writing Assistance: UA Department of History
UA History Department Web site with information about writing a research paper for history courses. Created especially to assist students in INDV and TRAD history courses.