GOV 326: African Politics

Reference Sources on Africa

HISTORY & POLITICS

Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa

Ref DT 2 .E53 1996

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience

Ref DT 14 .A37435 2005

Pan-African Chronology...1400-1865

Ref DT 17 .J46 1996

African Biographical Dictionary

Ref DT 18 .B76 2006

The African Studies Companion: A Guide to Information Sources, 4th Ed.

Ref DT 19.8 .Z45 2006

Encyclopedia of African History 3 vols.

Ref DT 20 .E53 2005

The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary

Ref DT 38.1 .S53 1989

Africa: South Of The Sahara 2008

Ref DT 351 .A37 2008

Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara 4 vols.

Ref DT 351 .E53 1997

- historical dictionaries, for most African countries

EX: Historical Dictionary of Ghana Second Edition

Ref DT 510 .M38 1995

ECONOMICS

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000

Ref HA 4675 .M55 2003

World Development Indicators 2006 World Bank

Ref HC 59.15 .W656 2006

World Development Report 2008 World Bank

Ref HC 59.7 .W659 2008

African Development Report African Development Bank

Ref HC 800 .A1 A354 2007

African Development Indicators World Bank

Ref HC 800 .A1 A356 2006

African Economic Outlook OECD

Ref HC 800 .A11 A35625 2005-06

African Development Sourcebook UNESCO

Ref HC 800 .A5658 1991

Contemporary African Politics and Development: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1981-1990

Ref HC 800 .Z2C66 1994

International Financial Statistics (monthly) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Ref HG 61 .I58

General Reference Sources

Europa World Year Book 2007. 2 vols.

Ref D 2 .E8 2007

Statesman's Yearbook 2008

Ref JA 51 .S7 (This volume is kept at the Reference Desk)

World Encyclopedia Of Political Systems And Parties, Third Edition 3 vols.

Ref JF 2011 .W67 1999

Encyclopedia Of The Developing World 3 vols.

Ref HC 59.7 .E52 2006

Oxford Companion to Politics of the World, Second Edition

Ref JA 61 .O95 2001

Encyclopedia of Democracy 4 vols.

Ref JC 423 .E53 1995

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005 (U.S. Dept. of State)

Ref JC 571 .U48 2005

The 2006 and 2007 reports are available online at the State Department's web page.

Indexes and Abstracts

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.

PAIS International

Index to policy-oriented literature (books, journal articles and U.S. and foreign government documents). International coverage of information about political, economic and social issues and events in specific countries. Covers 1972 to the present.

GPO Monthly Catalog

An index of all federal government publications from 1976 to the present.

GPO Access

Provides access to government information such as laws, bills, the budget, and much more. Database produced by the Government Printing Office. Covers from 1895 to the present; volumes 1976 are in the Reference Room.

The Times Index (London) 1960-

Ref. AI / 21 / T46 (Microforms Room)
complete indexing of the London TIMES and its various supplements
full-text of articles from the past 10 years is available on LEXIS-NEXIS

Lexis-Nexis

Connections to newspaper articles from all over the world. For stories from African publications, first choose "Sources" from the menu at the top of the page, then select Africa from the pull-down menu. Next, select the News category and "newspapers" and a list of publications will appear. After you make selections from that list you can then do a search for a topic.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes full-text of articles, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs.

Internet Sites

Yahoo Africa Links

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Africa/

U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

http://www.africa-union.org/

African Union

http://www.africa-union.org

Foundation for Democracy in Africa

http://democracy-africa.org

United Nations Development Programme

http://www.undp.org/

African Research Centers

http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/ss85.html

Last updated: 6/3/08 tk, contact Tom Karel for assistance, 291-3845