Books to Get You Started

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Why Books?

Books and eBooks can provide a solid foundation for topic background or introductory research, helping scholars refine questions, select keywords, and navigate topic-specific vocabulary. Many academic texts also offer references and bibliographies, pointing to other valuable sources you may wish to explore. In short, they’re an essential starting point for any research project.

Catalogue Search

Use the following terms in a subject search to find related items in the library catalogue.

Subject headings to explore:

Latin America
Latin America - Democracy
Latin America - Economic Conditions
Latin America - Economic Policy
Latin America - Fiscal Policy
Latin America - Foreign Relations
Latin America - History
Latin America - Political
Latin America - Politics
Latin America - Social Policy

Here are some awesome books to get you started on your research topic. Please note: E-Books are restricted to current TRU students, staff and faculty.

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture by Jay Kinsbruner, editor in chief; Erick D. Langer, senior editor
Call Number: F 1406 .E53 2008 V.1-6

Over 5,000 entries covering a wide range of topics in Latin American culture. Emphasis is on political, economic, and social history, but articles on art, anthropology and archaeology, and other cultural topics are included.
The Cambridge companion to modern Latin American culture by edited by John King
Call Number: F 1408.3 .C283 2004
Latin American civilization : history and society, 1492 to the present by edited by Benjamin Keen
Call Number: F 1408.3 .L274 1996
Historical atlas of Central America by by Carolyn Hall and Héctor Pérez Brignoli ; John V. Cotter, cartographer
Call Number: G 1551 .S1 H2 2003 (Oversized)
Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2002
Call Number: HA 755 .A58 E-Book