Journal of Latin American Studies
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Latin American Studies is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
published by Cambridge University Press
. It was established in 1969.
, Social Sciences Citation Index
, Arts & Humanities Citation Index
, IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, and MLA Bibliography.
Peer review
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academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
. It was established in 1969.
Notable articles
- "Does Multiculturalism Menace? Governance, Cultural Rights and the Politics of Identity in Guatemala" - Charles R. Hale, Aug 2002 34:3, pp 485-524
- "From Fome Zero to Bolsa Familia: social politcies and poverty alleviation under Lula" - Anthony Hall, Nov 2006 38:4, pp 689-709
- "Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America" - Ben Ross Schneider, Aug 2009 41:3, pp 553-575
- "Rethinking Mestizaje: ideology and lived experience" - Peter Wade, Jul 2005 37:2, pp 239-257
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is currently abstracted and indexed in Geo Abstracts, Current ContentsCurrent Contents
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, Social Sciences Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index is an interdisciplinary citation index product of Thomson Reuters' Healthcare & Science division. It was developed by the Institute for Scientific Information from the Science Citation Index....
, Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
The Arts & Humanities Citation Index , also known as Arts & Humanities Search is a citation index, with abstracting and indexing for more than 1,300 arts and humanities journals, and coverage of disciplines that includes social and natural science journals. Part of this database is derived from...
, IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, and MLA Bibliography.