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Anthropology 352: Peoples and Cultures of South America

A Checklist of Selected Library Sources

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Reference Resources |Find Books | Find Articles | Internet Resources | Facts and Figures

Encyclopedias & Handbooks

  • Anthropological Resources. 4 v. REF GN 14 A77 1998
  • Ethnic Groups Worldwide. REF GN325 L46 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996. REFRM GN307 .E52 1996 4 v.
  • Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. 4 v. REF GN 333 W67 1996 v.2
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. REF 1406 E53 1996 4v.
  • Encyclopedia of World Cultures. v.7 Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-
  • Outline of Cultural Materials. REF GN33 Y34 1961.

Find Articles:

Periodicals/Journals: Indexes & Articles
Subject words: periodicals

Indexes and Abstracts:

Abstracts in Anthropology

Location: REFRM Table 4 GN 1 A15 1980- ; v. 1-7, 4th Floor. Focus on American publications.

Anthropological Index (Late 1960's-)

Index to anthropological articles/ RAI. European focus

Location: Online and print Anthropological Index REF 4th Floor Z 5111 .R67)

Anthropological Literature Plus (RLG)

Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index combined

Location: Internet

Full Text:

AnthroSource

"Complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003 ... Current issues for 11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications."

Academic Universe - Lexis Nexis

A wide variety of information including: articles from Newspapers, journals, law reviews, case law and mor

AcademicSearch Elite (EbscoHost)

Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and peer reviewed journals

 

Ethnic News Watch

Full-text database of selected newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States. Alternative to mainstream media so gives a different perspective

Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)

Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and refereed journals

Historical Abstracts

Index to scholarly literature on world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada). It provides access to over 500,000 articles, books and disserations concerning the period from 1450 to the present day

Human Relations Area Files

Data and publications on a variety of cultures world-wide.

Location: Microfiche 4th Floor; Partially available on line through eHRAF.

JStor Journal Storage Project

Archival collection of scholarly articles from various academic displines, including Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology, the most recent articles are at least 2-5 years old.

Journal of Latin American Anthropology

Location: FLOOR4 PER E1 .J69 Currently received. 1- 1969-

Location Internet: Ebsco Online and directly through Cambridge. Access restricted to CSUN IP Address.

Find Books:

Check the Library Catalog

Ethnology

Here, with appropriate local subdivision, are entered works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country. Theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture are entered under Ethnic groups. Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under Ethnicity. General works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups are entered under Minorities. UF Cultural anthropology

NT Ethnic groups -- [Place]
Ethnic barriers
Ethnic groups
Ethnic relations
Manners and customs

Subject Keyword Search:

[South American/Country/Region] Social Life and Customs

Facts & Figures

CIA World Fact Book articles about countries of the world, regional and topical maps.

Location: Internet:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html --

Country Studies/ Library of Congress and U.S. Dept. of the Army

Location: Internet:http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html --

CountryWatch.Com News, statistics and trends for 191 countries

Location: Internet http://www.countrywatch.com/cwsignin.asp

Latin America and the Caribbean : selected economic and social data.

Location: REFRM HC121 .L38

Statistical abstract of Latin America.

Location: REFRM HA935 .S8

Internet Resources

For more information, contact Mary S. Woodley at 677-6302 mary.woodley@csun.edu