Research Guides: African Studies: Books

Finding Books in Other Collections

WorldCat
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Country Background Information

African Historical Dictionaries
Country Studies
(formerly Army Area Handbooks) Most haven't been updated in a while but are great for historical background information.
Expeditionary Culture Field Guides (ECFS)
These guides provide information related to: culture, history, political & social relations, religion & spirituality, economics & resources and more.

Statesman's Yearbook
History, politics, economics, trade and infrastructure for each country of the world. Annual editions: 1864-2017
World Factbook
Basic intelligence on the history, people, government, religion, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues

Library Search

Electronic Books Collections of Interest

Below are a few recommendations for useful Ebook collections.

Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Full-text access to electronic books in areas including: history, political science, area studies, international relations and more.
National Academies Press
Topics include homeland security, conflict and other security issues.
OAPEN Online library and publication platform
Provides open access to academic books
Palgrave Connect
Provides access to Palgrave MacMillan's ebook collections including: Statesman's Yearbook, History Collection, Political & International Studies Collection, and Social & Cultural Studies Collection.
Project Muse
Coverage includes journals and e-books
RAND
Coverages includes: energy, environment, homeland security, infrastructure, international affairs, national security, terrorism and more.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. As a nonpartisan organization, RAND is widely respected for operating independent of political and commercial pressures.
SpringerLink
SpringerLink is an integrated full-text database of journals and books published by Springer. The Library has access to books and journals in: Business & Economics; Humanities, Social Science & Law and more.

You can also buy a softcover, black & white copy of ebooks that we subscribe to for $24.99 each including shipping.
Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) (US Army War College)
The Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute focuses on national security and strategic research/analysis and seeks to bridge the military - academia gap.
Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Politics & International Relations and the Social Sciences
Wiley Online Library
This ebook collection includes: business, economics, social & behavioral sciences and more.