POLS 339

Includes articles on the history and politics and the nations of the world.

Facts about the nations of the world based on CIA intelligence.

Provides access to “information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. With an unprecedented scope and cutting-edge scholarship, the Encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Over 900 A-to-Z articles written by academics, scholars, writers, artists, and journalists, address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.

“This 5-vol. set spans the centuries from the earliest civilizations of the Olmec, Maya, and Chavin to the present day. The region is broadly defined to include South America, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the historical Spanish borderlands north of the Rio Grande that are now part of the United States. The set emphasizes political, economic, and social history, yet does not overlook those elements of material and popular culture that have affected the history of Latin America.”

… features 260-plus entries—terms, Washington policymakers, U.S. presidents, Latin American politicians, policies, doctrines, films, covert operations, treaties, and major events—that help define the history of U.S.-Latin American relations from the early years of the 19th century to the present day. Each entry includes a list of suggested reading with a wide range of bibliographic sources to explore the topic in greater depth, and cross-references and “see also” links to other relevant entries that dovetail with that entry. The text also includes a timeline of U.S.-Latin American relations, a select bibliography of additional information sources, and a separate listing of relevant online resources.

Abstracts for reviews from the New York Times Book Review. Historical Times Strike Dates (no papers): Sept 17-Oct 10, 1965 (Newspaper Guild Strike) and Aug. 10-Nov. 5, 1978 (pressmens’ strike). Complete full text on microfilm of New York Daily Times (1851 – 1857) and New York Times (1857 – 2001): AN2 .N42. Because of freelance licensing restrictions, full text is available from 1996 – present only at the New York Times website for the New York Times Book Review