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Research Guides - Home Library - Home History

Instructor: Mr. P. Haro
History 108

Reference Books

  • Oxford Encyclopedia of MesoAmerican Cultures
    Three volumes with in-depth articles on all topics concerning Mesoamerican culture, especially highlighting new developments in research since the 1960s including the many linguistic breakthroughs. Entries include bibliographic references, and volume 3 has a comprehensive index.

    Call#: Ref F..1218.6 2001
  • Cambridge History of Latin America
    Dictionary-style volume with brief entries. Includes an appendix with a glossary, and a list Mesoamerican deities and cultural groups
    Call#: Ref f 1410 C 1834
  • Encyclopedia of Mexico.
    Brief entries with basic information about cultures, fpolitical, social, religious and economic activities and traditions.
    Call#: Ref E 1210 E63 (use Volume 2)


BOOKS

When beginning a research project, it is usually best to begin with a Browse search. Go to Advanced Search and type in a topic.  Look at the full record for a few items that are close to your topic;


Examples of useful subject headings:
Aztecs
Teotihuacan (site San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico)
Oaxaca Valley
Indians of Central America
Indians of Mexico

JOURNALS
Use InfoTrac:Onefile. Suggested terms:

  • Pre-columbian Civilizations

  • Aztec Art

 

WEBSITES

Summer Programs
Oxlajuj Aj: The Kaqchikel Maya Language and Culture Field School in Guatemala, co-directed by Walter E. Little.
Tulane University is offering for the fourteenth year an intensive six-week course in this vital language and its culture.The summer school begins in beautiful colonial Antigua Guatemala, with frequent trips to nearby towns

 

 

 

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