LibGuides: ETH 030 Chicana/o Culture: Start with Books

A Selection of Sources

Encyclopedia of Latino Culture [3 Volumes] by Charles M. Tatum (Editor)
ISBN: 9781440800986
Publication Date: 2013-11-26
Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 Volumes] by María Herrera-Sobek (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313343391
Publication Date: 2012-07-16
Encyclopedia Latina by Ilan Stavans; Harold Augenbraum
ISBN: 9780717258154
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Suzanne Oboler (Editor); Deena J. González (Editor); Deena J. González (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195156003
Publication Date: 2005-08-25
Quinceañera by Ilan Stavans (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313358241
Publication Date: 2010-02-09
Celebrating Life Customs Around the World: from Baby Showers to Funerals [3 Volumes] by Victoria R. Williams
ISBN: 9781440836596
Publication Date: 2016-11-21

Recommended Sources

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by Timothy L. Gall; Jeneen Hobby
ISBN: 9781414448824
Publication Date: 2009-05-12
Marriage Customs of the World by George P. Monger
ISBN: 9781598846638
Publication Date: 2013-04-09
The Folklore of World Holidays by Robert Griffin; Ann H. Shurgin
ISBN: 0810389010
Publication Date: 1998-12-14
The Rites of Passage by Arnold van Gennep; Monika B. Vizedom (Translator); Gabrielle L. Caffee (Translator)
ISBN: 0226848493
Publication Date: 1961-07-15
Religions of the World [4 Volumes] by J. Gordon Melton (Editor); Martin Baumann (Editor)
ISBN: 1576072231
Publication Date: 2002-08-20
Treasury of Mexican Folkways by Outlet Book Company Staff; Random House Value Publishing Staff
ISBN: 0517476797
Publication Date: 1985-10-02

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