HERITAGE II - Issues in Cultural Interations: Latin America
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| Defining community and culture |
| Below are a number of keywords that help to define a community. You may find these terms useful when searching the various databases. You should be able to add to this list as you explore your topic. |
Education |
Family
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Art |
Politics |
Marriage |
Religion |
Death |
Class |
Literature |
Race |
Gender |
Government |
Medicine |
Law |
Employment |
Recreation |
| Suggested databases |
| ClasePeriodica |
Index of latin america journals in the sciences and humanities. No full text. |
| EBSCOhost Databases |
Menu of all databases accessible via EBSCOhost. |
| HLAS Online |
The Handbook of Latin American Studies is a bibliography on Latin America. Each year over 5,000 works are selected for inclusion in the Handbook. Disciplines covered are anthropology, art, economics, electronic resources, geography, government and politics, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, and sociology. |
| InfoTrac OneFile |
Indexes 8500 periodical and news information titles, from general interest, academic journals, business and technology publications, law journals, health care periodicals, newspapers and newswire services, from 1980 to present. |
| JSTOR |
Provides access to over 200 full text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities, including mathematics, statistics, economics and finance, and ecology. List of JSTOR journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis |
Provides full text coverage of numerous publications in the areas of business, government, law, medicine, and U.S. and international news. Also provides full text coverage of the New York Times from 1980 to present. |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
Covers various social issues, such as Gun Control, Genetic Engineering, Censorship, Endangered Species, and Terrorism. It brings together viewpoint articles, overviews, statistics, court cases, newspaper and magazines articles, links to more than 1,000 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites. [password = ovrc] |
| Project MUSE |
Provides access to over 220 full text humanities and social science journals published by Johns Hopkins University. List of Project MUSE journals. |
| Reference Sources |
| Country and Government |
| CIA World Factbook |
| Library of Congress Country Studies |
| The Statesman's Yearbook |
Ref JA 51 S797 |
| Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Americas |
Ref G 63 W67 2000 |
| Culture |
| Encyclopedia of world cultures |
Ref GN 307E56 |
| Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States |
Ref E 184 S75 H365 |
| Latin American History and Culture |
Ref F 1406 E4561 |
| Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans |
Ref E 184 S75 S74 |
| History |
| The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cutlures |
Ref F1218.6 O95 |
| A Reference Guide to Latin American History |
Ref F 1410 R395 |
| Philosophy/Religion |
| The Encyclopedia of religion |
Ref BL 31 E564 |
| Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
Ref B 41 E56 |
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