Institute of Latin American Studies Library: Monograph Collection

Title: Institute of Latin American Studies Library: Monograph Collection

Description: Essential texts primarily for use by the Institute's Masters students, but which may be consulted by other researchers. Holdings date from c.1966 to the present day and are mainly written in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Strengths: Social Sciences. Key texts in disciplines in which the Institute conducts its research and teaching: Anthropology; Culture and Literary Studies; Economics; Geography and Environmental Studies; History; Politics and International Relations; and Sociology.

Size: c.4000 volumes

Catalogue: Innopac, School of Advanced Study, University of London

Catalogue URL: http://lib.sas.ac.uk/

Main URL: http://www.sas.ac.uk/ilas/library.htm

Access: The Library is open for reference purposes to all academic staff and postgraduate students of the University of London, and to all other bona fide researchers from outside the University. Undergraduate students are asked to provide a letter of introduction. Borrowing from the monograph collection is restricted to the Institute's staff and students.

Acquisition dates: c.1966 - present day.

Note: The monograph collection is chiefly acquired through purchase. Items are, predominantly, texts recommended by academic staff on reading lists for Institute of Latin American Studies Master's courses.

Interest: Caribbean

Complete: Complete

Subjects

Sociology

International relations

Politics

History

Geography

Economics

Caribbean literature

Anthropology

Personal/Corporate names

Places

Latin America

Caribbean