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Chile

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Ancient Mexico
  2. Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts
  3. Chile
  4. Chile Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
  5. Chile: Presidency of the Republic of Chile
  6. CIA World Factbook: Chile
  7. Easter Island Home Page
  8. Ethnologue Language Database: Chile
  9. Freedom of Expression and the Public Debate in Chile
  10. House of Lords - Judgment - Pinochet Case
  11. Introduction to Chile
  12. Last Frontiers: Chile
  13. Library of Congress Country Studies: Chile
  14. Maps of the Americas
  15. Political Resources on the Net: Chile
  16. Universidad de Chile Geophysics Department
  17. US Department of State Electronic Reading Room
  18. VolcanoWorld Volcano Index
  19. World Travel Guide: Chile

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Ancient Mexico
Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions.
     Author: Olivares, Patrick
     Subjects: ancient history, chile, mexico, peru, south america
     DeweyClass: 972.01
     Resource type: documents, images
Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts
Index of plants found in the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts.
     Author: Dillon, Michael O.
     Subjects: chile, peru, plant distribution
     DeweyClass: 580.8
     Resource type: index
Chile
Links to Internet resources about Chile. Headings include arts and humanities, business and economy, education and academic research, government, history, network and information services, news, science and technology, travel and tourism.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 918.1
     Resource type: index
Chile Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Chile. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 323.83
     Resource type: document
Chile: Presidency of the Republic of Chile
Official information from the office of the President of the Republic of Chile. The majority of the information is in Spanish.
     Author: Chilean Government
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 351.83
     Resource type: government
CIA World Factbook: Chile
Basic reference information about Chile, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 918.3
     Resource type: document
Easter Island Home Page
Information about Easter Island and its origins, history, culture and ecology.
     Author: Brookman, David Y.
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 983
     Resource type: documents
Ethnologue Language Database: Chile
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Chile, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
     Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 409.83
     Resource type: document
Freedom of Expression and the Public Debate in Chile
Full text of a book examining human rights in Chile regarding freedom of expression. Issues such as political debate, national security, government reform initiatives, film censorship and television regulation are addressed.
     Author: Human Rights Watch
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 323.83
     Resource type: book
House of Lords - Judgment - Pinochet Case
Details of a legal case concerning an attempt by the Government of Spain to extradite Senator Pinochet from the UK to stand trial in Spain for crimes committed during the period when Senator Pinochet was head of state in Chile. Full text of the Law Lords' decision is provided.
     Author: Stationery Office
     Subjects: chile, international law
     DeweyClass: 342.078
     Resource type: document
Introduction to Chile
Description of Chile and its geographical components, including Ancud, Antofagasta, Arica, Easter Island, Lake of the Incas, Patagonia, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Temuco, and Vina Del Mar.
     Author: InterKnowledge
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 918.3
     Resource type: documents
Last Frontiers: Chile
Introduction to Chile which includes a bibliography, photographs and travel information.
     Author: Last Frontiers
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 918.3
     Resource type: promotion
Library of Congress Country Studies: Chile
Detailed handbook describing the history of Chile and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 983
     Resource type: documents
Maps of the Americas
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bermuda, bolivia, brazil, canada, canadian geography, caribbean, central america, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominica, dominican republic, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, south america, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, venezuela, world maps
     DeweyClass: 912.7
     Resource type: map collection
Political Resources on the Net: Chile
Listing of political resources relevant to Chile, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: chile
     DeweyClass: 320.983
     Resource type: documents, index
Universidad de Chile Geophysics Department
Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
     Author: Universidad de Chile
     Subjects: chile, geophysics
     DeweyClass: 558
     Resource type: institution
US Department of State Electronic Reading Room
Full text documents obtained from the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defence, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Archives. Includes collections of records on topics of public interest such as freedom of information and human rights, and declassified documents relating to events in Chile from 1973-78. Also features reference materials such as the text of the Privacy Act, executive orders and annual Freedom of Information Act reports. A search facility is available.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: chile, freedom and privacy, united states government
     DeweyClass: 351.73
     Resource type: documents
VolcanoWorld Volcano Index
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
     Author: North Dakota University
     Subjects: antarctic, australian geography, bolivia, cameroon, cape verde, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo democratic republic, costa rica, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, ethiopia, greece, guatemala, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, italy, japan, kenya, libya, mexico, micronesia, mountaineering, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, papua new guinea, peru, philippines, rwanda, saint vincent, saudi arabia, solomon islands, spain, sudan, tanzania, turkey, uganda, volcanoes, zaire
     DeweyClass: 551.21
     Resource type: images, reference data
World Travel Guide: Chile
Basic reference information about Chile, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
     Author: Columbus Press
     Subjects: chile, south american travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 918.3
     Resource type: documents