Major Debates in Latinx & Latin American Studies

Listed in: Latinx and Latin Amer Studies, as LLAS-200

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    • HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index (1970 to present)
      Covers analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique coverage of Latin American arts.
    • Handbook of Latin American Studies (1935 to present)
      Bibliography on Latin America covering social sciences and the humanities.
    • Redalyc
      Web of Scientific Magazines of Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal. Allows for browsing and searching of periodicals by title, subject, region, country, and publisher. Excellent source to verify publication information.
    • LA POP
      Vanderbilt University's LAPOP carries out surveys of public opinion in the Americas. Every two years it carries out the AmericasBarometer survey (which FSU subscribes to), which currently covers all 26 Latin American countires in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Each year also it publishes dozens of academic studies and policy-relevant papers on more focused topics.

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