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Latin American Resources




Selected Reference Resources
Contemporary Latin American artists : exhibitions at the Organization of American States 1941-1964 Reference Collection - N6502.5 .C659 1997
Dictionary of Latin American racial and ethnic terminology Reference GN562 .S74 1999
Dictionary of Mexican rulers, 1325-1997 Reference Collection - F1205 .V34 1997
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture Reference Collection - F1406 .E53 1996
Encyclopeida of Mexico : history, society and culture Reference Collection - F1210 .E63 1997
Hispanic literature criticism Reference Collection - PQ7081 .A1 H573 1994
The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures : the civilizations of Mexico and Central America Reference Collection - F1218.6 O95 2001
A sourcebook for Hispanic literature and language Reference Collection - PC4071 .B55 1995


   

Articles
Clase Periodica Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.
Contemporary Women's Index Provides citations to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets are easily accessible.
Humanities Abstracts Fulltext Humanities Abstacts covers nearly 400 English language periodicals in the diverse subject areas of the humanities. Among the disciplines included are literature and language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology.
Country Studies Online version of the Country Studies Handbooks produced by the Library of Congress and the Department of the Army. Describes and analyzes the political, economic, social, national security systems and institutions of over 100 countries.
PAIS Archive PAIS Archive is a bibliographic index to the literature of international public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Includes journal articles; books; government documents; statistical compilations which appeared in PAIS Bulletin from 1915-1976.
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Latin American Studies Journals

Videos/Media
Americas Media Coll F1408 .A6 1993
The buried mirror Media Coll DP99 .B87 1991
The essence of playing congas Music Library MT663.2 .E87 1991
In women's hands : the changing roles of women Media Coll F3508 .I4 1993
Isabel Allende : the woman's voice in Latin-American literature Media Coll PQ8098.1 .L54 Z74 1994
Latin American percussion : rhythms and rhythm instruments Music Library MT655 .L27 1988
School of the Americas, school of assassins Media Coll U428 .U18 S36 1996
Buena Vista Social Club Music Library ML207 .C8 B83 1999
The forgotten island, Cuba Media DVD Coll F1776 .F67 2000
IA--Kuba (I am Cuba) Media Coll PN1997 .I32 1995
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance. V. 28. Mexico/Cuba/Bolivia/Argentina Music Library M1627 .J8 1990
Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of underdevelopment) PN1997 .M45 1999
Quien diablos es Juliette? (Who the hell is Juliette?) F1760 .Q84 1998
Viridiana Media Coll PN1997 .V57 1992
Bye Bye Brasil Media Coll PN1997 .B93 1994
Carnaval Bahia Media Coll GT4233 .B3 C37 1991
Life and debt Media Coll HV6250.4 C48 L53 1992
Destination Paraguay US Doc Video Coll PE 1.13:W 89/Parag./video

Web Resources

Furman University Concentration in Latin American Studies

LANIC
The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. Its mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. The target audience includes people living in Latin America, as well as those around the world who have an interest in this region. LANIC's editorially reviewed directories contain over 12,000 unique URL's, one of the largest guides for Latin American content on the Internet.


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