F&M Library: GOV 245

Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa: Ref DT 2 .E53 1996
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience: Ref DT 14 .A37435 2005
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Africa: Ref DT 3 .C35 1981
Pan-African Chronology...1400-1865: Ref DT 17 .J46 1996
Who's Who in Africa: Leaders for the 1990s: Ref DT 18 .R35 1992
The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary: Ref DT 38.1 .S53 1989
Africa: South Of The Sahara 2005: Ref DT 351 .A37 2005
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara 4 vols.: Ref DT 351 .E53 1997
For most countries in Africa, the following 3 series of reference books are available:
- country study (area handbook): EX: Ghana: A Country Study; Ref DT 510 .G44 1995
Federal Research Division, Library of Congress online here
- world bibliographical series: EX: Ghana; Ref DT 510 .M93 1991
- historical dictionary: EX: Historical Dictionary of Ghana Second Edition; Ref DT 510 .M38 1995

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993: Ref HA 4675 .M55 1998
World Development Indicators 2005 World Bank: Ref HC 59.15 .W656 2005
Social Indicators of Development 1996 World Bank: Ref HC 59.69 .S63 1996
World Development Report 2005 World Bank: Ref HC 59.7 .W659 2005
African Development Report 2004 African Development Bank: Ref HC 800 .A1A354 2004
African Development Indicators World Bank: Ref HC 800 .A1A356 2004
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

Europa World Year Book 2005. 2 vols.: Ref D 2 .E8 2005
Statesman's Yearbook 2005: 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 Third World, Third Edition. 3 vols.: Ref HC 59.7 .K87 1987
Oxford Companion to Politics of the World: Ref JA 61 .O95 1993
Encyclopedia of Democracy 4 vols.: Ref JC 423 .E53 1995
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2003 (U.S. Dept. of State): Ref JC 571 .U48 2003; The 2004 report is available online at the State Department's web page
A Global Agenda: Issues before the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations: Ref JX 1977 .A1 U5244 2003-04

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
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 (including New York Times and Washington Post), business information (including SEC filings), and legal resources (including state and federal case law).
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.

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