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Africana Studies 220

Africa and the World
Prof. Carter
Fall 2007
 

Reference

Africana : The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Location:  Reference DT 14 .A37435 1999 
Country Studies by Continent
Contains the online versions of books previously published (1988-98) by the  Library of Congress sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army. The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara
Location:  Reference DT 351 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Black Studies
Location:  Reference E 185 .E554 2005
Encyclopedia of Prehistory
Location:  Reference GN 710 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Location:  Reference GN 550 .E53 1991
Historical Dictionary of Angola
Location:  Reference DT 1264 .B76 1992
Historical Dictionary of Botswana
Location:  Reference DT 2434 .R36 1996
Historical Dictionary of Congo
Location:  Reference DT 546.215 .D4 1996
Historical Dictionary of Ghana
Location:  Reference DT 510.5 .M38 1985
Historical Dictionary of Uganda
Location:  Reference DT 433.215 .P57 1995
Historical Dictionary of Zaire
Location:  Reference DT 643 .B63 1988
Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora since 1787
Location:  Reference DT 30 .A35 2003
Penguin Atlas of Diasporas
Location:  Reference GN 370 .C43 1995
Senegal
Location:  Reference DT 549.22 .D44 1994
Sierra Leone
Location:  Reference DT 516.18 .B5 1992
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Africa
Location:  Reference DT 3 .C35 1981
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa
Location:  Reference DS 44 .C37 1988
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life; Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Location:  Reference GN 333 .W67 1998

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Books

Use ALEX, the library catalog, to find books on your topic.

Search topics by SUBJECT or KEYWORD
 
  • Search on the following subject headings:
    [country name] – ethnic relations
    [country name] – history
    [country name] – social conditions

    Africa
    Africa, central [deals mainly with the Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo (Democratic Republic), and Congo (Brazzaville)]
    Africa, east [deals mainly with Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania]
    Africa, sub-saharan
    Africa, west
    African diaspora [deals with the dispersion of Black Africans to countries outside of the African Continent]
    Ethnicity - Africa
    South Africa

Use WorldCat to find more books and information on your topic.  You can then interlibrary most materials.

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Articles

Core Resources:

America:  History and Life
An index with abstracts to journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. 1954-present.
Historical Abstracts 
Covers the periodical literature, dissertations and book reviews on the world's history, excluding the U.S. and Canada, from 1450 to the twentieth century. 1954-present.


Additional Resources:
 


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Get Help

For assistance with this course, contact:

Kristin Strohmeyer
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4481
kstrohme@hamilton.edu


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(Reviewed: October 22, 2007)