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Spanish Culture and Civilization
This guide lists library resources that can
help you in all phases of your research on Spanish culture and civilization. In addition to the
reference books described here, the Pace Library has many circulating books
that may be of interest. Please see the section below on finding
books in the Pace Library for help in locating circulating books.
General Background Sources
The following sources provide useful background information on topics related to
Spanish culture and civilization.
General Country Information
- Country Studies: Area Handbook Series http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
- Country studies from the Federal Research Service of the
Library of Congress. The Spain handbook is dated 1988, but should still
be useful for historical information.
- Europa World Yearbook Reserve Ref
JN1.E85 2003 (vols. 1-2)
- Gives the recent history and governmental structure
of the world's countries, and includes a statistical survey.
- The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ref Encyclopedia Case
- Lengthy articles with bibliographies make this an
excellent place to start your research. Consult the index to find information on your topic.
See also Britannica
Online, accessible from the library's Databases page.
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Ref G63 W67 2004 (vols. 1-6)
- This encyclopedia has standardized entries for
all countries. General demographic,
social, political, governmental, geographical, and business information are
given for each country included.
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People of Spain
- Culturegrams Ref GT150 C85 2004 (vols.
1-2)
- This two-volume work covers the culture and traditions of
more than 170 nations.
- Countries and Their Cultures Ref
GN 307 .C68 2001 (vols. 1-4)
- A four-volume set arranged alphabetically by country.
Included are cultural summaries, country maps, photographs, and an index.
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture
Ref DP233.5 E63 1999
- Short articles on all aspects of Spanish culture since
1939, with a particular emphasis on the post-Franco years.
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Ref GN333 .W67 1998 (vols. 1-4)
- A Companion volume to the Worldmark Encyclopedia of the
Nations. This four volume set is
arranged by geographic region and explores the ways of life among 500 or more
culture groups. Among the issues
covered are: clothing, rites of
passage, living conditions, cultural heritage, and folk crafts.
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Spanish
History
- Chronology of World History Ref D11.M39 1999 (vols. 1-4)
- A chronology of world history in four volumes: The
Ancient and Medieval World (Prehistory-AD 1491), The Expanding World
(1492-1775), The Changing World (1776-1900), and the Modern World
(1901-1998).
The library also has a number of circulating books on Spanish history.
To locate these items, use the Pace
Library Catalog. Try a Keyword search using the search
statement "spain and history." For more information,
see the section below on Finding Books in the Pace
Library.
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Politics and Political
Systems
- Encyclopedia of Politics and
Religion Ref BL65.P7 E53 1998 (vols. 1-2)
- Covers the interplay of politics and religion in the modern world.
- Political Handbook of the
World Ref JF37.P6 (most recent on Reserve)
- Brief entries describe the history, political
structure, and political parties of each included country.
- World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and
Parties Ref JF2011.W67 1999 (vols. 1-3)
- Summarizes the governmental systems and major
political parties of the world's countries.
Philosophy and Religion
- Encyclopedia of Religion Ref BL31.E46 1987 (vols. 1-16)
- Fifteen volumes covering religions of the world. Consult
volume 16 (the index) to locate your topic.
- Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World
Religions Ref BL31.M47 1999
- Single-volume encyclopedia of the world's religions,
with a select bibliography in the back.
- New Catholic Encyclopedia
Ref BX841.N44 2002
- History of Catholicism and the Catholic Church, and
much more. Check the index (volume 15) for your topic.
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Literature
and the Arts
- Diccionario de Literatura Española Ref
PQ6006 .D5 1964
- Includes literary terms and concepts as well as
authors from Spain and Latin America.
- Historia de la Literatura Española
Stacks PQ 6032.V3 (many editions)
- A history of Spanish literature from the middle ages
to the 20th century. Available in both Spanish and English.
- Manual de Literatura Española
Ref PQ6032.P4 (vols. 1-14)
- Arranged by literary period, this multi-volume,
Spanish language work covers Spanish literature from the middle ages to
the postwar period.
- Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature
Ref PQ6006.O95
- Short biographies of Spanish writers in many
disciplines, and descriptions of major works written in Spanish.
- Dictionary of Art Ref N31.D5 1996 (vols.
1-34)
- Lengthy articles on topics related to art and art
history. Check the index (volume 34) for your topic.
- Encyclopedia of World Art Ref N31.E533
(vols. 1-17)
- Older, but still useful, essays on topics in art
history.
- Magills Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films
Ref PN1993.45 M34 (vols. 1-8)
- Guide to the plots and themes covered in foreign language films.
Check the index for your film or filmmaker.
- Oxford History of World Cinema Ref PN1993.5
A1 O96 1996
- Includes a chapter on the emergence of Spanish cinema after Franco.
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You can find other books on your topic by searching the online
Pace Library Catalog by subject or keyword. Subject searches target
the specific Library of Congress Subject Headings that have been assigned
to the books that the Pace Library owns. Unless you know the
subject headings that pertain to your topic, you may want to begin
with a Keyword search. Once you have found a source
that you find useful, look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings
towards the bottom of the catalog record to determine the best terms
to use in a Subject search for further materials. Some
examples of subject headings include:
- Spain History
- Spain History Civil War 1936 1939
- Spain Colonies
- Spain Civilization
- Inquisition Spain
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- Spanish Literature
- Cervantes Saavedra Miguel De 1547 1616
- Garcia Lorca Federico 1898 1936
- Motion Pictures Spain
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For additional tips on searching the catalog, see the library's guide to Using
the Pace Library Catalog.
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To find references to journal articles on your topic, and
in some cases the articles themselves, use one of the library's databases.
To access Pace Library databases, go to the library
home page (http://library.pace.edu), click on Databases, and use the
pull-down menu labeled "Subject Research Area" to select the subject area most
appropriate to your topic.
You may also choose a specific database from an alphabetical list. Use the
databases listed below to find citations and abstracts, and in some cases
full-text journal articles.
- Academic
Search Premier
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Full Text database of humanities, social sciences, non-technical
general sciences
and current events. Help
on searching this database is available.
- Historical
Abstracts
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Annotated references to historical writings (journals, dissertations
& books) covering the years 1450 to the present. Over 499,000
entries from more than 50 languages. Help
on searching this database is available.
- JSTOR
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Contains back issues of scholarly journals. For a list of
journals included in JSTOR, visit our E-journal
List.
- Lexis-Nexis
Universe
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Lexis-Nexis Universe offers full-text publication of news, business,
legal, and medical
information. See especially the World News section.
Help on searching this database is available.
- Literature
Resource Center
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- In-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000
authors along with critical reaction to their works. Help
on searching this database is available.
- MLA
Bibliography
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Modern Language Association International Bibliography for literature
in modern
languages. Indexes articles from 1963 to the present. Does
not include full text articles. Help
on searching this database is available.
- Research
Library
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Contains citations, with abstracts, to more than 1,800 general-interest
periodicals. Included are over 500 periodicals related to the social
sciences, nearly 400 related to the humanities, more than 150 in
the general sciences field, and approximately 200 business titles.
More than 200 of the journals are available in full text.
Help
on searching this database is available.
- Project
Muse
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Scholarly journals online from the Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Sociological
Abstracts
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- English-language periodicals in sociology, social work and other
social sciences. Abstracts only, selected full text available
in Omnifile
(another database). Help
on searching this database is available.
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- Iberian
Language and Literature Web http://www.library.yale.edu/wess/iberianlanglit.html
- A list of scholarly Iberian Language and Literature resources on the Web
for the Yale University Western European Studies section. This is part
of a larger Iberian Studies
Web.
- La Página del Idioma
Espanol: Portada http://www.el-castellano.com/
- This page is oriented toward language sites, but includes a directory of
Spanish language news sources (click on "Prensa") and also
includes links to literary sites ("Literatura").
- Recursos
- A Guide for Spanish Studies
http://www.bton.ac.uk/edusport/languages/recursos/recursos.html
- A large guide to Spanish resources on the Web from the University of
Brighton. The resources listed are primarily in Spanish.
- Terra - Buscador
http://buscador.terra.es/
- A large Spanish search engine and web directory.
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Once you have finished your research and written your paper, you will need to prepare your
bibliography and cite any sources you have referenced within the text. The library has prepared some information
on citation styles for print and electronic resources. You can access it on the
Pace Library web site at http://www.pace.edu/library/pages/instruct/citing.html.
Please check with your instructor if you are unsure of which citation style to
use.
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