Things to consider when searching for Latin American Studies topics:
if you are new to Latin American and Caribbean Studies, we recommend to check encyclopedias and other reference sources to acquire some background information that will help you develop your research question. Use the keywords "encyclopedia" or "companion" AND "Latin America" or "Caribbean" to find these types of books.
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Tip: Latin American and Caribbean Studies is an interdisplinary discipline, therefore you can search for Latin American Studies topics in other subject databases. Visit our Databases page and look for databases in your subject area. For example use a Political Sciences database to search for articles about political issues in Latin America.
A sample search could be:
Includes articles from scholarly journals and popular magazines covering a wide variety of disciplines with the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Indexes of more than 1700 journals in political science and its complementary fields, including comparative politics, international relations, public policy and law.
There is a plethora of free online resources from reputable sources online that deal with Latin American and the Caribbean. Feel free to check the sites below to find resources for your research.
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