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by Kristen Howard Last Updated Oct 29, 2023 366 views this year

Access primary sources

For your Primary Source Analysis Essay, you will select two primary sources from The Haiti Reader (available as an eBook, below) or A Haiti Anthology: Libète (available as a physical book in the Reserves Room in McLennan).

The Haiti Reader
Publication Date: 2020
Available as eBook.
A Haiti Anthology: Libete by Charles Arthur (Editor); Michael Dash (Editor)
Call Number: F1921 H13 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Physical book only - available in the Reserves Room in McLennan Library, 1st floor.

Find secondary sources

For your Primary Source Analysis Essay, you will choose 2-3 scholarly articles, 1 or 2 which are not course readings.

Find peer-reviewed articles

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
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This contains references to journal articles, book reviews and some dissertations about the history of all parts of the world from 1450 on, EXCLUDING Canada and the United States. In the search options, select "Peer Reviewed" and enter "Historical Period" (e.g., Start Year: 1450 To End Year: 1600).
HAPI online
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Includes citations to articles and book reviews from the social sciences and humanities about Central and South America, including Haiti.
Repère
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Repère is an index to articles from the most widely read French-language periodicals distributed in Quebec.

Find books

Library Catalogue

Reminders for catalogue searching:

Begin by keyword searching
Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to find more books on the same topic
Scroll to the bottom of a catalogue record to browse the virtual shelf

Cite your sources

Chicago Citation Style

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Call Number: Z253 U69 2017
Publication Date: 2017

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McGill Library Citation Subject Guide
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