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Latin American Studies
Guides, Hubs and Library Collections (Outside SHU)
This guide provides links to resources for conducting research in Latin American studies.
- PALABRA Archive at the Library of CongressAudio recordings of prominent writers from Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, the Caribbean, and other regions with Luso-Hispanic heritage populations reading from their works at the Library of Congress. The PALABRA Archive at the Library of Congress dates back to 1943. Historically known as the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT), this collection contains nearly eight-hundred recordings of poets and prose writers
Country Research
- Latin American & Caribbean Digital Primary Sources (SALALM)Search for historical text by country or region
- Political Database of the Americas (PDBA)NGO project overseen by Georgetown's Center for Latin American Studies. Offers centralized information about institutions, political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies.
- Data & Statistics - UN's Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean (ECLAC)Information systems that cover economic and social development in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
- CEPALSTAT: Databases and Statistical Publications (ECLAC)Contains statistics, indicators, country profiles and infographics.
Latin American Political Science Journals
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