Spanish and Latin American Literature: Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers

7. Histories and Culture Sources

Spanish and General History Sources

Alonso Pedraz, Martín. Diccionario medieval español: desde las Glosas emilianenses y silenses (s.X) hasta el siglo XV. Salamanca: Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 1986.
Widener: WID-LC PC4715.Z5 A45 1986

Diccionario de historia de España, desde sus orígenes hasta el fin del reinado de Alfonso XIII. Madrid: Revista de Occidente [1952]
Widener: Span 38.10

Diccionario de historia moderna de España / Enrique Martínez Ruiz ... [et al.]. [Madrid]: Istmo, 1998-
Widener: WID-LC DP12 .D53 1998

Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América / dirigido por Jaime Alvar Ezquerra ; coordinadores de Ãrea, teoría, Domingo Plácido ... [et al.]. Madrid: Espasa, 2002.
Widener: WID-LC DP56 .D55 2002

Dictionary of the Middle Ages / Joseph R. Strayer, editor in chief. New York: Scribner, 1982-1989.
Widener: RR 3608.7
Houghton Reading Room HRR 506.4 F
Andover-Harv. Theol Ref. D114 .D5 1982
Fine Arts: RFA79.55.5;
Lamont: REF.ROOM D114 .D5 1982

Historical dictionary of modern Spain, 1700-1988 / Robert W. Kern, editor-in-chief, Meredith D. Dodge, associate editor. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Widener: WID-LC DP192 .H57 1990x

Historical dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 / edited by James W.Cortada. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
Widener: WID-LC DP269 .H54
Lamont: REF.ROOM DP269 .H54 1982

Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia / E. Michael Gerli, editor; associate editors, Samuel G. Armistead ... [et al.].New York: Routledge, 2003.
Widener: WID-LC DP99 .M33 2003

The Cambridge medieval history / planned by J.B. Bury; edited by H.M. Gwatkin, J.P. Whitney.Cambridge [Eng.]: University Press, 1911-1936
Widener: RR 3608.2.5
Widener: WID-LC D117 .C3x 1911
Lamont: REF.ROOM D117.C3 1911
Law School: Special Coll Ref D117 .C3x 1911

Encyclopedia of medieval literature / edited by Robert Thomas Lambdin and Laura Cooner Lambdin.Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000.
Widener: RR 3113.35
Lamont: REF.ROOM PN669 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance / Paul F. Grendler, editor in chief.New York: Scribner's published in association with the Renaissance Society of America, 1999.
Widener: RR 3609.1.8
Fine Arts: Reading Room RFA50.23.100
Lamont: REF.ROOM CB361 .E52 1999
Andover-Harv. Theol: Ref. CB361 .E52 1999

Chronology 1300-1724 precedes entries on a wide range of topics. Sample entries include Spain: The Spanish Kingdom, Spain: Art in Spain and Portugal, Spanish literature and language in addition to entries on authors, works, literary movements and themes, historical, etc.

Medieval folklore : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs / Carl Lindahl, John McNamara, John Lindow, editors. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2000.
Widener: RR 3608.10

Aims to give a "sense of medieval folklore in its own time."

Rubio Cabeza, Manuel. Diccionario de la guerra civil española. 1a ed. Barcelona: Planeta, 1987.
Widener: WID-LC DP269 .R77 1987

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Latin American Sources

The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean / general editors, Simon Collier, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore.2nd ed.Cambridge [England];
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Widener: RR 3657.15
Kennedy Sch of Gov: Ref F1406 .C36 1992

Chapters on the physical environment, economy, peoples, history, politics and society, culture (languages, literature, visual arts, etc.). Illustrations and maps.

Diccionario Espasa historia de España y América / dirigido por Jaime Alvar Ezquerra ; coordinadores de área, teoría, Domingo Plácido ... [et al.].Madrid: Espasa, 2002.
Widener: WID-LC DP56 .D55 2002

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture / Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons Reference Books; Macmillan Library Reference USA; Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Widener: RR 3657.20
Lamont REF.ROOM F1406 .E53 1996
Tozzer REF F1406 .E5 1996

Over 5300 entries including biographical articles, articles on national topics clustered by country (such as Argentina: constitutions, organizations, political parties, etc.

Henderson, James D. A reference guide to Latin American history. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
Widener: RR 3651.30

An encyclopedia of entries in a tripartite arrangement: (1) a general chronology (chapters on different historical periods followed by chronology of events by year); (2) a topical chronology treating society, politics and government, economic development, culture (literature included) and popular culture (cinema et al.) and other subjects; and (3) biographies of 300 notable figures in Latin American history. Selected bibliography.

Latin America and the Caribbean: a critical guide to research sources / edited by Paula H. Covington. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Widener: RR 3653.8
Tozzer: REF F 1408.Z99 L26 1992

An interdisciplinary guide to reference and bibliographical sources on Latin America and the Caribbean. Topical chapters from anthropology to women's studies. Introductory essays on each subject followed by bibliographies. History, literature and performing arts among the topics treated.

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