Research Guides: History: Latin America: Overview

Background & Reference

HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
Annotated bibliography on Latin America
Oxford Bibliographies: Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
Overviews & annotated bibliographies about Latin American studies
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed, historiographically-informed encyclopedic articles on Latin American history
Oxford Bibliographies: Latino Studies This link opens in a new window
Overviews & annotated bibliographies on Latino studies
History of Religiosity in Latin America Online, c. 1830–1970 This link opens in a new window
Study of religion in modern Latin America

Mexico

The Oxford Handbook of Mexican History
A Companion to Mexican History and Culture
40 essays that incorporate ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies to reveal a richer portrait of the Mexican experience.

Recommended Resources

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
World history from 1450-
Library Catalog - Advanced This link opens in a new window
A subset of Library Search that finds only materials owned by SMU Libraries, such as books, journals, movies, etc.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals
HAPI Online - Hispanic American Periodicals Index This link opens in a new window
About Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, & Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S.

Primary Sources

Latin American Newspapers (1805-1922) This link opens in a new window
Historical newspapers published in Latin America & the Caribbean
Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969 This link opens in a new window
British Government archive relating to the nations of South & Central America
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), Daily Reports 1941-1996 This link opens in a new window
Translated international news coverage of U.S. policy
Revolution and Protest Online This link opens in a new window
How social movements have shaped the human experience globally from the 1700s-
Women and Social Movements: Development and the Global South, 1919-2019 This link opens in a new window
Highlights and evaluates activism through individual efforts, organizational initiatives, and socio-cultural projects led by or for women in the Global South
World Protest and Reform Movements: Global Perspectives, 1945-1996 This link opens in a new window

Selected Journals

The following journals are indexed in both the Library Search and in many SMU databases. This list gives you the option to browse within a single journal title to examine contents.