The Library Catalog: Books, Government Publications, Journal Articles, and More
Use the library catalog WorldCat Discovery to find scholarly books and articles, as well as government publications and other items.
In most cases, it's useful to begin a catalog search with a simple keyword phrase such as:
- El Salvador and civil war
- human rights in Nicaragua
- Guatemala and oral history
- Sandinistas and the United States
- Christianity in Central America
The library catalog also uses subject headings, which are classification terms for particular topics. You can find relevant subject headings by clicking on the Description of a book. If you know the name of a subject heading, you can also do a search for it in the search box.
For your project, you may find the following subject headings useful:
Central America—Foreign relations—United States
Central America—Politics and government—1979-
Civil Rights—Central America—History—20th Century
Human Rights—Central America—History—20th Century
Revolutions—Central America
United States—Foreign relations—Central America
United States—Foreign Relations—Sources
Violence—Central America—History—20th Century
Background Information: Reference Sources
American Foreign Relations since 1600 by Call Number: E183.7 .A58 2003ISBN: 1576070808Publication Date: 2003-06-10A thorough update of the standard bibliography of American foreign relations literature from colonial times to the present day.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This A-to-Z reference guide is the ideal place for students and general readers to start their research on America's relationship with the rest of the world. Looking at American foreign policy from a historical viewpoint, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy details U.S. foreign affairs from the American Revolution up through the present day, with concise yet insightful information on important people, groups and organizations, events, legislation, and foreign policy-related topics. Entries include Alliance for Progress; Bricker Amendment; Camp David Peace Accords; Covert Action; Good Neighbor Policy; Human Rights; International Monetary Fund; Henry Kissinger; Manifest Destiny; NATO; and Sandinistas.
Call Number: E183.7 .H28 2004ISBN: 0816046425Publication Date: 2004-01-01- Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This A-to-Z reference guide is the ideal place for students and general readers to start their research on America's relationship with the rest of the world. Looking at American foreign policy from a historical viewpoint, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy details U.S. foreign affairs from the American Revolution up through the present day, with concise yet insightful information on important people, groups and organizations, events, legislation, and foreign policy-related topics. Entries include Alliance for Progress; Bricker Amendment; Camp David Peace Accords; Covert Action; Good Neighbor Policy; Human Rights; International Monetary Fund; Henry Kissinger; Manifest Destiny; NATO; and Sandinistas.
Call Number: E183.7 .H28 2004ISBN: 0816046425Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy by
This revised version has been expanded with 44 new essays, all written by respected post-Cold War scholars who bring the latest perspectives to their topics. General category coverage includes concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control.
Call Number: E 183.7 .E52 2002ISBN: 0684806576Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
The original 1995 encyclopedia, an award winner from both the American Library Association (Dartmouth Certificate) and the American Historical Association, was celebrated as a landmark in the development of Latin American studies (The Americas). This new edition adds nearly 600 entirely new topics, replaces some 150 obsolete entries, and also provides substantial revisions to hundreds more. Every one of the 5,700+ entries has been reviewed for currency of content and bibliography. An entirely new illustration program features over 100 full-color photographs in addition to hundreds in black-and-white. National statistics have been conveniently tabulated for every one of Latin America's 37 countries. New content addresses research on prehistoric environments and cultures, U.S. Haitian interventions, the consequences of NAFTA and increased Mexican immigration, the troubled aftermaths of Pinochet's Chile and Fujimori's Peru, truth and reconciliation commissions, and the still-contested legacy of the Mexico City massacre of 1968. New leaders like Brazil's Lula da Silva and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez are profiled along with hundreds of other rising figures in politics, letters, and the arts. Newly commissioned master essays synthesize current knowledge on such major regional themes as Democracy in the Americas, Hemispheric Affairs, and the Hispanic Impact on the U.S. Includes full index and table of biographical subjects by profession. Edited by Jay Kinsbruner and an international team of consultants on three continents.
Call Number: F1406 .E53 2008ISBN: 9780684312705Publication Date: 2008-05-09
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics by
Illustrated with maps and photographs, The Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics covers the current and past political development of Puerto Rico and the 20 independent republics of Central and South America and the Caribbean. Although coverage begins with the independence movements of the late 18th century, the book focuses mainly on the 20th century. Each chapter includes a Country Chart listing relevant economic, political, and social data; a Country Entry section containing 20 to 40 brief entries on important terms, events, and individuals; a list of presidents; and a bibliography. An excellent source of current data and basic historical information on Latin American politics, the book is a valuable research tool for high school and college students and interested public library patrons.
Call Number: F1410 .E56 2002ISBN: 9781573563062Publication Date: 2002-06-30
Encyclopedia of U. S. Foreign Relations by
Prepared under the auspices of the Council on Foreign Relations, this comprehensive four-volume reference examines the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the federal government and the American people with nations and peoples abroad from 1776 to the present. It includes more than 1,000 signed, alphabetically arranged entries, ranging from brief biographical sketches to major essays on critical issues of U.S. foreign policy. The only encyclopedia on the subject of such breadth and authority, it is indispensable for scholars and students of American history, U.S. foreign relations, diplomatic history, and international law, as well as an important resource for government officials, policymakers, political scientists, journalists, and general readers interested in the history of America's involvements with the greater world community.
Call Number: E 183.7 .E53 1997ISBN: 0195110552Publication Date: 1997-03-13- Political Handbook of the World byCall Number: JF37 .P6Provides general background information on the history and politics of specific countries.
