Overview sources

Peru. Europa World Online [Colgate University Only]
.  South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Europa Publications. Regional Surveys of the World
F1401 .S68 2005
Library has: 1986-  (All but current volume are in LASR Main.)

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture / Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief
CASE Ref. F1406 .E53 1996 vol. 2

Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures / edited by Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez and Ana M. Lopez.
CASE Ref. F1406 .E515 2000 vol. 1 A-D 
CASE Ref. F1406 .E515 2000 vol. 2 E-N 
CASE Ref. F1406 .E515 2000 vol. 3 O-Z 

Peru, a country study / Library of Congress
LASR Main F3408.P4646 1993
Also available online from the Library of Congress

Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics / Diana Kapiszewski, editor. Westport, CT, 2002
CASE Ref. F1410 .E56 2002

The Cambridge history of Latin America / edited by Leslie Bethell.   New York : Cambridge University
Press, 1984-
LASR Main F1410 .C1834 1984 v. 1-11

World Bank Group/Peru

World factbook (Washington, D.C.)
The world factbook.
Washington, D.C. : Central Intelligence Agency
CASE Ref G123 .W67 2004 (older ed. LASR Main)
Also available online.

Background notes. Peru.
Available online

Finding more books:

Selected new books in our libraries

Connect to the New Acquisitions page and use the browser "find in page" function in the "Edit" menu to search the list for the keyword you wish to search for.

Some key subject headings for searching in Mondo (the Colgate Libraries' Catalog)

Peru--History
Peru--Politics and government
Peru--Social conditions
Peru--Economic conditions
Peru--Foreign relations
Peru--Ethnic relations
Peru--Antiquities

Searching for resources in other libraries

Connect NY union catalog of upstate NY academic libraries (2  day delivery)
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News  

Yahoo Newspapers--Peru   

Newslink:  Peru      

World press encyclopedia : a survey of press systems worldwide online Colgate Network PN4728.Q53         

Access World News - International Edition [Colgate University only]            

See also general news sources at:

Online News Databases and News Sources
 

 Andean air mail & Peruvian times.
CASE Special Collections Storage (1967-1969)

Statistics

World development indicators (online) The World Bank
also in CASE Ref. HC59.15 .W656 2005
older eds. to 1997 in LASR Main

Statistical abstract of Latin America for ... / prepared by Committee on Latin American Studies, University of California at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles : The University, 1956-
CASE Ref. HA931 .S74
Library has: v.2-6; 10; 13-  (All but current volume are located in LASR Main.)

International historical statistics : the Americas 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell
CASE Ref. HA175 .M55 2003

United Nations Statistical Division

Atlases and Maps

Peru.
[Washington, D.C.? : Central Intelligence Agency, 1991]
CASE Docs Pamphlet PrEx 3.10/4:P 43/13

Perry-Castañeda Library: Map Collection  (University of Texas/Austin)

Bibliographies

Revolution and structural change in Latin America; a bibliography on ideology, development, and the radical left (1930-1965) by Ronald H. Chilcote.  1970
CASE Ref. F1408 .C44 vol. 1-2

Indexes and abstracts

The indexes below are particularly focused on areas relating to Latin America. Many other indexes available on this page also cover relevant material.  Chose the focus of your research from the subject guide and explore the possibilities.  Indexes in the Multidisciplinary/General category will work for many subject searches.

Periodical Indexes and Abstracts:  Latin American Studies

Art

Ancient Peruvian art: an annotated bibliography / Helaine Silverman
CASE Ref. F3429.3.A7 S55 1996

The dictionary of art  Grove Art Online [internet resource]
 N31 .D5 1996  

Biographical dictionaries

Biographical dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean political leaders / edited by Robert J. Alexander. New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
CASE Ref. F1414.2 .B48 1988

Culture

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Gale Virtual Reference [internet resource]

Economic issues

World development indicators / The World Bank [internet resource]
CASE Ref. HC59.15 .W656 2005
older eds. in LASR Main

World Bank Group/Peru

EconLit  (index to journal articles)

IMF  The International Monetary Fund
 

Ethnic Groups and Nationalities

Bibliografia Aymara / Hans van den Berg
(Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru)
CASE Ref. F2230.2.A9 B37 1994 (3 vol.)

Countries and their cultures / Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember, editors.
CASE Ref. GN307 .C68 2001 vol. 2  or online

Encyclopedia of World Cultures / David Levinson, editor Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-
CASE Ref. GN307 .E53 1991 vol. 7 or online

The Incas : a bibliography of books and periodical articles /
comp. by Thomas L. Welch and Rene L. Guitierrez
CASE Ref F3429.W45 1987

Foreign Policy

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Peru (Spanish Language)

Latin American nations in world politics / edited by Heraldo Munoz and Joseph S. Tulchin. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.
LASR Main F1414.2 .L329 1996

Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine : a reference guide to U.S. involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean / David W. Dent
CASE Ref  F1418.D458 1999

Treaties and Agreements Library (Hein online)
 *See reference librarian for search help

History

The legacy of the Monroe doctrine : a reference guide to U.S. involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean / David W. Dent.
CASE Ref. F1418 .D458 1999

Human Rights

Amnesty International Report 2006 (covering events January-December 2005)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2005 ( Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)  Released: March 2006

Law

Legal systems of the world : a political, social, and cultural encyclopedia
CASE Ref. K48 .L44 2002 vol. 3 M-R

Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)
Peru

Languages and Literature

Encyclopedia of Latin American literature / Verity Smith, editor. 
CASE Ref. PQ7081.A1 E56 1997

Handbook of Latin American literature / compiled by David
CASE Ref.  PQ7081.A1 H36 1992

The Languages of Peru (Ethnologue)

Las vanguardias literarias en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru : bibliografia y antologia critica / Hubert Poppel
CASE Ref. PQ7081 .P777 1999

Worlds of music : an introduction to the music of the world's peoples / Jeff Todd Titon, general editor.
LASR Main ML3545 .W67 1992 
 Chapter-- Latin America/Peru,

The Garland handbook of Latin American music / edited by Dale A. Olsen and Daniel E. Sheehy.
LASR Main ML199 .G36 2000 
LASR Main ML199 .G36 2000 Disc

Grove Music Online  

Politics and Government

Elections in the Americas: a data handbook / edited by Dieter Nohlan
Case Ref JF1001.E363 2005 v. 2

Encyclopedia of Latin American politics / edited by Diana Kapiszewski ; Alexander Kazan, assistant editor.
CASE Ref. F1410 .E56 2002

Sendero Luminoso: an annotated bibliography of the Shining Path guerrilla movement, 1980-1993 / Peter A. Stern
CASE Ref F3448.2.S74 1995

Governments of the WWW: Peru  (Gunnar Anzinger)

Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown Univ./OAS)
 

Primary Sources

Treaties and Agreements Library (Hein online)
 *See reference librarian for search help

Religion

Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices / J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, editors ;
CASE Ref. BL80.3 .R45 2002 vol. 1-4

Women

The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide. Central
and South America / Lynn Walter, Amy Lind.
CASE Ref. HQ1467 .G74 2003

The World's women, 2000 : trends and statistics. (United Nations)
CASE Ref. HQ1154 .W675 2000 

Web Resources

Selected Internet Reources: Peru  (Portals to the World) ( U.S. Library of Congress)

Peru (LANIC) (University of Texas/Austin)