Research Guides: Caribbean Studies: General Reference Works

Introduction

Reference sources provide background information on specific topics; offer facts such as dates and statistics; and can point you in the direction of additional materials to consult. Books that are not in the Main Collection are non-circulating, meaning they must be used in their respective Reference section and cannot be checked out of the library.

Encyclopedias

The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
This encyclopedia has sections on geography, economy, population, politics, history, culture and a wide range of topics related to the region.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures
This three volume collection contains over 4000 entries on Latin American and the Caribbean culture, here broadly defined to include food, sport, religion, television, transport, alongside architecture, dance, film, literature, music and sculpture.
Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
This two-volume encyclopedia includes articles on major people, events, issues, and concepts relevant to the free black community in the Western Hemisphere from the late 1400s to the late 1800s.
The Peoples of the Caribbean: An Encyclopedia of Archeology and Traditional Culture
A sourcebook on the archeology, folklore, and mythology of the Caribbean.

Latin America by Robert B. Kent
ISBN: 9781462525539
Publication Date: 2016-02-26
Popular among students for its engaging, accessible style, this text provides an authoritative overview of Latin America's human geography as well as its regional complexity. Extensively revised to reflect the region's ongoing evolution in the first decades of the 21st century, the second edition's alternating thematic and regional chapters trace Latin America's historical development while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography, urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic processes, and the contemporary patterns of the Latin American diaspora. Pedagogical features include vivid topical vignettes, end-of-chapter recommended readings and other resources, and 217 photographs, maps, and figures. New to This Edition *Discussions of climate change and its impacts, the demise of the Monroe doctrine, neoliberal agriculture, the growing influence of Chinese investment, and other new topics.
Encyclopedia of Colonial Latin America (1550s To 1820s) by Mark A. Burkholder (Editor); Thomas M. Leonard (Editor)
ISBN: 9781438163451
Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Authoritative yet accessible, the Encyclopedia of Colonial Latin America (1550s to 1820s) covers the history and culture of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the arrival of the Spanish, colonization, and independence movements until the 1820s. This volume offers in-depth A-to-Z entries, drawing readers into the histories of colonization and celebrated independence leaders from this period.The encyclopedia begins with an introduction to the colonial period, followed by a detailed chronology. A collection of primary source documents gives a firsthand account of the major developments of the era.

Surveys and Essay Collections

The Caribbean: An Intellectual History, 1774-2003
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the history of political thought in the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Slave: A Biological History
This study focuses on the black biological experience in slavery. It provides a comparison of the nutritional, epidemiological, and pathological realities between enslaved populations in the Caribbean and ethnically related populations in West Africa.
Contemporary Caribbean cultures and societies in a global context
Provides a measure of, as well as a model for, scholarship on globalization in the Caribbean. Highlighting social and cultural aspects of the region, these essays examine cultural phenomena in their creolized forms - from sports and religion to music and drink, from racial inequality and feminist activism to indebtedness and economic uncertainty.
Crossroads of Empire: The European-Caribbean Connection, 1492-1992
This collection presents research on early resistance to European colonization, the plantation economy, independence, gender roles and stereotypes, and 20th century political developments.
Handbook of Research on the International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean
This book provides a multidisciplinary reference guide to the literature on the various elements of the international relations of Latin America and the Caribbean from the nineteenth century to the present, with emphasis on recent decades.
An intellectual history of the Caribbean
The first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar, this book examines both writings penned by natives of the region as well as a body of texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors.
Readings in Caribbean History and Culture: Breaking Ground
The essays in this volume examine colonialism, slavery, and the involvement of the Christian Church in both colonial rule and enslavement. There is also analysis of the pre-independence and post-independence periods of the twentieth century, with examinations on topics that include prostitution, departmentalization, education, and the arts.

General History of the Caribbean (UNESCO)

Part of UNESCO’s General and Regional Histories Collection, this six volume work is available in print and electronically and covers political, economic, social, and cultural research on the region.

General History of the Caribbean (Physical copy)
Volume I, Autochthonous societies
Volume II, New societies--the Caribbean in the long sixteenth century
Volume III, The slave societies of the Caribbean
Volume IV, The Long Nineteenth Century
Not currently available electronically.
Volume V, The Caribbean in the twentieth century
Volume VI, Methodology and historiography of the Caribbean

Bibliographies

A bibliography presents a list of resources on a given topic. The majority of these resources are available as physical copies and are currently held in offsite storage. Please request that they be delivered to Bobst for your reference.

General

Atlantic History, Oxford Bibliographies Online
Bibliografía Actual del Caribe
Hato Rey [Rio Piedras]. Vol 17-19, Years: 1967-1969.
A Bibliography of the Caribbean
By Marian Goslinga. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996. A comprehensive general bibliography on the Caribbean. It details materials in the social sciences and humanities in English, Spanish, French, and Dutch.
CARICOM Bibliography
Georgetown, Guyana: Caribbean Community Secretariat Library. Vol. 1-10, Years: 1977-1986.
Colonial British Caribbean Newspapers: A Bibliography and Directory
Compiled by Howard S. Pactor. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
The complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975 : a bibliographic guide to the scholarly literature
By Lambros Comitas, 1977
Current Caribbean Bibliography
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad : Caribbean Commission. Vol. 1:3-4, 4-9/11,15; Years: Dec. 1951, 1954-1959/1961, 1965.
The English-Speaking Caribbean: A Bibliography of Bibliographies
Edited by Alma Jordan and Barbara Comissiong. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, 1984. A comprehensive bibliography that covers a wide range of Caribbean topics such as history, literature and women.
A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of Caribbean Bibliographies in English
By Henry C. Chang, St. Thomas : Caribbean Research Institute, College of the Virgin Islands, 1975.
A Selected Bibliography on Culture and Society in the Caribbean
Compiled by Vera D. Rubin. Research Institute for the Study of Man.
Theses on Caribbean topics, 1778-1968. Compiled by Enid M. Baa.
Compiled by Enid M. Baa. San Juan, P.R.: Institute of Caribbean Studies [University of Puerto Rico], 1970.
Travel accounts and descriptions of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1800-1920 : a selected bibliography
Compiled by Thomas L. Welch and Myriam Figueras. Washington, D.C.: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States, 1982.
Women in the Caribbean
By Marian Goslinga, 1992

Country-Specific

Cuba, 1953-1978: A Bibliographic Guide to the Literature
Edited and compiled by Ronald H. Chilcote with Sheryl Lutjens. White Plains, N.Y. : Kraus International Publications, 1986. v. 1-2.
Historia Económica de Cuba en el Siglo XIX: Bibliografía (1898-2000)
Compiled by Inés Roldán de Montaud, Madrid : Fundación Histórica Tavera : Fundación Empresa Pública, 2001.
Haiti: Guide to the Periodical Literature in English, 1800-1990
Compiled and edited by Frantz Pratt. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Grenada: A Select Bibliography: A Guide to Material Available in Barbados
Compiled by Audine C. Wilkinson, Cave Hill, Barbados : Institute of Social and Economic Research (Eastern Caribbean), University of the West Indies, 1988.

Diaspora and Migration

The Sea is History
By Holly Ackerman. Duke University Libraries. A bibliography on the various waves of sea migrations from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Bibliography for the Mariel-Cuban Diaspora
Edited by Guarioné M. Díaz. Gainesville, Fla. : Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 1988.
A Bibliography of Caribbean Migration and Caribbean Immigrant Communities
Compiled by Rosemary Brana-Shute. Gainesville, Fla. : Reference and Bibliographic Dept., University of Florida Libraries in cooperation with the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 1983.

Geography

A Bibliography of the Caribbean Area for Geographers
Compiled by A.V. Norton. [Mona, Jamaica] : Geography Dept., University of the West Indies, 1971.

Industry

The Caribbean Sugar Industry: A Select Bibliography
Compiled by Audine C. Wilkinson. Cave Hill, Barbados : Institute of Social and Economic Research (Eastern Caribbean), University of the West Indies, 1976.

Peoples

Asians in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Bibliography
Compiled by Lamgen Leon. Asian/American Center, Queens College, CUNY, 1990.
Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Cuba, Brazil, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, and the British West Indies
Edited by Rebecca J. Scott. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2002.
Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the Caribbean and the Guianas: A Bibliography
Compiled by Mordechai Arbell. New York, N.Y.: InterAmericas, 1999.
Towards a Bibliography of African-Caribbean Studies, 1970-1980
Compiled by Beverley Hall-Alleyne, Garth White, and Michael Cooke. Kingston : African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica, 1982.
West Indian Americans: A Research Guide
Compiled by Guy T. Westmoreland, Jr. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001.

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