Africa Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• Business Source Premier
  Provides full text for nearly 3,050 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications- EBSCOhost
• Country Profiles - LexisNexis Academic
  Provides country profiles from CIA World Fact Book and Walden Country Reports.
• MLA International Bibliography
  A bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations from 1963 to the present. Contains over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers- EBSCOhost

Books

• Africa the Middle East: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues / Edited by Kevin Hillstrom, Laurie Collier Hillstrom
  (GE160 .A35 H55)
  Overview and introduction to the most pressing environmental issues facing the people and lands of Africa and the Middle East. Addresses the major environmental issues of the region: population and land use; biodiversity; parks, preserves, and protected areas; forests; agriculture; freshwater; oceans and coastal areas; energy and transport; air and atmospheric quality; and environmental activism- Book News, Inc.
• Nelson Mandela: The Early Life of Rolihlahla Mandiba / by Jean Guiloineau
  (DT1974 .G8513)
  Explores the development, education, and character of a young man who would become a worldwide symbol of struggle, integrity, and strength of conviction. Examines of the events that led Nelson Mandela to become South Africa’s most famous and beloved citizen- Amazon.com
• Reading Africa into American Literature: Epics, Fables, and Gothic Tales / by Keith Cartwright
  (PS159 .A35 C37)
  Presents the literature in African and American Creole cultures. Places the literary texts of noted authors as George Washington Cable, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, and many others in the context of the history, spiritual traditions, folklore, music, linguistics, and politics out of which they were written- Amazon.com
• Additional Books

Journals

• Africa Today
  Journal on the study of Africa, publishing Africanist, reform-minded research- Project Muse
• African Affairs
  Publishes articles on recent political, social and economic developments in sub-Saharan countries. Also included are historical studies that illuminate current events in the continent- JSTOR
• Africa News
  Newsletter covering events and developments in Africa. Covers political and economic development and news in the region, since 1973- LexisNexis Academic
• African Studies Review
  Multi-disciplinary scholarly journal, publishes original research and analyses of Africa and book reviews three times annually- JSTOR
• Development Southern Africa
  Promotes research & discussion as well as publishes papers, reviews, notes, on development issues relating to underdeveloped regions & communities in Southern Africa- EBSCOhost

Websites

• Africa Focus
  Database of over 3,500 digitized visual images and 50 hours of sound files from 45 African countries is searchable by keyword, subject, or country- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Africa South of the Sahara
  Guide with a search engine and two indexes: one by topic and the other by region- Librarian's Internet Index
• allAfrica.com
  Latest news from Africa, with "more than 700 new stories daily from over 100 African media organizations" and also from in-house reporters- Librarian's Internet Index