Latin America and the Caribbean

Given the tremendous growth of Latin American and Caribbean studies in the last three decades and the explosion of scholarly writings on these areas, a comprehensive guide to the literature and research trends was overdue.The present volume provides a massive review of, and a guide to, reference and bibliographie sources on Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as descriptions of specialized resources.The guide's principal virtue is its interdisciplinary nature.The volume is divided into 15 chapters, each consisting of essays about research trends and available information followed by annotated bibliographies, including essential sources and reference works.For instance, "History," one of the longer chapters (pp.291-441), features outstanding and insightful essays on early colonial history by Lyman Johnson and Susan Socolow, on the 1750-1850 period by Frank Safford, on the era since 1850 by Richard Slatta, and on Brazilian history by Steven Topik.Each essay is accompanied by essential bibliographic listings, which include periodical references, by David Block, Russ Davidson, Deborah Jakubs, and Ludwig Lauerhass, and a well-designed general bibliography by David Block

Caribbean region · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · History · International Relations in Latin America · Law