SELECTED AFRICAN POLITICS SOURCES

Research Guide

Handbooks and Encyclopedias
Country-Specific Series
African Studies Indexes and Bibliographies
General Indexes and Databases
US Government Foreign Policy Bibliographies
Biographical Sources

HANDBOOKS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Africa South of the Sahara. Annual. 316 Af8, latest in AFRICANA, REFERENCE

African States and Rulers. 960.03 ST49A 1999 STACKS

Dictionary of Human Rights Advocacy Organizations in Africa.  323.0256 Sa19d  AFRICANA

Elections in Africa: a Data Handbook. 1999.  984 p.  324.96032021 El25   AFRICANA

Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. 1997. 4 v. Q.967.003 En19 AFRICANA, REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. 2004. 2v. Q. 909.07671 En195 HISTORY REF, UNDERGRAD REF, ONLINE

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History.  960.3103 En192 AFRICANA, HISTORY REF., UNDERGRAD REF.

Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. 2002. 4 v. 909.82903 M66na  REFERENCE, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

The Middle East and North Africa.  Annual. 315.6 M584.  Latest in AFRICANA, REFERENCE, COMMERCE

The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.  323.06067 St29 AFRICANA

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COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SOURCES

African Historical Dictionaries Series (Scarecrow Press). Latest in AFRICANA

World Bibliographical Series (Clio Press). Latest in AFRICANA

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AFRICAN STUDIES INDEXES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Africa Bibliography.  Annual.  1984-.016.96 AF832  AFRICANA

African Studies Centre (Leiden) Database. ONLINE

Black Studies on Disc. ONLINE

Current Bibliography on African Affairs. 1964-. 016.9605 C936 AFRICANA, older in STACKS.

Index Islamicus. ONLINE

International African Bibliography. 1971-. 016.916 In82 latest in AFRICANA, older in STACKS

International Bibliography of Political Science. 1952-. 016.32 In8 EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

International Political Science Abstracts. ONLINE

Middle East: Abstracts and Index. annual. 1978-. 016.95605Mi. REFERENCE, older in STACKS.

Quarterly Index to Periodical Literature, Eastern and Southern Africa ONLINE

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GENERAL INDEXES AND DATABASES   

Alternative Press Index.  ONLINE

Expanded Academic Index (Infotrac).   ONLINE

International Bibliography of Political Science.  1952-  016.32 IN8  EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

International Political Science Abstracts.  ONLINE

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) Bulletin.  ONLINE

Social Sciences Citation Index. ONLINE

Social Sciences Index. ONLINE

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.   ONLINE

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U.S. GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The United States and Africa: a Guide to U.S. Official Documents and Government-Sponsered Publications on Africa, 1785-1975. 016.96 W773U and 1976-1980. 016.96 W773U and DOC. LC41.12: UN3 STACKS

United States Foreign Policy and the Middle East/North Africa: a Bibliography of Twentieth-Century Research.016.32773056 SI39U EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

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BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Africa Who's Who. 1996. 960.320922 Af83 1996 AFRICANA

African Biographical Archive. microfiche. REFERENCE

Biography Index.  Quarterly.  1946- A.920 B519  REFERENCE

Current Biography. Monthly. 1940- 920 C936  REFERENCE

Makers of Modern Africa. 1996. 960.30922 M289 1996 AFRICANA

Who's Who in the Arab World. 315.6 W62 REFERENCE

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