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This selective list of print library resources is intended to assist researchers with Mexican history and social science research. Unless otherwise noted, all of these print resources are available in the Herman B. Wells Library at Indiana University-Bloomington.
Atlases
- Atlas cultural de México. 11 vols. México, D.F: Secretaría de Educación Pública, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia: Grupo Editorial Planeta, 1987- 1988. B-WELLS F1216.5 .A88 1987
- Atlas de infraestructura cultural de México. Mexico, D.F.: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2003. B-WELLS G1546.E6 A85 2003
- Atlas nacional de México. 3 vols. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geografía, 1990. B-GEOMAP Oversize G1545 .U5 1990
- Catálogo de lenguas indígenas mexicanas: cartografía contemporánea de sus asentamientos históricos. Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, 2005. B-WELLS East Tower 2 Map Case G4411 .E3 2005 .I6
- Florescano, Enrique and Francisco Eissa. Atlas histórico de México. México: Aguilar, c2008. B-WELLS G1545 .F66 2008
- Lope Blanch, Juan M. Atlas lingüístico de México. 3 vols. México, D.F.: El Colegio de México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1990-. B-WELLS Secure PC4831 .A85 1990
- Standish, Peter. The states of Mexico: a reference guide to history and culture. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2009. B-WELLS F1228.9 .S73 2009
Bibliographies
General
- Cobos, Ana María and Ana Lya Sater. Latin American studies: an annotated bibliography of core works. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2002. B-WELLS Ref. Z1601 .C536 2002
- Covington, Paula H., ed. Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research Sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. B-WELLS Z1601 .L3225 1992 Ref.
- Fenton, Thomas P. and Mary J. Heffron. Third World resource directory, 1994-1995; an annotated guide to print and audiovisual resources from and about Africa, Asia, and Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and the Middle East. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1994. B-WELLS Ref. Z7164.U5 T46 1994
- Handbook of Latin American Studies. Austin, University of Texas Press. 1935--. B-WELLS Ref. Z1601 .H2
- Loroña, Lionel V., ed. A Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean bibliographies, 1985-1989: social sciences and humanities. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993. B-ALF Z1671 .H39 1991
- McNeil, Robert and Barbara G. Valk, eds. Latin American Studies: A Basic Guide to Sources. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990. B-ALF Z1601 .L324 1990 Ref.
- Mundo Lo, Sara de. Index to Spanish American collective biography. 4 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1981-1985. B-WELLS Ref. Z1609.B6 M86 B-ALF Z1601 .A2 G76 1968 Suppl.5
- Nardi, Michael V., ed. Mexico: a bibliography with indexes. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2002. B-WELLS F1201 .N37 2002
- Philip, George D.E. Mexico. Revised and expanded ed. Santa Barbara: Clio Press, 1993. B-ALF Z1411 .P45 1993
- Werlich, David P. Research Tools for Latin American Historians: A Select, Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1980. B-ALF Z1601 .W47
History
- Raat, W. Dirk. The Mexican Revolution: an annotated guide to recent scholarship. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1982. Z1426.5 .R15 1982
- Tutorow, Norman E. The Mexican-American War: an annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1981. B-WELLS Z1241 .T87
Literature
- Foster, David William. Mexican literature: a bibliography of secondary sources. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. B-WELLS Ref. Z1421 .F63 1992
- Medina, José Toribio. Biblioteca hispanoamericana, 1493-1810. Ed. facsimilar. 7 vols. Santiago de Chile: Fondo Histórico y Bibliográfico José Toribio Medina, 1958-62. B-WELLS Ref. Z1601 .M48
- Woods, Richard Donovon. Autobiographical writings on Mexico: an annotated bibliography of primary sources. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2005. B-WELLS Z5305.M6 W655 2005
Social Sciences
- Byrne, Pamela R. and Gail A. Schlachter, eds. Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1984. B-WELLS and B-ALF Z1609.P64 L39 1984
- Dent, David W. Handbook of Political Science Research on Latin America: Trends from the 1960s to the 1990s. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. B-WELLS Ref. JA84.L3 H36 1990
- Junne, George H., Jr. Blacks in the American West and beyond--America, Canada, and Mexico: a selectively annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. B-BCC Ref. Z1361.N39 J86 2000
Dictionaries
Biographical
- Alexander, Robert J., ed. Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. B-WELLS Ref. B1414.2 .B48 1988
- Camp, Roderic Ai. Who's who in Mexico today. 2nd ed. Boulder: Westview Press, 1993. B-ALF CT552 .C36 1993
- Castillo Romero, Pedro. Cronistas de México: diccionario biobibliográfico. Zacatecas: Ayuntamiento de Zacatecas, 2001. B-WELLS F1225.A2 C37 2001
- Herrero Mediavilla, Victor. Indice biográfico de España, Portugal e iberoamérica, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Biographical Index, Spanischer, Portugiesischer Und Iberoamerikanischer Biographischer Index. 3. ed. München: K.G. Saur, 2000. B-WELLS CT1345 .I53 2000 Ref.
- Musacchio, Humberto. Quién es quién en la política mexicana: diccionario. México, D.F.: Plaza Janés, 2002. B-WELLS F1236.5 .M87 2002
- Peral, Miguel Angel. Diccionario biográfico mexicano. 2 vols. México, D.F., Editorial P.A.C. 1944. B-WELLS Ref. CT553 .P3
- Thomas, Hugh. Who's who of conquistadors. London: Cassell & Co., 1999.B-WELLS F1230 .T49 2000
- Tovar, Aurora. Mil quinientas mujeres en nuestra conciencia colectiva: catálogo biográfico de mujeres de México. Mexico: Documentación y Estudio de Mujeres, 1996. B-WELLS CT3295 .T68 1996
- Vázquez Gómez, Juana. Diccionario de gobernantes de México. México, D.F.: Nueva Imagen, 1998. B-WELLS F1205 .V33 1998
- Vázquez Gómez, Juana. Dictionary of Mexican rulers, 1325-1997. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. B-WELLS F1205 .V34 1997
Historical
- Alisky, Marvin. Historical dictionary of Mexico. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. B-WELLS F1204 .B74 2008
- Blancarte, Roberto, coord. Diccionario biográfico e histórico de la Revolución Mexicana en el Estado de México. Zinacantepec, Estado de México: Colegio Mexiquense: Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, 1992. B-WELLS F1301 .D53 1992
- Byrne, Pamela R. and Gail A. Schlachter, eds. Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1984. B-WELLS and B-ALF Z1609.P64 L39 1984
- Dent, David W. Handbook of political science research on Latin America: Trends from the 1960s to the 1990s. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. B-WELLS Ref. JA84.L3 H36 1990
- Diccionario histórico y biográfico de la Revolución Mexicana. 8 vols (vol.5 missing). México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana, Secretaría de Gobernación, 1990-1994. B-WELLS F1234 .D595 1990
- Miller, Mary Ellen and Karl Taube. The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: an illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993. B-WELLS F1435.3.R3 M55 1993
- Moseley, Edward H. and Paul C. Clark, Jr. Historical dictionary of the United States-Mexican War. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. B-WELLS E404 .M84 1997
- Nieto López, José de Jesús. Diccionario histórico de México 1800-2000. México, D.F.: Ediciones Quinto Sol, 2004. B-WELLS F1231.5 .N54 2004
- Palka, Joel W. Historical dictionary of Mesoamerica. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000. B-WELLS F1434 .H57 2000
Literature & Film
- Cortés, Eladio, ed. Dictionary of Mexican literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. B-WELLS PQ7106 .D53 1992
- Ocampo, Aurora M. and Ernesto Prado Velázquez. Diccionario de escritores mexicanos. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Estudios Literarios, 1967. B-WELLS PQ7106 .O15
- Pereira, Armando. Diccionario de literatura mexicana: siglo XX. México: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, 2000. B-WELLS PQ7106 .D52 2000
- Quezada, Mario A., comp. Diccionario del cine mexicano, 1970-2000. México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2005. B-WELLS PN 1993.5.M6 D53 2005
Social Sciences
- Bolaffi, Guido, ed. Dictionary of race, ethnicity and culture. London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2003. B-WELLS GN495.6 .D53 2003
- Nudelman, Ricardo, and Rogelio Carvajal Dávila. Diccionario de política latinoamericana del siglo XX. Intemporales. 1. ed. México, D.F.: Océano, 2001.B-WELLS Ref. F1414 .N87 2001
- Stephens, Thomas M. Race and ethnic relations in Latin America and the Caribbean: an historical dictionary and ethnic terminology. Gainsville: University Press of Florida, 1999. B-WELLS GN562 .S75 1999 Ref.
Encyclopedias
General
- Collier, Simon. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge [England]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992. B-WELLS Ref. F1406 .C36 1992
- Delpar, Helen. Encyclopedia of Latin America. New York, McGraw-Hill [1974]. B-WELLS F1406 .E565
- Dent, David W. Encyclopedia of modern Mexico. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002. B-WELLS Ref. F1234 .D364 2002
- Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México. 6. ed. corr. y aum. 4 vols. México, D.F.: Editorial Porrúa, 1995. B-WELLS F1204 .D56 1995
- Huck, James D., Jr. Mexico: a global studies handbook. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2008. B-WELLS F1229 .H83 2008
- Kurian, George Thomas, ed. Encyclopedia of the Third World. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, 1992. B-WELLS HC59.7 .K87 1992
- Musacchio, Humberto. Diccionario enciclopédico de México: ilustrado. 4 vols. México, D.F.: Programa Educativo Visual, 1989. B-WELLS F1204 .M95 1989
- Nelson, George E. and Mary B. Nelson. Mexico A-Z: an encyclopedic dictionary of Mexico. Cuernavaca: Centro Para Retirados, 1975. B-ALF F1204 .N44
- Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Latin America, history and culture: an encyclopedia for students. 4 vols. New York: Scribner, 1999. B-WELLS F1406 .T46 1999
- Werner, Michael S. Encyclopedia of Mexico: history, society & culture. 2 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997. B-WELLS Ref. F1204 .E539 1997
History
- Adams, Richard E.W. and Murdo J. MacLeod, eds. The Cambridge history of the native peoples of the Americas. Volume 2: Mesoamerica. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996-2000
- Bethell, Leslie, ed. The Cambridge history of Latin America. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984.B-WELLS F1410 .C1834 1984
- Vol.1-2: Colonial Latin America
- Vol.3: From Independence to 1870
- Vol.4-5: From 1870 to 1930
- Vol.6, pt.1: Economy & Society
- Vol.6, pt.2: Politics & Society
- Vol.7: Latin America since 1930
- Vol.8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America
- Vol.9: Latin America since 1930: Brazil, International relations
- Vol.10: Latin America since 1930: Ideas, Culture & Society
- Vol.11: Bibliographical Essays
- Boyd, Kelly. Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing. London: Chicago, 1999. B-WELLS Ref. D14 .E58 1999
- Bunson, Margaret R. and Stephen M. Bunson. Encyclopedia of ancient Mesoamerica. New York: Facts of File, 1996. B-WELLS F1219 .B932 1996
- Carrasco, David, ed. The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: the civilizations of Mexico and Central America. 3 vols. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. B-WELLS Ref. F1218.6 .O95 2001
- Chapman, Victoria L., and David Lindroth. Latin American history on file. New York: Facts on File, 1996. B-WELLS Ref. F1410 .C439 1996
- Coerver, Don M., Suzanne B. Pasztor, and Robert M. Buffington. Mexico: an encyclopedia of contemporary culture and history. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2004. B-WELLS F1234 .C67 2004
- Crawford, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1999. B-WELLS Ref. E404 .C93 1999
- Evans, Susan Toby and David L. Webster, eds. Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America: an encyclopedia. New York: Garland Pub., 2001
- Henderson, James D., ed. A reference guide to Latin American history. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000. B-WELLS Ref. F1410 .R395 2000
- Musacchio, Humberto. Milenios de México. 3 vols. México: Hoja Casa Editorial, c1999. B-WELLS Ref. F1204 .M955 1999
- Read, Kay Almere and Jason J. González. Mesoamerican mythology. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. (Originally published: Handbook of Mesoamerican mythology. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.) F1219.3.R28 R42 2002
- Rodriguez, Junius P. The historical encyclopedia of world slavery. Santa B arbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997. B-WELLS Ref. HT861 .H57 1997
- Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. 5 vols. New York: Scribner's: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1996. B-WELLS Ref. F1406 .E53 1996
- Wauchope, Robert. Handbook of Middle American Indians. 16 vols. Austin, University of Texas Press: 1964-1976. B-WELLS Ref. F1434 .H23
- Wood, Andrew G., ed. The borderlands: an encyclopedia of culture and politics on the U.S.-Mexico divide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008. B-WELLS F786 .B74 2008
Law
- David, Renè et al., eds. International encyclopedia of comparative law. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr; New York: Oceana, 1973-. B-LAW K530 .I5
- Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal systems of the world: A political, social, and cultural encyclopedia. 4 vols. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2002. B-WELLS Ref. K38 .R49 1989
- Reynolds, Thomas H., and Arturo A. Flores. Foreign law: current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world. Vol. 1: The Western hemisphere (Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada). Littleton, CO: Fred B. Rothman, 1989. B-LAW Ref. K38 .R49 1989
Literature
- Balderston, Daniel, and Mike González, eds. Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003. London: New York, 2004. B-WELLS Ref. PQ7081.A1 E558 2004
- González Echevarría, Roberto, ed. The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. 3 vols. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. B-WELLS Ref. PQ7081 .A1 C35 1996
Music
- Olsen, Dale A. and Daniel E. Sheehy, eds. The Garland encyclopedia of world music. Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. New York: Garland Pub, 1998.B-ATM ML100 .G16 v.2
- Olsen, Dale A. and Daniel E. Sheehy. The Garland handbook of Latin American music. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2008. B-WELLS Folklore ML199 .G36 2008 & B-MUSIC ML199 .G36 2008
- Pareyón, Gabriel. Diccionario de música en México. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México: Secretaría de Cultura de Jalisco, 1995. B-MUSIC Ref. ML106.M6 P37
- Soto Millán, Eduardo, comp. Diccionario de compositores mexicanos de música de concierto, Siglo XX. 2 vols. México, D.F.: Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Música: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1996. B-MUSIC Ref. ML106.M6 S68
Social Sciences
- Calvert, Peter, ed. Political and economic encyclopedia of South America and the Caribbean. Harlow, Essex, U.K. Detroit, MI, USA: Longman Group, 1991. B-WELLS F1410 .P69 1991
- Kapiszewski, Diana, and Alexander Kazan, eds. Encyclopedia of Latin American politics. Westport, Conn.: Oryx Press, 2001. B-WELLS Ref. F1410 .E56 2001
- Kiple, Kenneth F. The Cambridge world history of food. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. B-WELLS Ref. TX353 .C255 2000
- Kurian, George Thomas. Encyclopedia of the world's nations. New York: Facts on File, 2002. B-WELLS Ref. G63 .K874 2002
- Leonard, Thomas M. Encyclopedia of the developing world. New York: Routledge, 2006. B-WELLS Ref. HC59.7 .E52 2006
- Minority Rights Group, ed. World directory of minorities. London: Minority Rights Group International, 1997. B-WELLS Ref. GN495.4 .W67 1997
- Skutsch, Carl, ed. Encyclopedia of the world's minorities. New York: Routledge, 2005. B-WELLS Ref. GN495.4 .E63 2005
Society and Culture
- Balderston, Daniel, Mike González, and Ana M. López. Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. London; New York: Routledge, 2000. B-WELLS Ref. F1406 .E515 2000
- Ember, Melvin. Countries and their cultures. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. B-WELLS Ref. GN307 .C68 2001
- Mata Pinzón, Soledad, et al. Diccionario enciclopédico de la medicina tradicional Mexicana. 2 vols. México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional Indigenista, 1994. B-WELLS F1219.3.M5 D53 1994
- Standish, Peter, ed. Hispanic culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Detroit: Gale Research, 1996. B-WELLS F1234 .H794 1996
Statistics
- Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe/Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago, Chile: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1986-. B-WELLS East Tower 2 HA755 .A58
- Committee on Latin American Studies. Statistical abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: The University, 1956--. B-WELLS HA931 .C15
- The Europa world yearbook. London: Europa Publications Ltd., 1989-. B-WELLS JN .E89 (latest edition at Ref. Desk)
- Latin America and Caribbean contemporary record. New York: Holmes & Meier, 1983-1989. B-WELLS Ref. F1401 .L3476
- Mexico today. Aguascalientes (Mexico): Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática, 2000. B-WELLS East Tower 2 HC135 .M576 2000
- Mitchell, B.R. International historical statistics: the Americas, 1750-2000. 5th ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. B-WELLS Ref. HA175 .M55 2003
- Pick, James B. and Edgar W. Butler. The Mexico handbook: economic and demographic maps and statistics. Boulder: Westview Press, 1994. B-BUSSPEA HC135 .P5 1994
- The Statesman's Year-book. London: Palgrave, 1864-. B-WELLS AY754 .S7
- Tabulados básicos: Estados Unidos Mexicanos: XII censo general de población y vivienda, 2000. 3 vols. Aguascalientes, (Mexico): Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática, 2001. B-WELLS East Tower 2 HA761.5 2000 .T32 2001
- Travis, Carole, ed. Guide to Latin American and Caribbean census material: a bibliography and union list. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990. B-ALF Z7553.C3 G85