Civilization of Latin America
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How do I find authoritative introductions to my paper topic, with recommended resources in Spanish for for further research?
history and culture of Latin America. . .
Encyclopedia of Latin American History & Culture ***RECOMMENDED***
Available by library subscription.Encyclopedia of Mexico ***RECOMMENDED***
Available by library subscription
Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia (Trexler Library B level 394.2603 R888t)film, dance, art, and music. . .
South American Cinema: 1915-1994 (Trexler Library B level 791.43098 S726a)
A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino-Made Film and Video (Trexler Library B level 791.43098 R213g).
International Encyclopedia of Dance (Trexler Library B level 792.6203 I61e)
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music:South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (Trexler Library B level 780.9 G233e)
Dictionary of Art (Trexler Library B level 703 T948d).
How do I locate scholarly books in Spanish?
WorldCat ***RECOMMENDED***
Catalog of books and documents in libraries throughout the world.
How do I preview books online?
How do I locate peer-reviewed (scholarly) journal articles in Spanish?
Anthropology Plus
Articles related to ethnicity, folklore, legends, fiestas, etc. English and Spanish.Art Full Text
Standard index for art criticism. English and Spanish.Historical Abstracts ***RECOMMENDED***
Index to historical research about Latin America and Spain. English and Spanish.MLA
Standard index for literary and film criticism. English and Spanish.RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Standard index for music and some dance criticism. English and Spanish.Sociological Abstracts
Index to sociological research. English and Spanish.getting to the full text. . .
Once you have found the citation of a journal article you're interested in, click on the Get It link found next to the citation, or run a journal title search in Trexler Library's catalog. NOTE:
articles via interlibrary loan. . .
Journal articles not found in Trexler Library can be ordered on interlibrary loan.
Citing sources
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