The following databases and resources provide information on the various topics covered in SPA 202.  

To access the databases while on campus click the online databases link from the library’s webpage.  For access to online databases while off campus click here. (Note:  A TTC ID card is needed for off campus access).  For help in using the databases see the tutorials and guides section of the library webpage found under the research link.

Online Databases

Biography Resource Center - Contains biographies on over 1000 individuals from various walks of life.  Biographies are taken from reputable reference sources.  Also includes full text magazine articles and selected websites on individuals. Examples of Hispanic figures included in this database are:  Oscar Romero, Jacobo Arbenz, Hernan Cortes, Juan and Evita Peron, among others. 

NetLibrary  (Online Electronic Books) - Numerous electronic books are available on all topics covered in SPA 202 through TTC’s Online library (netLibrary).  Using keyword search, enter the topic or subject you are studying.  The resulting book titles are all fully available online.  Some of the titles found in NetLibrary include: 

Secret history: the CIA's classified account of its operations in Guatemala, 1952-1954
By Cullather, Nick, 1959- (search used keywords: Jacobo Arbenz)
Peronism and Argentina  By Brennan, James P., 1955-  (search used keywords:  Argentina history)
The crisis of Argentine capitalism By Lewis, Paul H.  (search used keywords:  peronismo)
The protection racket state: elite politics, military extortion, and civil war in El Salvador
By Stanley, William Deane, 1958-  (keyword search - El Salvador Civil War)

Searching by the subject "Mayas" resulted in 24 titles covering various aspects of the Mayan culture.

JSTOR
Contains articles from scholarly journals in various academic areas. Selecting academic categories: Economics, History, and Political Science, and by using search terms like: United Fruit Company and Guatemala, resulted in over 25 articles taken from journals such as The American Economic Review, and The American Journal of Political Scien

Internet Sites

http://www.americaspolicy.org/issue_lapolicy.html - Online source providing current information on topics of interest to all of the Americas.
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/ - Political Database of the Americas created and maintained by Georgetown University
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/ - Compiled list of Internet Resources for  Latin America

NOTE :   There are numerous websites on the topics covered in SPA 202. The ones listed above are just a sample.  For additional sites use a search engine like Google.com (Advanced Search) with specific keywords.  Remember, ANYONE one can create an internet site.  Always do some form of website evaluation before you decide it is a website to use and the information is reliable. For help on evaluating websites click here.

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