Africa specific resources: Books & encyclopedias
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Great Kingdoms of Africa
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Available in the UHS Library. "A groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. This is the first book for non-specialists to explore the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history. Great Kingdoms of Africa aims to decenter European colonialism and slavery as the major themes of African history and instead explore the kingdoms, dynasties, and city-states that have shaped cultures across the African continent." -
Encyclopedia of Africa
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Click the title above for access to the eBook available through Oxford
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Oxford Research Encyclopedias: African HistoryThis database contains in-depth essays on topics in African history.
Africa specific resources: Web sites
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The Met MuseumSearch your society in their general collection to find items and art related to your society.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art HistoryA project of the Met Museum, the Heibrunn Timeline of Art History contains more than 1,000 essays on a wide range of topics. Search for your society to see what the collection holds.
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Africa's Great Civilizations (requires SFPL card to access)In this series Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.
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A History of AfricaThis series of 20 programmes is based on a unique project, overseen by UNESCO known as the GHA: the General History of Africa - Africa’s history, culture and heritage written and told by Africans themselves.
General Academic Resources
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EBSCO Books This link opens in a new windowA robust collection contains more than 200,000 multidisciplinary e-books representing a broad range of academic subject matter.
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Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowWhile Jenny does not want you to use this as a formal source, under the Related tab there is a link for "Web's Best Sites" that has a list of vetted websites.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAn archive of academic journals offering scholarly research on a variety of subjects. The place to go when your research is well underway and you know what you are looking for.
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UHS Library CatalogSearch our catalog for book about Africa in general and specific African societies and/or countries.
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SFPLYou can see what books are at the main library, your local branch and you can request books to be sent to your local branch or the Presidio Branch on Sacramento Street. Requires your SFPL library card and PIN for holds and check outs.