Dictionaries & Encyclopedias - Latin American Studies - Latin American Studies - Research Guides at University of Maryland Libraries

Extensive Electronic Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Jay Kinsbruner (Editor); Erick Detlef Langer
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2008

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.

Cambridge Histories Online
Cambridge Histories Online offers online accessibility to full text titles for any type of historical research or study of a subject that has a historical element. Includes all the latest editions of the print series with automatic updates.Coverage: complete set through 2024
Oxford Handbooks: Political science
Extremely useful reference source providing coverage of major topics in political science written by the world's leading scholars. Features include abstracts and keyword searching, reference linking from bibliographies, and footnotes to available online content. The Libraries have purchased the 2012-2022. Click on the unlocked availability option on the left hand side to access the available essays.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American biography
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2016

The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography will provide a comprehensive overview of the lives of Caribbeans and Afro-Latin Americans who are historically significant.
Encyclopedia of Latin America
Call Number: McKeldin Library Refrence Stacks

ISBN: 0816073597

Four volume encyclopedia of Latin America
Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions by Henri Gooren (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2019

This encyclopedia provides an overview of the main religions of Latin America and the Caribbean, both its centralized transnational expressions and its local variants and schisms.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 by Daniel Balderston (Editor); Mike Gonzalez (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2004

The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.
Ethnic Groups of the World by James B. Minahan
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2013

This reference work presents content on the national groups and ethnicities of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Combining up-to-date information with extensive historical and cultural background, the encyclopedia covers approximately 150 groups arranged alphabetically.
Handbook of Middle American Indians by Robert Wauchope (Editor)
Call Number: McKeldin Library Stacks F1434 .H3

ISBN: 0292700148

Publication Date: 2004-01-01

Covers the following topics concerning the Middle American Indians of pre-columbian history: natural environment and early cultures, archaeology, epigraphy, ethnology, literature, linguistics, and social and physical anthropology.
Latin Music by Ilan Stavans (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2014

This encyclopedia of Latin music spans 5 centuries and 25 countries, showcasing musicians from Celia Cruz to Plácido Domingo and describing dozens of rhythms and essential themes. * Covers nearly every conceivable aspect of Latin music across almost
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: the Civilizations of Mexico and Central America 3 Volumes
Call Number: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks F1218.6.O95 2001.

Encyclopedia of the mesoamerican cultures of Mexican and Central American countries.