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General Resources
General Resources
II.A.1. GENERAL
a. Dissertations & Theses on Africa--Bibliographies
b. Guides to Resources for Scholars
c. General Reference Works
II.A.1.a. GENERAL--DISSERTATIONS & THESES ON AFRICA--BIBLIOGRAPHIES
American and Canadian Doctoral Dissertations and Master s Theses on Africa, 1886-1974. Compiled
by Michael Sims and Alfred Kagan. Walthan, Mass.: African Studies Association, 1976.
VP Reference Z3501 .S55
Continued by:
Lauer, Joseph J. American and Canadian Doctoral Dissertations and Master s Theses on Africa,
1974-1987. Atlanta, Ga.: Crossroads Press, 1989.
VP Reference DT3 .L36 1989
Burt, Eugene C. Ethnoart: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: A Bibliography of Theses and
Dissertations. New York: Garland, 1988.
VP N5311 .B88 1988
Curto, Jose C. and Raymond R. Gervais. Bibliography of Canadian Master s Theses and Doctoral
Dissertations on Africa, 1905-1993. Montreal: Canadian Association of African Studies, 1994.
VP Reference Z3501 .C87 1994
Dinstel, Marion. Deutsche Dissertationen uber Afrika, ein Verzeichnis fur die Jahre 1884-1961.
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1966.
VP Z3501 .D5
Dix ans de recherche universitaire francaise sur le monde arabe et islamique, de 1968-69 a 1979.
Paris: Editions Recherche sur les civilisations, 1982.
VP DS44 .D59 1982
Doctoral Dissertations and Master s Theses on Africa, University of California, Los Angeles,
1940-1978. Compiled by Mary Stutzman. Los Angeles: African Studies Center, UCLA, 1979.
VP DT1 .C34 no.18
Hillebrecht, Werner. Namibia in Theses and Dissertations: A Bibliography On All Aspects of
Namibian Concern Including German Colonial Policy and International Law 1851-1984. Basel: Basler
Afrika Bibliographien, 1985.
VP DT703 .H54 1985
Kohler, Jochen. Deutsche Dissertationen uber Afrika, ein Verzeichnis fur die Jahre 1918-1959.
Bonn: K. Schroeder, 1962.
VP Z3501 .K6
Ng ang a, James Mwangi. Theses and Dissertations on Kenya: an International Bibliography.
Nairobi: Africa Book Services, 1983.
VP Reference DT433.522 .N53 1983
Pollack, Oliver B. Theses and Dissertations on Southern Africa: An International Bibliography.
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1976.
VP Reference DT729.5 .P66
Price, Helen C. et. al., eds. Theses on Africa, 1976-1988, accepted by the universities of the
United Kingdom and Ireland. London: Hans Zell, 1993.
VP Reference DT3 .P74 1993
Theses on Islam, the Middle East and North-West Africa, 1880-1978, accepted by universities int
he United Kingdom and Ireland. Compiled by Peter Sluglett. London: Mansell, 1983.
VP and VP Reference DS44 .S57 1983
United Kingdom Publications and Theses on Africa, 1963-1967/8. London: Frank Cass, 1963- .
VP Z3503 .U45 volume for 1966 only II.A.1.b. GENERAL--GUIDES TO RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARS
Bhatt, Purnima Mehta. Scholars Guide to Washington, D.C. for African Studies. Washington, D.C.:
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
VP Reference: DT3 .B473
A Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies Programs in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography.
Compiled by Lenwood G. Davis and George Hill, with Jane Miller Harris. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press, 1985.
VP Reference E184.7 .D353 1985
Directory of African and African-American Studies in the United States. 5th ed. Waltham, Mass.:
African Studies Association, 1976- .
VP DT19.9 .U5 D5, 5th, 6th and 8th ed.
*Latest year at Reference Desk.
Fenton, Thomas P. and Mary J. Heffron, eds. Africa: A Directory of Resources. Maryknoll, N.Y.:
Orbis Books, 1987.
VP Reference DT3 .F46 1987
Fenton, Thomas P. and Mary J. Heffron, eds. Third World Resource Directory, 1994-1995. Maryknoll,
N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1994.
VP Reference D883 .T46 1994
Fredland, Richard A. A Guide to African International Organizations. London: Hans Zell, 1990.
Law JX1995 .F67 1990
International Directory of African Studies Research. 3rd ed. Compiled by Philip Baker. London:
Hans Zell, 1994.
VP Reference DT19.8 .I58 1994
Martens, George R. African Trade Unionism: A Bibliography, with a Guide to Trade Union
Organizations and Publications. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1977.
VP HD6857 .M37
Middle East: A Directory of Resources. Thomas P. Fenton and Mary J. Heffron, eds. Maryknoll,
N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1988.
VP Reference DS63.1 ,M48 1988
Zell, Hans M. The African Studies Companion: A Resource Guide and Directory. London: Hans Zell,
1989.
VP Reference DT19.8 .Z45 1989 II.A.1.c. GENERAL--GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS
Abdallah, Omanii . Fontana Dictionary of Africa Since 1960. London: Fontana, 1991.
VP Reference DT30.5 .G73 1991
Africa South of the Sahara. London: Europa Publications, 1971- .
VP DT1 .A219, 1971-1993
*Latest issue at reference desk.
Africa Today. 2nd ed. London: Africa Books, 1991.
VP DT1. A2213
Asamani, J. O. Index Africanus. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 1975.
VP and VP Reference DT3 .A73
Besterman, Theodore. A World Bibliography of African Bibliographies. Rev. ed. Oxford: Basil
Blackwell, 1975.
VP DT4 .B47
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Africa. Roland Oliver and Michael Crowder, eds. Cambridge, Engl.:
Cambridge Univeristy Press, 1981.
VP Reference DT3 .C35 1981
Duignan, Peter and Helen F. Conover. Guide to Research and Reference Works on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institute, 1971.
VP Reference Z3501 .D78
Encyclopedia of Islam. New ed. Supplement. Leiden: Brill, 1980- .
VP and VP Reference DS37 .E523 Suppl., fasc. 1-6
Kurian, George Thomas. Encyclopedia of the Third World. 4th ed. New York: Facts on File, 1992. 3
vols.
VP Reference HC59.7 .K87 1992
McIlwaine, John. Africa: A Guide to Reference Material. London: Hans Zell, 1993.
VP Reference DT3 .M35 1993
Middle East and North Africa. London: Europa Publications, 1964- .
VP DS49 .M5, 11th ed. (1964)-38th ed. (1992), 41st ed. (1995)
*Latest edition at reference desk.
Morrison, Donald George et. al. Black Africa: A Comparative Handbook. 2nd ed. New York: Paragon
House, 1989.
VP Reference and Museum DT352.8 .M67 1989
Morrison, Donald George et. al. Understanding Black Africa: Data and Analysis of Social Change
and Nation Building. Paragon House, 1989.
VP DT352.5 .M67 1989
Murray, Joeclyn, ed. Cultural Atlas of Africa. New York: Facts on File, 1981.
Museum Reserve DT14 .M84
Scheven, Yvette. Bibliographies for African Studies, 1970-1986. Hans Zell, 1988.
VP Reference DT351 .S358 1988
Scheven, Yvette. Bibliographies for African Studies, 1987-1993. London: Hans Zell, 1994.
VP Reference DT351 .S358 1994
U.S. Imprints on Sub-Saharan Africa: A Guide to Publications Catalogued at the Library of
Congress. Library of Congress, 1985- .
VP Reference DT348 .U223, vols. 1-8 (1985-1992)
Witherell, Julian. The United States and Africa: Guide to Official Documents and Government-
Sponsored Publications, 1785-1975. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1978.
VP Reference DT3 .W58
Continued by:
Witherell, Julian. The United States and Sub-Saharan Africa: Guide to Official Documents and
Government-Sponsored Publications, 1976-1980. Library of Congress, 1984.
VP and VP Reference DT3 .W582 1984