All the following appeared more useful than the large majority of other material.
In most cases the title is enough to determine for what sub-topic it is useful. Special notes apply in some
cases. Since what is available is not evenly distributed among sub-topics (literature, for instance is overabundant
while print making is virtually non-existant), you may have to glean that material from something like Print Making of World/Multi-Cultural/Etc.
Britton, J. (1997). The United States and Latin America.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. [Call Number REF Z1609.R4 B75 1997] This book is buried in the bibliography
section. After six good chapters of introduction to the subject, there are 200 word "annotations" to each
of the entries. If you want to learn what the Monroe Doctrine is, for example, and how it fits into everything
else, quickly, or are otherwise doing your first paper on Latin America, this is a great place to start. Also
note that anything with Magill in the subtitle tends to be worth looking at, first.
Europa (Ed.) (2001). South America, Central America and the
Caribbean 2001 (9th Ed.). London: Author. [Call Number REF 1408.29.S69 2001] A regional
survey; articles, country by country, more extensive than World Book.
Foster, D., Altamiranda, D. & de Urioste, C. (1999) The
Writer's Reference Guide to Spanish. Austin, TX: Univ. of TX Press. [Call Number REF PC4410.F68
1999]
Geis, D. (Ed.) (1999). The Cambridge Companion
to Modern Spanish Culture. NY: Cambridge Univ. Press. [Call Number MAIN and REF DP48.C233
1999]
Howell, S. & Webb, S. (1995). A Guide to the
Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. NY: Oxford University Press. [Call Number REF
QL686.H68 1995] Good pictures as well as descriptions of their sounds. In most cases, if you are looking for birds
or trees or whatever, of Bolivia, or the like, you will have to look in something like Birds/Trees/Whatever of the World/International/Etc.
Kahneiler, D. (1949). The Sculptures of Picasso.
London: R. Phillips. [Call Number REF N553 P45K2]
Kanellos, N. (1997). Hispanic Firsts: 500 Years
of Extraordinary Achievement. Detroit MI: Visible Ink. [Call Number REF E184.S75 K36 1997]
Magill, F. (Ed.) (1994). Masterpieces of Latino Literature.
NY: Harper Collins. [Call Number REF PQ7081.A1 M29 1994]
Martinez, J. & Lomeli, F. (Ed.) (1985). Chicano
Literature: A Reference Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. [Call Number REF PS153.M4
C46 1985]
Morales, E. (2002). Living in Spanglish: The Search
for a New Latino Identity in America. NY: St. Martin's Press. [Call Number MAIN E184.S75 M667
2002]
Otero, R. (1974). Forever Picasso. NY:
Abrams. [Call Number REF ND552.P5 O7413]
Pastoral Team of Bambamarca (1985). Vamos Caminando: A
Peruvian Catechism. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press. [Call Number MAIN BX2186.E59 1985] This
is one of those books that were totally isolated from anything Hispanic but well worth looking at. It appears to be
lessons for leadership in community improvement in a Hispanic setting. The catalog, etc. is misleading.
Post, C. (1966). A History of Spanish Painting.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press. [Call Number REF ND801.P6]
Sabloff, J. (1997). The Cities of Ancient Mexico (Rev.
Ed.). NY: Thames and Hudson. [Call Number REF F1219.7.S33 1997]
Schon, I. (1997). The Best of the Latino Heritage:
A Guide to the Best Juvenile Books About Latino People and Cultures. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
[Call Number REF Z1609.C5 S34 1997] Excellent synopses and reviews. For those interested in the subject, anything
by this author is top priority. She has several related series of books and publishes new material every year or so.
Sole, C. (Ed.) (1989, 2002). Latin American Writers (3 vol.
+ Suppl.). NY: Scribner. [Call Number REF PQ7081.A1 L37 1989, 2002]
Stanton, C. (1966). Art of Latin America Since Independence
(Rev. ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press. [Call Number REF N6502.C33]
Teimstra, S. (1992). The Choral Music of Latin America.
NY: Greenwood Press. [Call Number REF ML128.C48 T5 1992] One of the few books on Hispanic music, in this
library, which are easily physically accessible.
Vigil, M. (1996). Hispanics in Congress: A Historical
and Political Survey. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. [Call Number MAIN E184.S75
V543 1996]
Weismann, E. (Ed. & Trans.) & Toussaint, M. (1967).
Colonial Art in Mexico. Austin, TX: Univ. of TX Press. [Call Number REF N6583.T6813]
