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WEB RESOURCES FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
The College of William
and Mary
Willam
and Mary History Department
Kris Lane, Assoc. Prof. of History
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795 USA
tel.757.221.1445, fax.757.221.2111
email Professor Lane
Kris Lane received his
B.A. in History and Latin American Studies from the University of Colorado
at Boulder in 1991, and his Ph.D in History from the University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis) in 1996. He joined the history faculty at the College of
William & Mary in 1997 after a year as Visiting Asst. Prof. at the
University of Miami, Coral Gables. He has written a book, entitled "Pillaging
the Empire: Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750" (Armonk, NY: M.E.
Sharpe Press, 1998 -- published in the UK and Jamaica as "Blood &
Silver," Oxford: Signal Books), and several articles regarding piracy,
slavery, gold mining, headhunting, and witchcraft in colonial Ecuador
and Colombia. His new book, "Quito, 1599: City & Colony in Transition,"
will be published by the University of New Mexico Press in summer 2002.
(R: Preparing salt fish for market, Guapi, Colombia,
1995)
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Two-storey plank house, Barbacoas, Colombia
(1995)
HISTORY COURSE LINKS:
Course Materials for
"Latin America to Independence"
Course Materials for
"History of Brazil"
Course Materials for
"History of Mexico"
Course Materials
for "Piracy in the Americas"
Course Materials for
"History and the Andes"
Guide to Good
History Writing
Gold sunburst diadem, La Tolita-Tumaco Culture, coastal Ecuador
SLIDE SHOWS:
Slide Show,
"The Andes"
(Powerpoint Version)
Slide Show,
"Gold Mining in Ecuador"
Slide Show,
"Huancavelica and Almaden"
Slide
Show, "Late Colonial Latin America"
Slide
Show, "Potosí" (Powerpoint Version)
Slide
Show, "Old Spain"
Slide
Show, "Baroque"
Slide
Show, "Volcanoes of Ecuador"
Slide
Show, "Lowland Colombia"
Slide
Show, "Popayan Area"
Slide
Show, "Highland Ecuador"
Slide
Show, "Bogota"
Slide
Show, "Pirate Ports of Call"
The Archivo General de Indias, Seville
USEFUL RESEARCH
LINKS:
GENERAL SEARCH
LINKS:
**HLAS
(Handbook of Latin American Studies) Search Page: General search page for
useful journal articles.
LANIC
Links: Comprehensive general search site for Latin American studies.
Colonial
Coinage: An index of Dutch and Spanish colonial coinage
Colonial
Economic History: A site devoted to Latin American colonial economic history
Iberoamerica
Publishing: A site with catalogs of scholarly books.
World History
Center (Northeastern University): A general site with data on early African
and European migration.
JILAS
(the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies): A site with scholarly
journal articles and reviews.
Estudios
Interdisciplinarios de America y el Caribe: A site with scholarly journal
articles and reviews.
H-LatAm
Presentations: A useful listing of powerpoint presentations on various historical
topics.
getCITED:
A search engine for scholarly journal articles.
Cultural Survival:
Organization specializing in world indigenous rights issues.
Venetian Galleass, c.1650 (August Crabtree
model, VA Mariner's Museum)
ARCHIVAL LINKS:
Unesco
Archives Portal: A master list of several different archive categories
Unesco
National Archives: A listing of archival material for various regions and
nations
Portulano
Documentary Archive: A comprehensive site with access to Spanish documents.
Campesino family walking into Alao, east of Riobamba, Ecuador,
1994
ANDES LINKS:
Anthronet:
A bibliography and list of links related to the Andes
Children and streets of Barbacoas, Colombia,
1995.
COLOMBIA
LINKS:
Drugs
and Society in Colombia
Narcotics
Control and Interdiction in Colombia
Instituto
Colombiano de Antropologia y Historia: Home page for the Colombian Institute
of Anthropology and History. Contains useful bibliographical information and
general historical data.
Church of San Francisco nave and main altar,
Quito, Ecuador (photo S. F. Museo)
ECUADOR LINKS:
Ecuadorian
Studies: A general collection of Ecuador-related links
Quichua
in Ecuador: A site provided by the University of Wisconsin. Features general
information on indigenous people, the Quichua language, and summer programs
in Ecuadorian studies and Quichua instruction.
Ecuador
Summer Field School: A site with information on summer programs in Ecuadorian
and Quichua studies run by Arizona State University.
Philip II of Spain in St. Quentin battle
gear, c.1560
PIRACY LINKS:
The
Geography of Piracy: A collection of piracy links and bibliographical information
THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA:
Marimba dancers, Atacames (Esmeraldas),
Ecuador, 1993.
York University's
Harriet Tubman Research Centre on the
African Diaspora: Contains information on the African Diaspora, the slave
trade, and the Nigerian hinterland project.
UNESCO
Slave Route Project: A website devoted to the Atlantic slave trade. Features
documents, activities, and links to relevant publications.
Smithsonian
Natural History Web: African Voices: A general site focused on African history,
the Atlantic slave trade, and African cultural influence in the Americas.
Mr. Lane clutching his chest after lunch at McDubald's (Chordeleg, Ecuador)
TRAVEL LINKS:
Lonely
Planet.com: Useful site containing international travel information.
South
American Explorer: Site with general travel information for South American
countries.
Latin
American Travel Links: A general page of travel links and links on other
subjects.
Plank house with balcony, Barbacoas, Colombia,
1995
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
University
of Texas Links to Environmental History: Site containing environmental information
for Latin American nations.
Environmental
History of Latin America: Provides bibliographical information for several
areas of Latin American studies.
Smithsonian
Institute Global Volcanism Project: Up-to-date, detailed information on
world volcanoes by name.
Guagua Pichincha in eruption over Quito,
October 1999
