Selected Bibliography of Spanish Resources In The Gee Library

Once you have found a call number for a topic, remember to check the books surrounding it. You will find other books that should be related to your topic.

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America  REF E184A1G14

This source contains over 100 signed orginal essays, each addressing a distinct ethnic, ethnoreligious, or Native American group in the United States

The Color of Words: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the U.S.  REF E184A1H466 1997

Covers the language that captures the multiethnic temper of our times. It tells the stories of words used in the U.S. to label ethnic groups or to talk about the social landscape of which they are a part.

Hispanic Americans Information Directory  REF E184S75H566 1990-91

Guide to a approximately 4,700 organizations, agenices, Institutuions, programs and publications concerned with Hispanic american life and culture.

Mexican American Biographies: A Historical Dictionary, 1836-1987  REF E184M5M454 1988

A comprehensive dictionary of some 270 biographies nearly 200 of them contemporary Mexican Americans.

Dictionary of Mexican-American History  REF E184M5M453

this historical dictionary has been organized and written to provide a useful, basic guide for a wide audience, which might include, high school, college students, librarians and scholars.

Hispanic Firsts: 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement  REF E184S75K36 1997

The first effort to organize the contributions and achievements of Hispanics as pioneers of American culture.

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States  4 vols. REF E184S75H365 1993

Intended to be a qualitive contribtuion to knowledge about the most significant aspects of hispanic culture in the United States. It is highly representative of what may be called the Hispanic style of life within the prevalant social currents in the United States.

Hispanic Americans: A statistical Source Book  REF E184S75H5655 1993

Provides an extensive collection of tables which display information on a wide variety of topics such as: demogrpahics, social characteristics, education, government and more.

Hispanic-American Almanac  REF E184S75H557 1993

Covers the range of hispanic civilization and culture in the United States, providing a chronology and historical overview, presenting the facts and figures in such chapters as law & politics, polpulation grwoth and distribution, the arts. Contains 25 subject chapters.

The Latino Encyclopedia  6 vols. REF E184S75L357 1996

This set has been designed to provide the most up-to-date, contemporary multivolume source on the subject of Lation life. Organized in traditional encyclopedic format the volumes feature entries on people, organizations, geographic locations, history, entertainment, military activity, religion, family life, court cases, cultural movements, and other facets of life that have a unique expression among Latinos.

Hispanic Texas  REF F387H56 1992

Essays and guidebook which identifies and surveys all the things pertaining to the centuries old and culture rich Hispanic presence in Texas. Attempts to make them more easily available to both Texas and the world.

A Guide to Hispanic Texas  REF F387H562 1996

Includes art, culture, fiestas, sites and structures. Describes the various regions of Texas.

Enciclopedia de Mexico  REF F1204E5 1978

A set of encyclopedias on Mexico written in Spanish.

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mexico  REF F1204N457 1975

Contains selected representative entries reflecting the historical and cultural development of Mexico from earliest beginnings to the present day.

Encyclopedia of Mexico  2 vols. REF F1210E63 1997

Seeks to encourage new approaches to the study of Mexican histroy, society, and culture. Also seks to provide students, policy makers and, the general public with convenient access to basic bibliographic and factual data on historical figures, events and processes, and it is designed to be a useful component for courses on Mexico in the social sciences and humanities.

Mexico & Central American Handbook  REF F1209M4863 1995

Offers the most complete and up-to-date package of information for independent travellers on Mexico and the Central American republics. Text is based on the editors' travles, contributions from national tourist authorities, notes from correspondents living in the countries we cover, detailed material and maps which handbook users send us.

Facts and Artifacts of Ancient Middle America  REF F 1217M97 1978

A glossary of terms and words used in the archaeology and art history of pre-columbian Mexico and Central America.

A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain  REF F1231G37

An outline intended to simplify the study of Mexican historical geography during the period when the Old and new World races and cultures came together. It provides a regional listing of contemporary and source material descritpive of central and southern Mexico throughout three centuires of Spanish rule, and a syntheses of certain data gleaned from these documents.

Dictionary of Twentieth Century Culture: Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean  REF F1234H794 1996

Scope is limited to entries on people, places, terms, art forms, and organizations associated with creative expression in the humanities. The purpose is an attempt to describe and define what people have collectively thought was significant. The entries are concise.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture  5 vols. REF F1406E53 1996

Strives to orgainize current knowledge of the region for the literate and curious public. Over 5000 entries from 832 scholars from more than 200 countries.

Dictionary of Afro-Latin American Civilization  REF F1408.3N86 1980

Provides a unique documentation and illustration of the impact of African civilization and peoples upon and contributions to the New World. It is a historical and descriptive dictionary of terms and phrases, with selected biographies of Afro-Latin political leaders, writers and other important personalities.

Costa Rica Handbook  REF F1543.5B35 1994

Similar to the Mexico & Central American Handbook. An in-depth travel/country guide.

Encyclopedia of the People's of the World  REF GN495.4E53 1993

Identifies the various ethbic, cultural groups world-wide. Includes only contemporary peoples and ethnic groups.

Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology  REF GN564L29S84 1989

Part I-Spanish American terms. Part II-Brazillan-Portuguese terms.

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales,Music and Art  2 vols. REF GR35F63 1997

General reference work for students, scholars and general readers on forms and methods of inquiry and analysis relevant to the study of folklore.

Encyclopedia of World Sport:From Ancient Times to the Present  2 vols. REF GV567E56 1996

History of various sports and games world wide.

Encylopedia of the Third World  3 vols. REF HC59.7K87 1982

Provides basic, economic, history, language, religion. statistics, government information and more on third world countries which in 1982 comprised over 44% of the earth's land surface.

Anuario Hispano 1997  REF HD2346U52W532 1997

A unique resource and referral guide for business, education and health opportunties.

Statistical Abstract of Latin America  REF HA935S8 1996

It is intended to be the standard source for statistical information on Latin America and to encourage the use of quantitative data by scholars, researchers, businesses, and governments. The concept of latin America used in SALA utilizes the standard definition involving 20 countries.

Multilingual Law Dictionary  REF K54E3

A dictionary of legal terms in English, French, Spanish and German.

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics  REF P29E48 1994

Aims to be authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international. it is directed at the academic and professional level; but even the technical articles are intended to be intelligible to those who aer not experts in the subject being discussed.

Linguistic Cultures of the World  REF p35P29 1997

A statistical reference which presents various comparative tables across 329 variables for over 460 linguistic groups. Also related are Classification and Index of the World's Languages  REF P203V6 and The World's Writing Systems  REF P211W714 1996.

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians  20 vols. REF ML100N48

Seeks to discuss everything that can be reckoned to bear on music in history and on present-day musical life. Covers composers, music, instruments, performers, musicology and more.

Encyclopedia of World Art  REF N31E533

Purpose is to encomposs the present knowledge of the arts within a single work.

Art and Architecture of Ancient America  REF N5300P475

The art and architecture of the Mexican, mayan and Andean peoples.

Dictionary of Spanish Literature  REF PQ6006N4 1972

Coverage includes the great anonymous masterpieces, the major and minor novelists, poets, dramatists, essayists and literary critics both of Spain and of Spanish America.

Hispanics in Hollywood  REF PN1995.9H47 1994

Deals with the history of the Hispanic American in Hollywood film and television industry. Nearly 400 films and TV shows are listed. Does not cover the cinema of Latin America and Spain.

Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature  REF PQ6006O93

Attempts tp provide a single volume reference manual of information likely to be of value to readers of literature in the Spanish language.

Manual de literatura espanola REF PQ6032P4

14 volumes in spanish.

A New History of Spanish Literature rev. ed.   REF PQ6033C45 1991

Revised text is almost unique in its comprehensive coverage of Spanish Literature from its beginnings to the present day (1990). Special mention must be made of the nonfiction prose section.

Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth Century Spanish Poets-First Series  REF PQ6085T88 1991

Gives biographical, and analytical essays presented in a convenient format. Places figures in the larger perspective of literary history and offers appraisals of their accomplishments by qualified scholars. Also check the 2nd Series of the this same title. REF PQ60085T88 1993

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature REF PQ 7081A1E56 1997

Contains entries on writers, works and topics relating to the literature of Latin America, including survey articles on all the continent's individual countries.

Modern Latin American Literature  2 vols. REF PQ7081F63 1975

Compilation of international critical commentary on Latin American literature. Approximately half of the critical excerpts are translations from the Spanish and Portugese. The other half of the excerpts come mainly from English language sources.

Hispanic Literature Criticism  2 vols. REF PQ7081A1H575 1994

Presents a broad selection of the best criticism of works by major Hispanic writers of the past one hundred years. 71 writers are covered in comprehensive author entries.

Latin American Writers  3 vols. REF PQ7081A1L37 1989

A comprehensive effort to acquaint the English speaking world with the rich and varied literature of Spanish america and Brazil. 176 writers representative of Latin letters are included.

Spanish American Authors: the Twentieth Century REF PQ 7081.3F57 1992

Starts with a list of authors covered. Includes major novelists and poets. Writers were chosen as examplars of the literature of all the countires of Spanish America, and as an important literary creator.

Dictionary of Literary Biography: Modern Latin-American Fiction  REF PQ7082N7M55 1992

Gathers major figures in the Latin-American narrative. The first series contains entries on important early authors, many of whom set the foundation for latin-American narrative. Check also the 2nd Series of this same title. REF PQ7082N7M55 1994 The second will emphasize younger writers, those who are leaving or will leave a lasting amrk in literature.

Dictionary of Brazilian Literature  REF PQ9506D53 1988

Contains approximately 300 entries in English covering the most significant writers, literary schools, and related cultural movements in Brazilian literary history with emphasis on 20th century and very contemporary figures.

Borderlands Sourcebook: A Guide to the Literature on Northern Mexico and the American Southwest  REF Z1251S8B57 1983

Handy reference to most of the reputable source materials on border-area topics written and evaluated by leading Borderlands scholars.

Guide to Multicultural Resources 1995/96  REF Z1361E4T39

Presents organizations, associations, colleges 7 universities, federal agencies, media, libraries, museums, social services, religious organizations, educational organizations, womens organizations for various multicultural groups.

Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature  REF Z1601G75 1971

Attempts to provide a selective scholarly bibilography accompanied by critical annotations, covering the whole field of Latin AMerican history.

20th Centruy Spanish-American Novel  REF Z1609F4F68

Compilation of references for 56 novelists.

Index to Twelve thousand Spanish American Authors  REF Z1609L7G7 1971

A guide to bibliographies and bio-bibliographies.

Spanish American Women Writers  REF Z1609L7S6 1990

Bio-bibliographical source book of 50 of the most important women authors of Latin America from the 17th century to the present.

Index to Anthologies of Latin American Literature in English Translation  REF Z1609T7F74

Provides access to 116 anthologies of Latin American literature in English translation-identifies 1122 Spanish-American and Brazilian authors representing 20 countries.

What Do I Read Next?: Multiculural Literature  REF Z1229E87W49 1997

Guides the reader to both current and classical recommendations in four cultural groups: Asian American, African American, Latino and Native American literature. Points the way to recommended fiction, drama and anthologies in the four cultural literatures.

Periodicals which may be of use to the student studying the Spanish language, literature, or those students who wish to teach Spanish. To access current newspapers in Spanish try the Library Internet Subject Resources: Newspapers , Spanish Resources or from the Department of Literature and Languages  Programas en Español

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