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- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)Request articles, books, and other materials not in the JMU Libraries.
Selected Sources
- Columbus, Juana and the Politics of the Plaza: Battles over Monuments, Memory and Identity in Buenos AiresFrei, Cheryl Jiménez. “Columbus, Juana and the Politics of the Plaza: Battles over Monuments, Memory and Identity in Buenos Aires.” Journal of Latin American Studies 51, no. 3 (2019): 607–38.
Resilient Cultures: America's Native peoples confront European colonization, 1500-1800 by Ebook. "This book provides a comparative perspective of the impact of early European colonization on the native peoples of the Americas. It covers the character of the indigenous cultures before contact, and then addresses the impact of and creative ways in which they adapted to the establishment of colonies by the Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English."
Catalogs & Databases
Use these resources to locate books, articles, and more about the history and people of the country.
- JMU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndex with abstracts to more than 1,800 journals in 40 languages on world history from 1450 to the present; excludes the US and Canada.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowCollection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Selected Primary Sources
Explore differing contemporary accounts of Columbus.
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: Originally published in 1552Translation of Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias.
The Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage, 1492-1493)Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 1893 reprintTranslated by Clements R. Markham
Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original DocumentsCall Number: ebookPublication Date: 1870 reprintEdited by R.H. Major
Selected Newspapers
Search for news stories about the statue or other topics.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowFull text collection of international and local news sources.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowContains several full-text databases: current news, laws and legislation, business and company information, country and state profiles, tax information, biographies, and more.
- New York Times: Historical This link opens in a new windowFull page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago.
- Washington Post: Historical This link opens in a new windowFull page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 15 years ago.
Reports
Refer to reports that provide demographics, data, and/or other information.
- The Indigenous WorldAn annual report by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) organized by region and country. "The unique result of a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily document and report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights."
- Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new windowCountry cultural database containing detailed information on over 175 countries around the world; topics range from food, language, religion, to human rights issues, security briefings, and business etiquette.
- UNdata: Population by national and/or ethnic group, sex and urban/rural residenceData from the United Nations Statistics Division. Filter by country.
- State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (SOWIP)Reports by the United Nations about indigenous peoples. Coverage tends to be broad.