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History of the Americas After 1820  - History 221

Your search for information on the History of the Americas After 1820 can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on the particular country you are researching.

Search by subject: type in the name of the country, ex. Cuba

Some of the useful subtopics listed under your country would be (ex. Cuba – Civilization):

Civilization Foreign relations
Commerce History
Economic policy Politics and government
Economic conditions Religion
Emigration and Immigration Social conditions
Environmental aspects Social life and customs

Reference Books

A good starting point for your research because they help you become better acquainted with your topic. Listed below are some reference books that may be useful in your research.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

REF F1218.6 .O95 2001

 

South America, Central America, and the Caribbean

REF F1401 .S68 2001

Global Studies: Latin America

REF F1401 .G53 2004

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

REF GN307 .E53 1991  v. 1-9

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

REF F1406 .E53 1996

Worldmark Yearbook 2001

REF G1 .W655 2001 v. 1-3

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Americas

REF G63 .W67 2001-2003

Graphic History of the Americas

REF G1101 .S1 M51969 Oversize

Encyclopedia of the Inter-American System

REF F1410 .A79 1997

Political Handbook of the World

REF JF37 .P6 2006

CultureGrams: The Nations Around Us 2002

REF GT150 .C85 2002 v.1-2

Financial Times: World Desk Reference

REF AG6 .F56 2003

The Europa World Year Book

REF JN1 .E85 2005 v.1-2

The Statesman’s Yearbook

REF JA51 .S7 2005

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journal and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic.  Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general.  Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. 

To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below.  These databases usually provide full-text articles on almost every topic.  Conduct your search in these databases by using subject headings and keywords similar to those you used to locate books.

Country Watch

EBSCOhost
 Ethnic News Watch

GaleNet

Gender Watch

NewsBank

Proquest Newspapers

 

For remote access to the library databases, see E-Resource Login & Searching Options.

For historical research, the Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles, generally anything published before 1985.

 

Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students

http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/

 

Portals to the World from the Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

 

Freedom: The History of US

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/

 

A Chronology of US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

 

U.S. Department of State Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

 

Resource Center of the Americas

http://www.americas.org

Countries of the World
 http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

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