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African studies

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About.com: Africa for Visitors: Articles and features about travel in Africa, details of news and events, and a set of annotated links to related resources compiled by a subject specialist. Topics include adventure activities, city guides, ethnic villages, languages, and national parks.
Author: About.com
Subjects: african languages, african studies
DeweyClass: 916
Resource type: documents, index
Africa South of the Sahara: Extensive collection of African links covering art and culture, business, education, politics and international relations, history, human rights, religion, literature and recreation. Resources are organised by topic and by region and are accompanied by a brief abstract.
Author: Fung, Karen
Subjects: african studies, international relations
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: index
Africa Update: Quarterly African studies newsletter containing articles on current issues such as female circumcision in Africa, democracy in Botswana and pan-African language patterns.
Author: Central Connecticut State University
Subjects: african languages, african studies
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: news
African Cookbook: A selection of recipes from Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, and the Island of Zanzibar. Entries can be browsed by type of dish.
Author: Sandler, Bea
Subjects: african studies, recipes
DeweyClass: 641.5
Resource type: documents
African Crafts Online: Showcases the work of craftspeople, designers, and shops which feature the arts and crafts of Africa. Biographical information, photographs, and descriptions of work are available for each artist, and a collection of articles provides information on glass bead making, strip cloth weaving, Kente motifs and warps, and Malinke motifs. Contains lesson plans for cotton spinning, weaving, and loom construction.
Author: Nash, Jonathan
Subjects: african studies, artists, crafts, ethnic art
DeweyClass: 745
Resource type: documents, images
African Journals Online: Details and promotion of African-published journals in science, technology and medicine. It offers access to the tables of contents of journals published since 1997, including African Crop Science Journal and the Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal.
Author: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication
Subjects: african studies, scientific research worldwide, zimbabwe
DeweyClass: 600
Resource type: promotion
African Lives: Set of articles focusing on a specific group people or activity in a specific African country, including the Dinka tribe in Sudan, child brides in Cote d'Ivoire, death in Ghana, fisherman in Senegal, AIDS in Kenya, and midwives in Ethiopia. Also includes relevant images and annotated links.
Author: Washington Post
Subjects: african studies, anthropology
DeweyClass: 301
Resource type: documents
African Newspapers Online: Links to African online newspapers, arranged alphabetically by country.
Author: Yale University
Subjects: african studies, newspapers
DeweyClass: 079.6
Resource type: index
African Studies: African language resources on the Internet.
Author: Columbia University Libraries
Subjects: african studies, language learning
DeweyClass: 496
Resource type: directory
African Writing Systems: Provides an insight into means of written communication used in various African regions. Users are invited to click on an interactive map to investigate systems in operation in Northern, Eastern, Western, Central and Southern Africa, or, alternatively, to choose from a selection of syllographic, alphabetic, pictographic, petrographic, chromatographic, or philosophical systems. Information provided includes articles on the development and composition of systems, and samples of the handwritings themselves.
Author: Bekerie, Ayele
Subjects: african studies, communication studies
DeweyClass: 411
Resource type: documents, images
AfricaNews: News resource with reports from Africa's leading newspapers, magazines and news agencies. Material is broken down by region and topic.
Author: Africa News Service
Subjects: african studies
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: news
AfriGeneas: African Ancestored Genealogy: African ancestry resource with state-level and worldwide resources. Provides searchable databases of surnames with submitter details where available, slave data covering birthplace, sex, and colour, census records organised by state, and a library of reference guides, newspaper articles, graphics, and special collections.
Author: AfriGeneas
Subjects: african studies, genealogy
DeweyClass: 929
Resource type: reference data, service
Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies: Presents the results of ten case studies examining the impact of development aid on the economic policies of ten African countries - Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mali, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria. Countries are categorised as successful reformers, post-socialist reformers, mixed reformers, or non-reformers. Individual country reports are presented as PDF files.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: african studies, economic development
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Ancient Models of Thought: Examines ancient philosophies of Africa, the Near East and prehistory. Resources are in the form of full text Web articles and books and explore themes such as Sangoma divination and therapy, African witchcraft, and Archaeoastronomy. Also provides access to information which assesses African Studies within the realms of intercultural philosophy, globalisation, anthropology, and poetry.
Author: Binsbergen, Wim van
Subjects: african studies, ancient philosophy, cosmology
DeweyClass: 180
Resource type: articles, books
Ants of West Africa and the Congo Basin: Catalogue of ants found in West Africa, including a paper about their significance to tree crops such as cocoa. Assists those wishing to identify ant species, through diagrams, illustrations and exploration of relationships between species.
Author: Taylor, Brian
Subjects: african studies, insects
DeweyClass: 595.796
Resource type: document
EcoNews Africa: A non profit making regional Non-Governmental Organisation registered in the Republic of Kenya. It's purpose is to enhance the role of East Africa's NGOs and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to influence policy-making on issues of sustainable development, in particular on trade and information. Includes information on programmes, and policy research and advocacy.
Author: EcoNews Africa
Subjects: african studies, environmental news
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: magazine, news
Index on Africa: Numerous links to online resources about Africa, organised by country and subject, with a special section on literature.
Author: Norwegian Council for Africa
Subjects: african studies
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: index
National Museum of African Art: Online representation of the African Art museum based within the Smithsonian Institution. An 'exhibition' section contains permanent features such as 'Images of Power and Identity', 'The Art of the Personal Object ', and 'The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897', with details of past exhibitions also available. An 'education' section provides information on museum tours, films, lectures, and workshops taking place, while a 'resources' section documents library facilities, photographic archives, and the work of the conservation department.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: african studies, art exhibitions, art museums
DeweyClass: 708
Resource type: museum
Peoples and Cultures of Africa: Project providing an insight into the peoples and cultures of Africa, with sections on Mande regions, languages, religions, social practices and systems, Yoruba religion, divination, and cosmogony, and Cameroon and Cameroonian people. Also hosts an art gallery which displays artefacts such as an Egungun headress, a Mangala board, a Mende Bundu mask, and an Ibeji figurine.
Author: Bahnemann, Katja; Martin, Amy; Delpezzo, Faye; Garner, Cindy; Mutryn, Alyssa & Waldeier, Valerie
Subjects: african studies
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: documents, images
SCOLMA: Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa: Provides a forum for librarians and others concerned with the provision of materials for African studies in libraries in the UK; monitors, co-ordinates and improves the acquisition of library materials on Africa, especially through its co-operative Area Specialisation Scheme for the acquisition of materials from Africa; sponsors bibliographical projects; publishes bibliographical works and a journal; and organises conferences and seminars on African bibliographical topics.
Author: SCOLMA
Subjects: african studies, librarians
DeweyClass: 020.6
Resource type: documents
Story of Africa: Compiled by some of Africa's historians this resource recounts the history of the continent from an African perspective, investigating events and characters from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. Offers short essays, timelines, images, and audio/visual resources examining the influence of religion, slavery, colonialism and independence on African development. The resource is keyword searchable and is arranged by topic.
Author: BBC
Subjects: african studies, religious studies, slavery, world history
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: articles, documents, images, sounds
World Bank Poverty in Africa Survey Databank: Provides an ongoing examination of African poverty, and World Bank efforts to monitor the situation. Features the Africa Household Survey Databank (AHSD) which offers results from socio-economic surveys of African countries which have been carried out over the past decade.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: african studies, poverty
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: documents