Yale University Library Research Guides: Slavery, Freedom and Abolition in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reference Sources for Latin America

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Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1992. F1406 C36X 1992+ Oversize (Starr Reference Room and LSF)
Cambridge History of Latin America. 2008. 11 vols. F1410 C1834 1984 (Bass, Starr Reference Room and electronically)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 2008. 6 vols. F1406 .E53X 2008 Oversize (Starr Reference Room) Also available electronically through World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean.
Encyclopedia of Latin America. 1974. F1406 E52+ Oversize (Marx Library, LSF and Starr Reference Room)
Encyclopedia of Latin America. 2010. 4 vols. F1406 .E525 2010+ Oversize (Starr Reference Room)
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. 2002. F1410 .E56X 2002+ Oversize (SML Stacks)