Reference sources
Oxford Bibliographies: Latin American StudiesCall Number: OnlineISBN: 0199766584An excellent place to start. Search for sub-topics within this large reference set.
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Searches the indexes of our library's print reference books. When you find an entry you'd like to read, click the "Locate this book" button or put the title of the reference book into Catalyst to find the book's location in the Reference Collection. - Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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What happened in a country?
Need a basic starting place for a specific country? Try a...
Historical Dictionary or Country Handbook
Browse the Reference Collection from about Ref F1400 - Ref F3400.
Country handbooks and/or historical dictionaries will give you good overviews (often by century) of major events that happened in that country. For instance, Honduras:
Table of Contents from: Meyer, Harvey Kessler, and Meyer, Jessie H. Historical Dictionary of Honduras. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1994. Reference Books F1502 .M56 1994.
