Reference guide to Africa : a bibliography of sources
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Reference guide to Africa : a bibliography of sources
Rowman & Littlefield, c2014
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
This third edition of the Reference Guide to Africa explains the most important resources for the study of the continent of Africa. It contains a general sources section and a larger disciplinary oriented section. All sources are annotated. A new edition is sorely needed since the last edition was published nine years ago. The previous editions have been successfully used in research libraries worldwide since 1999, and it has been used to teach several African studies research courses.
The book provides an orientation for researching almost any topic in the arts, humanities and social sciences concerning the continent of Africa, and all of its countries and ethnic groups. The first part explains and lists portals, databases, bibliographies, indexes, guides, encyclopedias, country sources, biography, primary sources, government publications, and statistics. The second part presents 16 subject-oriented chapters, mostly in the arts, humanities and social sciences, from agriculture and food security to women studies. It covers sources that broadly cover the continent, or in some cases only North Africa (and the Middle East). It generally excludes sources limited to one country or region of Africa, except for North Africa because of the nature of the literature.
One-third of the sources in this edition are new, and nearly half of them are available in electronic format. There are author/title and subject indexes.
This unique work is intended for students, teachers, librarians, and researchers. It likely will be used most by reference librarians and teachers for students in high school through graduate studies. It will also be used independently by undergraduate and graduate students. It can be used to answer simple reference questions, provide the resources for an undergraduate paper, or for comprehensive work by advanced students and researchers.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: General Sources
1 Portals, Bibliographies and Indexes
2 Guides, Encyclopedias, and Country Sources
3 Biography
4 Primary Sources
5 Government Publications
6 Statistics
Part II: Subject Sources
7 Agriculture and Food
8 Communications
9 Cultural Anthropology
10 Development
11 Environment
12 Folklore
13 Geography and Maps
14 History
15 Languages and Linguistics
16 Libraries and Librarianship
17 Literature and Theater
18 Music
19 Politics and Government
20 Religion
21 Visual Arts
22 Women and Gender
Author/Title Index
Subject Index
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