This guide aims to provide an overview of resources on Caribbean Studies topics at Fordham University Libraries and beyond.
► The United Nations Geoscheme classifies The Caribbean as a sub-region of the Americas consisting of the following sovereign nations and colonized territories:
Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French Part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; and the United States Virgin Islands.
► Keep in mind that this region has a wide range of varied histories with different languages. It may be difficult to access certain primary sources in English.
Sample Titles within Credo Reference
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography by 
Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology by 
The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions by 
Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations by 
Affirming Methodologies : Research and Education in the Caribbean by
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