Subject Guide
Claudia Peterson
Contact:
cpeterson3@carleton.edu
507-222-4266
Subjects: Latin American Studies, Spanish
Finding Articles
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present. - America: History & Life This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Contains information about scholarly articles on the history and culture of the U. S. and Canada. (For World History, use Historical Abstracts) - HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Online This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and subject indexing)
Includes journal articles about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Latinos in the United States. Covers 1970 - current.
Subject Headings
Relevant subject headings for researching the conquest:
- Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540
- Latin America -- Race relations -- History
- Blacks -- Relations with Indians
- Indians of Mexico -- Mexico
- Indians, Treatment of
- Spain -- Colonies -- America
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Imperialism -- History -- 16th century
The are only a sample of potentially relevant subject headings. Remember to look at the records of books that seem particularly promising for other subject headings.
