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1. Church Missionary Society archive [2019 - ]
- Wiltshire, UK : Adam Matthew, [2019]-
- Description
- 1 online resource
- Database topics
- Religious Studies
- Summary
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This module of "Research source" is a rich repository of source materials on the work of this globally influential organisation, founded in 1799 as an Anglican evangelical movement and still active today. Scholars of missiology and global history will find this varied archive an invaluable research resource. It includes records of both the CMS and the many other missionary societies which have become associated or amalgamated with it over its lifetime. Highlights include: Central records of the CMS and papers of key individuals associated with it; Records of the the Loochoo Naval Mission (1843-1864), the first recorded Anglican and Protestant mission in Japan; Archive of the Society for Promoting Female Education in China, India and the East; Records of the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society. "Research source" provides digital access to over 8 million pages of primary source materials selected from the extensive microfilm back catalogue of Adam Matthew Publications
2. International African bibliography online [2016 - ]
- Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2016]-
- Description
- 1 online resource
- Database topics
- African Studies
- Summary
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Contains bibliographies for African studies, including entries from the International African bibliography published in the years 1971 to 2015.
The International African Bibliography (IAB) is an essential resource for all those working in the field of African studies, providing a current awareness service of the latest books, articles and papers published internationally on Africa.
3. Oxford research encyclopedias. African history [2016 - ]
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Description
- 1 online resource
- Database topics
- African Studies
- Summary
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Substantive, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History combines the speed & flexibility of digital with the rigorous standards of academic publishing.
4. African News Agency [2015 - ]
- [Centurion, South Africa] : Sabinet, 2015-
- Description
- 1 online resource
- Database topics
- African Studies; News
- Online
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- reference.sabinet.co.za 1-5 simultaneous users.
- Google Books (Full view)
- Marlborough, UK : Adam Matthew Digital.
- Database topics
- African Studies; British and Commonwealth History; Government Information: International and Foreign
- Summary
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"The Confidential Print series, issued by the Foreign and Colonial Offices since around 1820, is...one of the most important series produced by the British Government....Spanning the full era of the modern European colonisation of Africa, from the occupation of Algeria by France, through increasing British presence on the west African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope in the south, the Berlin Conference which set off the 'Scramble for Africa', the high-water mark of economic exploitation of Africans in the Congo Free State, rivalries amongst European powers and the era of withdrawal that followed the Second World War, Confidential Print: Africa is a fundamental resource for academics, students and researchers studying modern Africa and its recent history. The resource also features 300 colour maps"--Introduction.
6. Oxford bibliographies. African studies [2012 - ]
- [New York] : Oxford University Press, [2012-]
- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Database topics
- African Studies
7. African newspapers [2010 - ]
- [Naples, Fla.] : Readex.
- Description
- Journal/Periodical — 1 online resource
- Database topics
- News; African Studies
- Summary
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- Series
- 1: African newspapers, 1800-1922
- Series 2 African Newspapers, 1835-1925
8. Berg encyclopedia of world dress and fashion. Africa [2010 - ]
- Oxford : Berg, 2010-
- Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
- Database topics
- Other
- Summary
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- Encyclopedia Preface
- Preface to Africa
- Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in Africa Introduction: The Study of African Dress, Joanne B. Eicher and Doran H. Ross Climatic Zones and Cultural Regions, Philip W. Porter
- PART 2 : History of Dress and Fashion in Africa Archaeological Evidence, Fred T. Smith Photographic and Other Visual Sources, Christraud M. Geary Prehistory to Colonialism, Marie-Amy Mbow Colonialism to Independence, Heather Marie Akou Independence to Present, Suzanne Gott SNAPSHOT: Heads of State and Dress , Suzanne Gott Fashion in African Dress, Victoria L. Rovine African Fashion Designers, Victoria L. Rovine
- PART 3: Types of Dress in Africa Body and Beauty, Babatunde Lawal Body Modification and Body Art, Lisa Aronson Jewelry, Kristyne Loughran Headdresses and Hairdos, Mary Jo Arnoldi Beads and Beadwork, Sandra Klopper Footwear, Doran H. Ross Masquerade, Theater, Dance Costumes, Herbert M. Cole Children's Masquerade Costumes, Simon Ottenberg
- PART 4 : African Textiles North Africa , Fred T. Smith West Africa, Lisa Aronson East Africa, Sandra Klopper and Rehema Nchimbi Southern Africa, Juliette Leeb-du Toit
- PART 5 : North Africa Algeria, Judith Scheele Egypt: Historical Dress, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood and Tineke Rooijakkers Dress in Egypt in the Twentieth Century, Betty Wass El-Wakil SNAPSHOT: Dance Costumes, Margaret A. Deppe SNAPSHOT: Libya, Doran H. Ross Morocco, Cynthia J. Becker Tunisia, Meriem Chida Mauritania and Western Sahara, Hudita Nura Mustafa
- PART 6: West Africa Benin , Joseph C. E. Adande Burkina Faso, Christopher D. Roy Senegal and Gambia, Hudita Nura Mustafa SNAPSHOT: Designer Oumou Sy, Hudita Nura Mustafa Ghana, Doran H. Ross SNAPSHOT: Asantehene Nana Osei Bonsu (r. 1804-1823) Guinea, Mohamed N'Daou Guinea-Bissau, Walter Hawthorne and Clara Carvalho C te d'Ivoire, Barbara Sumberg and Remi Douah SNAPSHOT: Miss Zahui and Tapa Liberia, Jane Martin Mali, Mary Jo Arnoldi Niger, Kristyne Loughran Nigeria Overview, John Picton Yoruba in Nigeria and Diaspora, Rowland Abiodun Hausa in Nigeria and Diaspora, Norma H. Wolff Igbo in Nigeria and Diaspora, Herbert M. Cole The Kingdom of Benin, Kathy Curnow Lower Niger Delta Peoples and Diaspora, Martha G. Anderson and E. J. Alagoa SNAPSHOT: Kalabari Peoples of Nigeria, Joanne B. Eicher The Nigerian Fashion Scene, LaRay Denzer SNAPSHOT: Shade Thomas-Fahm (b. 1933) Sierra Leone, Frederick John Lamp SNAPSHOT: Sierra Leone-Dress and Undress Togo, Agbenyega Adedze Cameroon, Christraud M. Geary
- PART 7: Central Africa Central African Republic , Michelle Kisliuk and Justin Serge Mongosso Chad, Kristyne Loughran Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo, Elisabeth L. Cameron SNAPSHOT: Le Sape SNAPSHOT: Negotiating Identity Mangbetu Dress, Enid Schildkrout and Curtis A. Keim Kuba Dress and Textiles, Elisabeth L. Cameron Equatorial Guinea, Enrique Okenve Gabon, Judith Knight and Rachel Jean-Baptiste Fang of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, Louis P. Perrois Translated by Francine Farr
- PART 8: Horn of Africa Ethiopia, Peri M. Klemm SNAPSHOT: Eritrea, Peri M. Klemm Somalia SNAPSHOT: Cultural Crosscurrents in Somalia, Heather Marie Akou SNAPSHOT: Djibouti, Peri M. Klemm Sudan, Susan M. Kenyon
- PART 9: East Africa Madagascar, John Mack Tanzania, Sandra Klopper and Rehema Nchimbi SNAPSHOT: Kanga, Thadeus Shio Kenya, Corinne A. Kratz Uganda, Venny Nakazibwe and Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza Rwanda and Burundi, Michele D. Wagner
- PART 10: Southern Africa Angola, Manuel Jord n P rez Botswana, Deborah Durham Lesotho, Gary van Wyk Malawi, Barbara W. Blackmun Mozambique, Kathleen Sheldon SNAPSHOT: Capulanas Namibia, Hildi Hendrickson South Africa Overview, Patricia Davison Nguni, Zulu, and Xhosa Dress and Beadwork, Gary van Wyk Pedi, Ndebele, and Ntwane Dress and Beadwork, Sandra Klopper Tsonga Dress and Fashion, Rayda Becker Migrant Workers, Production, and Fashion, Sandra Klopper and Fiona Rankin-Smith Women's Cooperatives and Self-Help Artists, Kimberly Miller and Brenda Schmahmann Swaziland, Lombuso Khoza Zambia, Ruth Kerkham Simbao Zimbabwe, William J. Dewey Index
- [Basingstoke, Eng.] : Palgrave Connect.
- Database topics
- Statistical and Numeric Data; History; American History
- Summary
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"International Historical Statistics is a ... collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics. The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania ... This new release updates the last print edition of International Historical Statistics, which was published in 2007 in 3 volumes. It now includes 260 years of rich data, collected between 1750-2010 and available online for the first time. Users will find the ability to conduct statistical analysis across both time and geopolitical boundaries particularly valuable. Data tables can be downloaded as ePDFs and/or Excel files."--Publisher description.
10. SA media [electronic resource]. [2006 - ]
- [Bloemfontein] : University of the Orange Free State, [2006?]-
- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Database topics
- News; African Studies
- Summary
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S.A. Media is one of the most comprehensive press cutting services offering access to a database consisting of more than 3 million newspaper reports and periodical articles which have been indexed on computer since 1978.
- Online
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- reference.sabinet.co.za 1-5 simultaneous users.
- Google Books (Full view)
- Accra, Ghana : Association of African Universities [Africa] : [Publisher not identified]
- Database topics
- African Studies; Education; General and Reference Works
- Summary
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Database of citations and abstracts of dissertations from African universities.
- Nairobi, Kenya : Library of Congress, Overseas Office
- Description
- Book
- Database topics
- African Studies; General and Reference Works
- Summary
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Journal articles published in, mainly, Eastern African journals. Since 1991 the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, has indexed over 300 journals from 29 eastern and southern African countries. In 1997 the LC Nairobi Office began adding publications from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, and Senegal and citations from these countries are now included.
13. Quarterly index of African periodical literature [electronic resource]. [2002 - 2011]
- Nairobi, Kenya : Library of Congress, Overseas Office
- Database topics
- African Studies
- Summary
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An index of over 300 selected periodicals (mostly scholarly) which are acquired regularly by the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi Kenya, from 29 African countries.
14. Black short fiction and folklore [electronic resource]. [2001 - ]
- [Alexandria, VA] : Alexander Street Press.
- Database topics
- American Literary Studies; African Studies
- Summary
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The database Black short fiction and folklore includes short stories and folktales, from oral traditions to contemporary tales of modern life, as well as complete runs of selected literary magazines from Africa and the African Diaspora.
15. Africa portal [electronic resource]. [2000 - ]
- [Place of publication not identified] : Centre for International Governance Innovation : Makerere University : South African Institute of Internatioanl Affairs, [200-?]
- Description
- Journal/Periodical
- Database topics
- African Studies
- Summary
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"The Africa Portal is an online resource that seeks to broaden the availability, accessibility and use of policy research on issues critical to the future of Africa. It is a collaborative project between the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). This portal offers a range of features including a Digital Library and an Experts Directory. The library holds over 5000 digital documents including research reports, occasional papers and policy briefs. The entire repository is open access.."
16. African index medicus [electronic resource]. [2000 - ]
- [S.l.] : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa
- Description
- Book
- Database topics
- Medicine; Biology; Psychology; African Studies
- Summary
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International index to African health literature and information sources.
17. African Studies Centre catalogue [electronic resource]. [2000 - ]
- Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Afrika-Studiecentrum.
- [Leiden, Netherlands] : African Studies Centre.
- Database topics
- General and Reference Works; African Studies
- Summary
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Online catalog of the the library collection of the African Studies Centre, Leiden. Includes annotated citations to journal articles and listing of books chapters from works acquired since 1988.
- Bullwinkle, Davis.
- Little Rock, Ark. : AfricaBib.org, 2000-
- Database topics
- African Studies; Feminist Studies; General and Reference Works
- Summary
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"This English language database contains over 22,000 citations from 1986 to current ... This database is the outgrowth of a three volume work published in 1989 by Greenwood Press that indexed materials on African Women published during the International Women's Decade, 1975-1985."--About this database page.
- Wakefield, U.K. : Microform Academic Publishers.
- Description
- Journal/Periodical — 1 online resource
- Database topics
- African Studies; British and Commonwealth History
- Summary
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- Contents as of January 29,
- 2016: Basutoland (Lesotho), 1926-1946
- Cape of Good Hope, 1821-1909
- Gambia, 1828-1945
- Gold Coast, 1846-1939
- Kenya, 1901-1946
- Nigeria, 1862-1945
- Northern Rhodesia, 1924-1948
- Nyasaland, 1904-1938
- Sierra Leone, 1824-1943
- Southern Rhodesia, 1906-1953
- Tanganyika, 1921-1948
- Uganda, 1901-1945
- Zanzibar, 1913-1947.
"The Blue Book was a key item of considerable standing in 19th century colonial administration, Colonial Regulations of the time state that: "The Annual Blue Book containing accounts of the Civil Establishment, of the Colonial Revenue and Expenditure and of various statistical particulars etc. must be completed as early as possible after the close of each year. The various returns which it comprises must be filled up with the greatest possible accuracy and the Statistical Tables must be full and complete, blank copies of the book in sheets will be annually transmitted to each Colony from the Colonial Office". The bare statistical material which the Blue Book provided was somewhat daunting, and the annual report was intended to present in a readable form the gist of the information which the book contained. The directions given in the Colonial Regulations referred to above to colonial governors as to the compilation of the annual report were somewhat terse: "The Governor, in transmitting the 'Blue Book' to this Department, must accompany it with a report which should be written on one side of the paper only, exhibiting generally the past and present state of the Colony and its prospects under the several heads specified in the Book ..." Not all governors, however, provided reports of the required standard, In 1887 governors were informed that, whereas hitherto it had been the practice to wait until a sufficient number of reports had been received, to form a volume, it was now proposed to publish reports separately as they arrived, but, it was added, "It has been decided only to publish the more interesting and important Reports, ..because in some cases the Reports contain too little to be worth producing separately". With the quality of the Annual Reports so variable, the more rigorously standardised Blue Books gain an increased significance through their increased level of, though certainly not absolute, reliability. In May, 1904 the Foreign Office decided that something must be done about the annual reports "to put the condition of our Protectorates more clearly before the House and the Public". The Indian "small Blue Book" was examined as a possible model and rejected as too detailed; in any case it was felt that it would "be preferable for our Protectorates, which must before long be handed over to the Colonial Office, to follow Colonial, rather than Indian, models. We have already in working order the annual Blue Book. All we do now is to assimilate our annual reports to the Colonial Report on the Blue Book. The Blue Book remains in manuscript. But the Colonial Office experience is the publication of the report on the Blue Book induces those people who genuinely desire information to go to the Office and consult the manuscript volume which is there open for such inspection. It is this system which we thought of introducing as otherwise we find that the information contained in the Blue Book is not made use of to its fullest extent." The Annual Reports, currently available on microfilm, do assist with the interpretation of the data in the Blue Books; however, data such as income and expenditure can be analysed and comparisons between countries can be made, through use of these books alone. This collection is a digital extraction from our existing microfilm series, Government publications relating to African countries prior to independence."--Collection metadata page.
With a particular focus on the latter nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the focus of these Blue Books is upon economic development; imports, exports and each territory's balance sheets are a recurring theme throughout. Ecclesiastical records, public works and population statistics are also common themes. The enforcement of the Blue Book structure upon various territories has resulted in some degree of standardisation where administrations were compliant. Analysis of the data within these documents and the different emphases as governments changed, reveals patterns of social change during a period for which limited other records are available.
- [Stanford, Calif.] : Stanford University Libraries, [200-?]
- Description
- Map
- Database topics
- African Studies; Geography