Latin American and Caribbean Library Resources in the British Isles

Latin American and Caribbean Library Resources in the British Isles
Author: Alan Biggins
Publisher: Institute of Latin American Studies
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

The third edition of this volume, a joint publication with the Advisory Council on Latin American and Iberian information Resources (ACLAIIR), provides details of more than 200 collections in national, university, public and special libraries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The scope of each collection is described and details are given of opening hours, admission requirements, addresses and other contact information. Where available, the URLs of internet home pages and addresses of online catalogues via telnet or the Web are listed. The volume is indexed by subject, country/region and organization/institution. Details are also given of collections which appeared in earlier editions and which have since been renamed or incorporated in other libraries.

Handbook of Latin American Studies

Handbook of Latin American Studies
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 808
Release: 2007
Genre: Latin America
ISBN:

Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.

Class, Ethnicity, and Community in Southern Mexico

Class, Ethnicity, and Community in Southern Mexico
Author: Colin G. Clarke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

The land reform in Mexico that followed the Revolution of 1910-17 helped to reconstitute peasant communities in the lowland areas of Oaxaca as a complement to the peasantries that had persisted from early colonial times at the higher altitudes. This book examines the history, production systems, and life styles of these communities, focussing in particular on their structure, ethnic movements, and political participation.

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
Author: Verity Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 113596033X

The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.

The Penguin History Of Latin America

The Penguin History Of Latin America
Author: Edwin Williamson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2003-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141937440

Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments that have made Latin America a source of fascination for the world. 'A first-rate work of history ... His cool, scholarly gaze and synthesizing intelligence demystify a part of the world peculiarly prone to myth-making ... This book covers an enormous amount of ground, geographically and culturally' Tony Gould, Independent on Sunday

Maria Graham’s Journal of a Voyage to Brazil

Maria Graham’s Journal of a Voyage to Brazil
Author: Jennifer Hayward
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 160235684X

The first scholarly edition of Maria Graham’s Journal of a Voyage to Brazil (1824). In addition to Graham's original journal, footnotes, and illustrations, the editors contextualize Graham’s narrative with a scholarly introduction, extensive annotations, and appendices including original reviews and Graham’s unpublished “Life of Don Pedro.”

British Archives

British Archives
Author: Janet Foster
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 891
Release: 1989-06-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1349095656

This guide contains over 1000 entries of centres holding archive and manuscript collections in the UK includes many newly-established and specialist archives and their details. This edition includes over 400 additional entries, new indexes and cross-references.

Introduction To Library Research In Anthropology

Introduction To Library Research In Anthropology
Author: John M. Weeks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2019-04-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429712987

This book is an introduction to library research in anthropology written primarily for the undergraduate student about to begin a research project. It contains a summary description of the type of resource being discussed and its potential use in a research project.

A Voyage of Discovery

A Voyage of Discovery
Author: School of Advanced Study, University of London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1995
Genre: Latin America
ISBN: