Latin American History: Theses and Dissertations

Click on Advanced Research, then enter your search terms and any limits. Citations for dissertations go back to the 1860s, with almost 100,000, from approximately 1997 forward, in full PDF format for immediate download.

More universities are adding their theses and dissertations to their digital Institutional Repositories, where anyone may download a copy. It's worth a try.

Searchable list of dissertations completed or in process at 199 academic departments in the United States and Canada.

Since dissertations and theses are often available only at the issuing institution, they may be difficult to borrow and there may be a charge for those completed out of state.

You may personally purchase copies of available dissertations from UMI Dissertation Express for $38.00 each PDF, $39 unbound paper, or $56 softcover. The last resort for seeing some theses and dissertations is to visit the library of the issuing institution.