Latino Studies: Getting Started

Recommended Reference Collections

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Oxford Reference Online
A searchable collection of encyclopedias and other references sources.

Gale eBooks
Full text encyclopedias in all subject areas.

Gale Literature Criticism
Modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres.

Dictionaries

Oxford Pocket Spanish Dictionary by Oxford University Press
Online resource.
The Oxford Spanish Dictionary
UW Tacoma Library Reference
PC4640 .O84 1994
The Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary by Sinda Lopez (Editor); Donald Watt (Editor)
Online resource.

Recommended Reference Books: Hispanic Studies

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Available online and in print
UW Tacoma Library Reference
F1406 .E53 2008
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
Available online and in print
UW Tacoma Library Reference
F1410 .E56 2002
Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States
UW Tacoma Library Reference
E184.S75 E587 2005
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Available online and in print
UW Tacoma Library Reference
E184.S75 O97 2005
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: the Black experience in the Americas by Colin A. Palmer (editor)
Publication Date: 2006
Iconic Mexico: an Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zocalo [2 Volumes] by Eric Zolov (Editor)
Online resource.

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Subjects: History, International Studies, Latin American Studies