UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
III. MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL GRADES

III. MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL GRADES


AUTHOR: ABRAHAMS, ROGER
TITLE:
AFRICAN FOLKTALES: TRADITIONAL STORIES OF THE BLACK WORLD
Publisher: Pantheon
Copyright: 1983
Type: Book
Collation: 352 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $16.00
ISBN (pap): 0-394-72117-9

Subjects: Folklore/Africa

A collection of 94 African folktales from around the continent.

AUTHOR: ADENIYI, SUNDAY
TITLE:
LIVE LIVE JUJU
Publisher: Rykodisc
Copyright: 1988
Type: Audio recording
Collation: 10 songs
Grade: M/H
Place Of Publication: Salem, MA
Subjects: Music/Nigeria Yoruba/West Africa

Sunday Adeniyi, better known as King Sunny Ade, is one of Nigerian most well known musicians. This is a live recording of his 20-piece band in concert in Seattle, Washington in 1987. Juju music is named after the sound of the dondon, or talking drum. Originally played in working class bars, this Yoruba street music evolved as an alternative to the highlife music of sophisticated and expensive hotels and nightclubs.

AUTHOR: ADLER, PETER; BARNARD, NICHOLAS
TITLE:
ASAFO : AFRICA FLAGS OF THE FANTE
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 96 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $19.95
ISBN (pap): 0 500 27684 6

Subjects: Flags/Ghana/Fante/West Africa

The Fante people of Ghana combine their own traditions with European heraldry to produce appliqued, patchwork, and embroidered flags. Over two hundred of these colorful Asafo flags are collected in this volume.

TITLE: AFRICA TODAY: AN ATLAS OF REPRODUCIBLE PAGES
Publisher: World Eagle
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 172 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $36.95
Price (pap): $26.50

Subjects: Africa/Atlases/Maps

Contains reproducible maps, graphs, charts and tables on Africa.

TITLE: AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOICES IN A TRADITION
Publisher: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston
Copyright: 1992
Type: Textbook
Collation: 994 pp.
Grade: M/H
ISBN: 0-03-047424

Subjects: Africa/Literature/African Americans/Diaspora

This textbook on African American literature includes selections by some of Africa's most outstanding writers.

TITLE: AFRICAN JOURNEY
Publisher: Beacon Films
Copyright: 1991
Type: Videotape
Collation: 2 programs, 2 hr., 45 min.
Grade: M/H
Price: $79.95

Subjects: Fiction

This popular Wonderworks adventure movie shatters myths and stereotypes about Africa. Focuses on a boy's trip to Africa and his friendship with a brother and sister.

AUTHOR: AHMAD, IFIKHAR ET AL
TITLE:
WORLD CULTURES: A GLOBAL MOSAIC
Publisher: Prentice Hall/Simon and Schuster
Copyright: 1993
Type: Textbook
Collation: 828 pp.
Grade: M/H
ISBN: 0 13 296781 2
Place Of Publication: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Subjects: Africa/History

This world studies textbook includes an excellent section on Africa.

AUTHOR: ANIKULAPO-KUTI, FELA
TITLE:
BLACK MAN'S CRY
Publisher: Shanachi Entertainment
Copyright: 1992
Type: Audio Recording
Collation: 6 songs
Grade: M/H

Subjects: Music/Nigeria/Yoruba/West Africa/Diaspora

Fela Kuti, one of Nigeria's most controversial and unique musicians, dubs his sound, "Afrobeat." In this recording, as in others, he incorporates elements of West Africa highlife, James Brown-style funk, jazz and traditional Yoruba rhythms. He combines intense often political messages with call-and-response vocals.

TITLE: APARTHEID: CALIBRATIONS OF COLOR
Publisher: Icarus/Rosen Publishing Group
Copyright: 1991
Type: Book
Collation: 159 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 0-8239-1330-9
Price (pap): $8.95
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: South Africa /Literature/Apartheid /Southern Africa

An assemblage of short stories, plays, photographs, and essays about South Africa. Selected as a 'Notable Book' by the African Studies Association's Children Book Award Committee.

TITLE: ASIMBONANGA
Publisher: Beacon Films / Imagery Films, Ltd.
Copyright: 1989
Type: Videotape
Collation: 7 min.
Grade: M/H
Price: $149.00
Place Of Publication: Evanston, Il
Subjects: South Africa/Apartheid

Asimbonanga means "we haven't seen." This video shows the things the people of South Africa "haven't seen" freedom, justice, or peace. Combines still photos, cel animation, live action and optical effects - all choreographed to Johnny Clegg's song "Asimbonanga" sung by Joan Baez. The film powerfully and movingly illustrates the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and pays tribute to the men and women who have lost their lives fighting "to see" freedom, justice, and peace in their land.

AUTHOR: AZEVEDO, MARIO; PRATER, GWENDOLYN
TITLE:
AFRICA AND ITS PEOPLE
Publisher: Kendall / Hunt
Copyright: 1982
Type: Book
Collation: 211 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): o.p.
ISBN (pap): 0-8403-2730-7

Subjects: Africa - Study and teaching/History

This collaborative effort between teachers and scholars covers history, geography, economics, politics, literature and arts. Provides performance objectives, review questions, activities, and bibliographies.

AUTHOR: BARLOW, SEAN; EYRE, BANNING
TITLE:
AFROPOP! AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN MUSIC
Publisher: World Music Productions (dist.)/Book Sales
Copyright: 1995
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price: $15.00
Place Of Publication: Brooklyn
Subjects: Music/BiographyAfrica

This concise and colorful book provides an excellent overview of contemporary African music. Brief biographies of well-known African musicians are accompanied by vibrant color photographs.

AUTHOR: BEAKE, LESLEY
TITLE:
SONG OF BE
Publisher: Henry Holt
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 94 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 0 8050 2905 2
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Subjects: Namibia/San/Southern Africa/Fiction

A young San girl (unfortunately called in this book by the pejorative term, "Bushman") searches in the desert for the peace she remembers from her childhood. She eventually realizes that she and her people must reconcile new personal and political realities with ancient traditions.

AUTHOR: BECKER, LAURENCE
TITLE:
WHAT IS A RESOURCE
Publisher: SPICE
Copyright: 1985
Type: Book
Collation: 35 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $6.50

Subjects: Economic development/Africa

A self-contained study unit on the concept of natural resources and their role in human and societal development, using Africa as the case for study.

AUTHOR: BELAY, LESLIE ET AL
TITLE:
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT AFRICA
Publisher: Boston Univ. African Studies Center
Copyright: 1995
Type: Videotape
Collation: 30 min.(Rental available for $20.00)
Grade: M/H
Price: $70.00

Subjects: Africa - Study and teaching

Provides an overview of Africa, with a focus on dispelling student misconceptions about the continent.

AUTHOR: CALLINICOS, LULI
TITLE:
GOLD AND WORKERS, 1886-1924
Publisher: Raven / Ohio University Press (dist.)
Copyright: 1985
Type: Book
Collation: 112 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $12.95

Subjects: South Africa ; History ; Southern Africa

A concise overview of historical information on the rise of the gold mining industry in South Africa. Maps, charts, diagrams, and bibliography included.

AUTHOR: CALLINICOS, LULI
TITLE:
A PLACE IN THE CITY : PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA VOL. 3
Publisher: Ohio University Press / Ravan
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 150 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $19.95
ISBN (pap): 0 86975 424 6

Subjects: South Africa/History

Follows the lives of six ordinary peoole who worked on the Rand during the 1940s during the rise of Afrikaner nationalism and the apartheid state.

AUTHOR: CATCHPOLE, BRIAN; AKINJOGDIN, I. A.
TITLE:
HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA IN MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
Publisher: Collins Educational
Copyright: 1983
Type: Book
Collation: 147 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $13.95
ISBN (pap): 0-00-032650-X

Subjects: Maps/West Africa/History

A compilation of maps and commentary. Arranged chronologically from A.D. 100 to the late 1970s.

TITLE: CHILDREN UNDER APARTHEID
Publisher: International Defence and Aid Fund
Copyright: 1982
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $6.50
ISBN (pap): 0-88208-174-8

Subjects: South Africa/Apartheid

A collection of black and white photographs exhibited during the International Year of the Child in 1979. The exhibit revealed the effects of apartheid on black children in South Africa.

AUTHOR: CLARK, LEON EDITOR
TITLE:
THROUGH AFRICAN EYES, VOL. 1: THE PAST: THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE
Publisher: CITE (Council on International and Public Affairs)
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 294 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $28.95
ISBN: 0-938960-35-0
Price (pap): $19.95
ISBN (pap): 0-938960-27-X

Subjects: Africa/History

A revision of the highly successful 1970 edition. The focus is on African perspectives of events and issues. Includes reprints of primary sources, many written by Africans. Covers empires, slavery, colonialism, and nationalism.

AUTHOR: CLARKE, JOHN HENRIK
TITLE:
AFRICAN PEOPLE IN WORLD HISTORY
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 92 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $8.95
ISBN (pap): 0 9333121 77 6

Subjects: Africa/History/Diaspora

Provides a readable overview of the history of African people from antiquity to modern times. Included are concise discussions of ancient Egypt, Africa and the Greco-Roman world, the rise of Islam, the Sudanic kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, the Atlantic slave trade, and African Americans in the twentieth century.

AUTHOR: CROFTS, MARYLEE; WILEY, DAVID
TITLE:
THE THIRD WORLD: AFRICA
Publisher: Dushkin
Copyright: 1984
Type: Book
Collation: 166 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $6.95
ISBN (pap): 0-87967-500-4

Subjects: Africa/History

Dispels Western myths about Africa and provides information on geography, education, development, Southern Africa, and U.S. links with Africa. Also includes resources for teaching about Africa.

AUTHOR: CROWDER, MICHAEL
TITLE:
WEST AFRICA: AN INTRODUCTION TO ITS HISTORY
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 1977
Type: Book
Collation: 214 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $8.95
ISBN (pap): 0-582-60003-0

Subjects: West Africa/History

An introduction to West African history. Includes questions for students and a bibliography.

AUTHOR: DAVIDSON, BASIL
TITLE:
AFRICA: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY WITH BASIL DAVIDSON
Publisher: Zenger Video / Social Studies School Services (dist.)
Copyright: 1984
Type: Videotape
Collation: 8 video tapes , 57 min. each
Grade: M/H
Price: $239.00

Subjects: Africa/History

A tour of the continent's history with the well-known historian Basil Davidson.

AUTHOR: DIAMOND, ARTHUR
TITLE:
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANWAR SADAT
Publisher: Lucent Books
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 111 pp.
Grade: M/H

Place Of Publication: San Diego
Subjects: Anwar Sadat/Biography/Egypt/North Africa

A biography of the famous Egyptian leader, tracing his rise to power, his part in the 1973 war with Israel, and his role in the peace process, which won him the Nobel Peace prize.

AUTHOR: EDGAR, ROBERT
TITLE:
BECAUSE THEY CHOSE THE PLAN OF GOD
Publisher: Raven Press / Ohio University Press (dist.)
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 43 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $8.95
ISBN (pap): 0 86975 331 2

Subjects: South Africa/History/Southern Africa/Religious liberty

Tells the story of the massacre of some 183 black South African Israelites at Bulhoek, South Africa in 1921.

AUTHOR: EMECHETA, BUCHI
TITLE:
MOONLIGHT BRIDE
Publisher: Braziller
Copyright: 1983
Type: Book
Collation: 76 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $6.95
ISBN (pap): 0-8076-1063-1

Subjects: Nigeria/Fiction/West Africa

When two young girls learn of an impending marriage in their village, they make plans to welcome the bride.

AUTHOR: FRADIN, DENNIS BRINDELL
TITLE:
ETHIOPIA
Publisher: Childrens Press
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 120 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $26.60
ISBN: 0 516 02706 9

Subjects: Ethiopia/East Africa

A part of the "Enchantment of the World" series, this work contains biographical information about important Ethiopian historical figures, general information, important dates, and an index.

AUTHOR: GIBB, CHRISTOPHER
TITLE:
FOOD OR FAMINE
Publisher: Rourke
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 48 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: o.p.
ISBN: 0-86592-279-9

Subjects: Africa/Famines/Ireland/Ethiopia/Global education/East Africa

Explores the reasons for famine and food insecurity. Shows the links between western policies and food problems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

AUTHOR: GORDIMER, NADINE
TITLE:
JULY'S PEOPLE
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright: 1981
Type: Book
Collation: 160 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $5.95
ISBN (pap): 0-14-006140

Subjects: South Africa/Fiction/Southern Africa

This futuristic novel describes the experiences of a white family in post-apartheid South Africa.

AUTHOR: GORDON, SHEILA
TITLE:
WAITING FOR THE RAIN
Publisher: Orchard
Copyright: 1987
Type: Book
Collation: 214 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $12.99
ISBN: 0 531 05726 7
Price (pap): $3.50
ISBN (pap): 0 553 27911 4

Subjects: South Africa/Fiction/Apartheid

Chronicles nine years in the lives of two South Africa youths - one black, one white - as their friendship ends in a violent confrontation between student and soldier.

AUTHOR: GROSS, SUSAN; BINGHAM, MARJORIE
TITLE:
WOMEN IN AFRICA OF THE SUB-SAHARA
Publisher: GEM
Copyright: 1982
Type: Filmstrip
Collation: 1 sound filmstrip, guide
Grade: M/H
Price: $54.00

Subjects: Women/History/Africa

An overview of women's roles in Africa.

AUTHOR: HALSEY, PEGGY
TITLE:
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ME: REFLECTIONS OF LIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Publisher: Friendship
Copyright: 1976
Type: Book
Collation: 47 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $2.25
ISBN (pap): 0-377-00053-1

Subjects: Southern Africa/Poetry

A collection of poems organized around two themes: oppression and the struggle for freedom. Contains explanatory notes for some poems.

AUTHOR: HARRIS, SARAH
TITLE:
TIMELINE: SOUTH AFRICA
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 0-85219-724-1
Subjects: South Africa/History/Apartheid

Focuses on recent history and resistance to apartheid.

AUTHOR: HASKINS, JAMES
TITLE:
WINNIE MANDELA: LIFE OF STRUGGLE
Publisher: Putnam
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 179 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 0-399-21515-8

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Winnie Mandela

A biography of the well-known anti-apartheid leader, Winnie Mandela.

AUTHOR: HAYWARD, JEAN
TITLE:
SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1948
Publisher: Watts
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 63 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $12.90
ISBN: 0-531-18262-2

Subjects: South Africa/Apartheid/Southern Africa/History

As the title indicates, this book focuses primarily on South African history since 1948. The first chapter, however, includes information on earlier history, particularly the period from white settlement to 1948.

AUTHOR: HULTMAN, TAMI EDITOR
TITLE:
AFRICA NEWS COOKBOOK: AFRICAN COOKING FOR WESTERN KITCHENS
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright: 1985
Type: Book
Collation: 172 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $17.00
ISBN (pap): 14-046751-3

Subjects: Cookery/Africa

Recipes from various African countries especially adapted for Western kitchens.

AUTHOR: JEFFERSON, MARGO; SKINNER, ELLIOTT
TITLE:
ROOTS OF TIME: A PORTRAIT OF AFRICAN LIFE AND CULTURES
Publisher: Africa World Press
Copyright: 1974
Type: Book
Collation: 127 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 0-86543-168-X
Price (pap): $7.95
ISBN (pap): 0-86543-169-8

Subjects: Africa - Social life and customs

An introduction to African culture. Includes information on economic systems, politics, religion, art, childhood, kinship and marriage.

AUTHOR: JOHNSTON, RHODA
TITLE:
IYABO OF NIGERIA
Publisher: Alpha Iota
Copyright: 1973
Type: Book
Collation: 79 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $5.00
ISBN (pap): 0-914522-019

Subjects: Nigeria/Fiction/West Africa

An autobiographical novel about a Nigerian girl.

AUTHOR: KARENGA, MAULANA
TITLE:
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLIDAY OF KWANZAA
Publisher: University of Sankore Press
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 116 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $11.95
ISBN (pap): 0-943412-09-9

Subjects: Holidays/African Americans/Kwanzaa/Diaspora

The creator of Kwanzaa discusses its meaning and celebration.

AUTHOR: KELLNER, DOUG
TITLE:
KWAME NKRUMAH
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright: 1987
Type: Book
Collation: 111 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-87754-546-4

Subjects: Ghana/Biography/West Africa/Kwame Nkrumah

A biography of Ghana's well known president, Kwame Nkrumah.

AUTHOR: KNAPPERT, JAN
TITLE:
THE A - Z OF AFRICAN PROVERBS
Publisher: Karnak House
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $11.95
ISBN (pap): 0 907015 39 5

Subjects: Proverbs/Africa

A collection of 1, 465 proverbs from all over Africa. The author achieves his goal of showing " that the people of Africa do possess original proverbs, very beautiful and very wise ones."

AUTHOR: LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
TITLE:
TWO WORLDS, ONE HEART
Publisher: Warner Bros. Records
Copyright: 1990
Type: Audio recording
Collation: 13 songs
Grade: M/H

Subjects: South Africa/Music

South African singers perform Zulu harmonies a capella.

TITLE: LIONS OF DAKAR
Publisher: Gessler
Type: Videotape
Collation: 52 min.
Grade: M/H
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Music/Senegal/West Africa

Dakar, capital of Senegal, is the home of Afro Pop, an energetic musical movement blending traditional West African and contemporary American musical rhythms. Live performances and comments by musicians Youssou N'Dour, Ismael Lo and Super Diamono, together with commentaries by European and African critics, give viewers an introduction to Afro Pop and Senegalese society.

AUTHOR: MAKEBA, MIRIAM
TITLE:
WELELA
Publisher: PolyGram Records
Copyright: 1989
Type: Audio recording
Collation: 10 songs
Grade: M/H
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: South Africa/Music

AUTHOR: MANDELA, NELSON
TITLE:
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Copyright: 1994
Type: Audio recording
Collation: 6 hours
Grade: M/H
Price: $23.00
ISBN: 1 57042 257 2
Place Of Publication: Los Angeles
Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Nelson Mandela

An abridgement of Mandela's autobiography read by Danny Glover.

AUTHOR: MBUMBA, NANGOLO; NOISSER, NORBERT H.
TITLE:
NAMIBIA IN HISTORY
Publisher: Zed Books
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 294 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 0-86232-768-7
Price (pap): $17.50
ISBN (pap): 0-86232-769-5

Subjects: Namibia /History/Southern Africa

A concise and accessible history of Namibia from the pre-colonial era to independence.

AUTHOR: MCCLESTER, CEDRIC
TITLE:
KWANZAA: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK
Publisher: Gumbs and Thomas
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 36 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $5.95
ISBN (pap): 0 936073 08 X

Subjects: Kwanzaa/African Americans/Diaspora

Discusses the seven principles and symbols of Kwanzaa. Includes libation statement and menu suggestions.

AUTHOR: MCCUEN, GARY
TITLE:
THE APARTHEID READER
Publisher: GEM
Copyright: 1986
Type: Book
Collation: 173 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 0-86596-057-7

Subjects: South Africa/History/Apartheid/Southern Africa

Combines commentary, cartoons, and debates on significant issues in apartheid South Africa.

AUTHOR: MCKISSACK, PATRICIA AND MCKISSACK, FREDRICK
TITLE:
THE ROYAL KINGDOMS OF GHANA, MALI, AND SONGHAY : LIFE IN MEDIEVAL AFRICA
Publisher: Holt
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 120 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 0 8050 1670 8

Subjects: History/Ghana/Mali/Songhay/West Africa

A superb historical study of the western Sudan's middle period. The text is conceptually comprehensive, well-written, and sufficiently illustrated. It should be vigorously promoted as a principal text for students in the middle and upper grades of high school. The text is accurate, reliable, even in its treatment of controversial topics, and objective in its overall approach.

AUTHOR: MOTLEY, MARY
TITLE:
AFRICA: ITS EMPIRES, NATIONS, AND PEOPLE
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Copyright: 1969
Type: Book
Collation: 164 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $10.95
ISBN (pap): 8143-1399-1

Subjects: Africa/History

Provides information on ancient Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanic states.

AUTHOR: MOYANA, VHUSO; SIBANDA, MISHECK
TITLE:
THE AFRICAN HERITAGE: HISTORY FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BOOK 2
Publisher: African Books Collective / Zimbabwe Educational Books
Copyright: 1984
Type: Book
Collation: 158 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $9.95
ISBN (pap): 0 908300 10 7

Subjects: Africa/History

This second volume in the African Heritage series focuses on capitalism and imperialism and the impact of these systems on Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition, the experiences of Russia and China are used to help students better understand events in Africa.

AUTHOR: MOYERS, BILL
TITLE:
A WORLD OF IDEAS: CHINUA ACHEBE
Publisher: PBS Video
Copyright: 1989
Type: Videotape
Collation: 30 min.
Grade: M/H
Price: $39.95

Subjects: Chinua Achebe/Literature/Nigeria/West Africa

Bill Moyers interviews one of Nigeria's outstanding writers. Achebe talks about his work as an author, his role as president of his town's council, and the impact of colonialism on Africa.

AUTHOR: MURPHY, E. JEFFERSON
TITLE:
UNDERSTANDING AFRICA
Publisher: Crowell
Copyright: 1978
Type: Book
Collation: 208 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: o.p.
ISBN: 0-690-03846-1

Subjects: Africa/History

A survey of Africa, its geography, history, people, natural resources, and cultures with special emphasis on the countries south of the Sahara.

TITLE: MZABALAZO : A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Publisher: Mayibuye Books, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): R22.80
ISBN (pap): 1 86808 189 3
Place Of Publication: Bellville, South Africa
Subjects: South Africa/History/Political parties

AUTHOR: NAIDOO, BEVERLY
TITLE:
CHAIN OF FIRE
Publisher: Lippincott / Harper Collins
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 245 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 0-397-32427-8

Subjects: South Africa/Fiction

In this sequel to Journey to Jo'burg, thirteen year old Naledi and her family face removal to a desolate reservation.

AUTHOR: NDEGE, CONCHITA; NICHOLLS, ROBERT
TITLE:
AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSICAL FORMS
Publisher: North Carolina A & T Univ.
Copyright: 1993
Type: Pamphlet
Collation: 81 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $3.45
Place Of Publication: Greensboro
Subjects: Art/Africa/Diaspora

This exhibit catalog provides an overview of the history of African American popular musical forms and describes the African roots of various American musical scores and styles.

AUTHOR: NEGASH, ASKALE
TITLE:
HAILE SELASSIE
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 112 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 1-55546-850-0

Subjects: Ethiopia/ Biography/East Africa/Haile Selassie

A biography of the man born Tafari Makonen, emperor of Ethiopia during a 44 year period.

AUTHOR: OTFINOSKI, STEVEN
TITLE:
NELSON MANDELA
Publisher: Millbrook
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 128 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $15.90
ISBN: 1-56294-067-8

Subjects: Nelson Mandela/South Africa/Biography/Southern Africa

Describes the life and career of the anti-apartheid fighter and his impact on conditions in his country.

AUTHOR: PINNOCK, PATRICIA SCHONSTEIN
TITLE:
OUMA'S AUTUMN
Publisher: African Sun Press, Address: P.O. Box 2091, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 55 pp.
Grade: M/H

Price (pap): R38.99
ISBN (pap): 1 874915 04 0
Place Of Publication: Grahamstown South Africa
Subjects: South Africa/Fiction/District Six/Harfield Village

In 1950, the apartheid government in South Africa passed the Group Areas Act. This law mandated segregated communities for different racial groups in South Africa. Within the space of a few years the inhabitants of multi-ethnic communities were dispersed and placed in racially-identified neighborhoods. Whole communities of black people were uprooted and the homes of the people sold or rented to whites. This novel recreates the Cape Town communities of District Six and Harfield Village and describes the agonizing dissolution of these once vibrant societies. The title of the novel is taken from the Afrikaans word for grandmother and it is Oumas life that provides the continuing thread in this book. Oumas granddaughter is the narrator.

AUTHOR: PINNOCK, PATRICIS SCHONSTEIN
TITLE:
XHOSA : A CULTURAL GRAMMAR FOR BEGINNERS
Publisher: African Sun Press, Address: P.O. Box 16415, Vlaeberg 8018, Cape Town, South Africa
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): R75.00
ISBN (pap): 1 874915 03 2
Place Of Publication: Cape Town, South Africa

Subjects: South Africa/Xhosa/Language/Social life and customs/History

More than a language book, this is a compendium of Xhosa culture, traditions, and nature lore. It is an excellent choice for learning about the history and culture of the Xhosa people of South Africa.

AUTHOR: POTENZA, EMILIA
TITLE:
THE BROKEN STRING: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SOUTHERN AFRICAN HISTORY
Publisher: Maskew Miller Longman, Address: Howard Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa
Copyright: 1992
Type: Curriculum guide
Collation: 146 pp.
Grade: M/H
ISBN (pap): 0 636 01919 5
Place Of Publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Subjects: South Africa/History/San/Khoikhoi/Bantu-speaking people/Oorlams/Tswana/Basotho

Written for South African students in Standard 6/7 (American grades 10 and 11), this collection of archaelogical evidence, primary source documents, readings and activities provides an excellent introduction to the history and economic organization of some of the major African groups in South Africa. It focuses on history prior to European settlement and interactions between the Africans, the Dutch and English settlers. Succinct and well organized, the book is an excellent means of introducing students to South African history. It is based on solid research and more recent interpretations of the past. One wishes, however, that in addition to the contemporary information on the San people, the author had used excerpts from the rich resources on San people living during the colonial period.

AUTHOR: RAMSAY, F. JEFFRESS
TITLE:
GLOBAL STUDIES: AFRICA
Publisher: Dushkin
Copyright: Annual
Type: Book
Collation: 276 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $12.95

Subjects: Africa/History

Provides two or three pages on each African country and twenty-six reading from the press.

AUTHOR: REYNOLDS, EDWARD
TITLE:
FOCUS ON AFRICA
Publisher: Heath, D.C.
Copyright: 1994
Type: Textbook
Collation: 150 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $9.00
ISBN (pap): 0 669 30851 X

Subjects: Africa/History

An accurate, relatively balanced survey of African history from early and ancient times to the 1990s.

AUTHOR: ROBERTS, MARTIN
TITLE:
HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 1990
Type: Textbook
Collation: 135 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $18.75
ISBN (pap): 0-582-00268-0

Subjects: South Africa/History

This general history of South Africa covers the period from the earlies inhabitants to the 1990s.

AUTHOR: ROSEN, ROGER; SEVASTIADES, PATRA
TITLE:
CELEBRATION : VISIONS AND VOICES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Publisher: Rosen
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 166 pp.
Grade: M/H
ISBN: 0 8239 1808 4
ISBN (pap): 0 8239 1809 2
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Art/Religion/Nigeria/Diaspora

Several essays in this collection direcly focus on Africa's impact on life in the diaspora.

AUTHOR: ROWELL, TREVOR
TITLE:
THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Copyright: 1986
Type: Book
Collation: 72 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 0-7134-5200-5

Subjects: Africa/ History/Imperialism

An account of European expansion into the African continent and the establishment of colonial rule.

AUTHOR: SHILLINGTON, KEVIN
TITLE:
HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 1987
Type: Textbook
Collation: 202 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $17.95
ISBN (pap): 0 582 58521 X

Subjects: History/Southern Africa

Written by a well-known historian, this textbook covers the history of southern Africa from early times to contemporary times. Includes African perspectives of events and issues.

AUTHOR: SILVER, NORMAN
TITLE:
NO TIGERS IN AFRICA
Publisher: Dutton
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 138 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 0 525 44733 4

Subjects: Fiction/South Africa/Apartheid/Southern Africa

Newly arrived in England from South Africa, a fifteen-year-old's family deteriorates as the effects of living under apartheid take a toll on every aspect of the family members' lives.

AUTHOR: SOBEL, MYRA K. EDITOR
TITLE:
AFRICA: HISTORY, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY
Publisher: Globe Books / Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1992
Type: Textbook
Collation: 308 pp.
Grade: M/H
ISBN (pap): 0-8359-0413-X

Subjects: Africa/History

Covers the history, culture and geography of Africa south of the Sahara.

TITLE: SOWETO : CLASS OF '76
Publisher: Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Copyright: 1993
Type: Video cassette
Grade: M/H
Place Of Publication: Monmouth Junction, NJ
Subjects: South Africa/Apartheid

This video includes film footage of the student uprisings in South Africa in the 1970s. It begins and ends with the shooting of students in Soweto in 1976. Sandwiched between is a discussion of the issues that led to the revolt and clips of apartheid leaders, John Voster and Henrik Verwoerd. Interviews with opposition leaders are also included.

TITLE: THEY COME IN PEACE : A NEW DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA
Publisher: Society for Visual Education (dist)
Copyright: 1994
Type: Videotape
Collation: 30 min. w/teacher's guide
Grade: M/H
Place Of Publication: Chicago
Subjects: South Africa/Nelson Mandela/F.W. deKlerk/ Biography/Apartheid

Explains the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. deKlerk in bringing about social and political change in South Afirca

AUTHOR: THUERMER, KATHERINE
TITLE:
GLOBAL INSIGHTS: AFRICA, CHINA JAPAN, INDIA, LATIN AMERICA
Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Grade: M/H
Price: $29.85
Subjects: Africa - Social life and customs

Includes 70 primary source readings, half by Africans. Chapters include environment, history, arts, development. Black and white and color photographs.

TITLE: THE TWO SOUTH AFRICAS : A PEOPLE'S GEOGRAPHY
Publisher: Human Rights Commission, Address: P.O. Box 32723, Braamfontein 2017, South Africa
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 30 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): Free
ISBN (pap): 09583143 4 9
Place Of Publication: Braamfontein, South Africa
Subjects: Unfinished/South Africa/Atlas

This atlas of South Africa includes the areas where blacks live and reveals the geographical impact of apartheid.

AUTHOR: UDO, REUBEN
TITLE:
A COMPREHENSIVE GEOGRAPHY OF WEST AFRICA
Publisher: Holmes and Meier
Copyright: 1978 304 pp.
Type: Book
Collation: 304 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $49.50
ISBN: 0-8419-0379-4
Price (pap): $24.50
ISBN (pap): 0-8419-0380-8

Subjects: West Africa/Geography

Written for African students, this work provides detailed information on West African environments and economies.

TITLE: UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER
Publisher: Beacon Films
Type: Videotape
Collation: 15 min.
Grade: M/H
Price: $149.00
Place Of Publication: Evanston, Il
Subjects: Africa - Social life and customs

Africa is a continent plagued by stereotypical misconceptions. This video seeks to disprove these ideas by exploring Africa's diverse topography, religions, languages, and cultures.

AUTHOR: VAIL, JOHN
TITLE:
NELSON AND WINNIE MANDELA
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 111 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 1-55546-841-1

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Southern Africa/Nelson Mandela/Winnie Mandela

Records the couple's struggle against South Africa's racial policies, which led to Nelson Mandela's imprisonment and Winnie Mandela's banishment to a remote part of South Africa.

AUTHOR: WEINBERY, ELI
TITLE:
PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE
Publisher: International Defence and Aid Fund
Copyright: 1982
Type: Book
Collation: 199 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $8.95
ISBN (pap): 0-88208-201-9

Subjects: South Africa/Apartheid

This collection of 200 photographs illustrates key issues and events in South Africa between the mid-forties and early sixties.

AUTHOR: WEPMAN, DENNIS
TITLE:
AFRICA : THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Publisher: Facts On File
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 151 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 0 8160 2820 6
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Africa/History/Independence movements

Describes the European conquest and colonization of Africa and the struggles of Africans to regain their freedom. Wepman makes occasional errors and uses outmoded terms such as "tribe" and "native' but he does a fairly good job of characterizing the exploitative goals of Europeans in Africa. The chapter on African American support for African independence is a particularly strong one.

AUTHOR: WEPMAN, DENNIS
TITLE:
JOMO KENYATTA
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright: 1985
Type: Book
Collation: 112 pp.
Grade: E/M/H
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-87754-575-8

Subjects: Kenya/Biography/East Africa/Jomo Kenyatta

A biography of Kenya's first president.

AUTHOR: WERE, GIDEON; WILSON, DEREK
TITLE:
EAST AFRICA THROUGH A THOUSAND YEARS: A.D. 1000 TO THE PRESENT DAY
Publisher: Holmes and Meir
Copyright: 1987
Type: Book
Collation: 344 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price (pap): $17.50
ISBN (pap): 0-8419-1173-8

Subjects: East Africa/History

Written for East African secondary students, this textbook provides a comprehensive and well written history of East Africa.

AUTHOR: WILLIAMS, GEOFFREY
TITLE:
AFRICAN DESIGNS FROM TRADITIONAL SOURCES
Publisher: Dover
Copyright: 1971
Type: Book
Collation: 200 pp.
Grade: E/M/H
Price (pap): $6.95
ISBN (pap): 0-486-22752-9

Subjects: Africa/Art/Decorative Design

A collection of art and designs from various parts of Africa.

AUTHOR: WINNER, DAVID
TITLE:
DESMOND TUTU
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 68 pp.
Grade: E/M/H
Price: $12.45
ISBN: 1 55532 822 9

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Desmond Tutu

Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve the condition of his people.

AUTHOR: ZAWAWI, SHARIFA
TITLE:
WHAT'S IN A NAME? UNAITWAJE: A SWAHILI BOOK OF NAMES
Publisher: Africa World Press
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 86 pp.
Grade: M/H
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 0 86543 290
Price (pap): $9.95
ISBN (pap): 0 86543 291 0

Subjects: Names, Personal/East Africa/Swahili

A lively discussion of the cultural, historical, and psychological aspects of the naming process using Swahili names and customs as reference points. Includes a listing of Swahili personal names and meanings.


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