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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LIBRARY
Gateway to news and information about Africa.
African Peoples Resources
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people.html
Site provides information about peoples in Africa such as language, art, economy etc.
Africa Research Central
http://www.africa-research.org/mainframe.html
Database allows you to locate primary source repositories in Africa.
Africa: South of the Sahara
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
Information about Africa by country/region and topics.
African Studies at Penn
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
Contributes to understanding of continent's social, political and economic systems.
African Web Links
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
Annotated links on Africa by topic.
Country-Specific Pages
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/Country.html
Link to country pages that include access to map resources and other information.
Yahoo! Society and Culture > Cultures and Groups > Cultures > African
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Cultures/African/
Yahoo! is attempting to index the World Wide Web. Find out what they have in this category.
East Africa Living Encyclopedia
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/NEH/neh.html
This site provides detailed information about five countries---Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.
Edo Nation
The web site of Edo speaking people who are mostly located in the Midwestern part of Nigeria, West Africa.
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
"The aim of this guide is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies."
Life in Africa
This web site is a collection of images, true stories and more about people from around the continent.
ArchNet: Regions/ Africa and Near East
http://archnet.uconn.edu/regions/africa.php3
This site links to other sites that provide information about African archaeology.
Art and Life in Africa Project
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
Information about African Art and Culture are available at this site.
C. K. Ladzekpo - African Music and Dance
http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/ladzekpo/
Learn about African dance, music, musical instruments, and more.
Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana
http://anthro.fullerton.edu/jbock/Okavango/
A photo gallery and links to more information are just two of the features at this web site.
WEBSITES FOR KIDSAfrica Online: Kids
http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/coverkids.html
Learn about Africa through games, art, and more.
AFRO-Americ@Kids Zone
http://www.afro.com/children/children.html
Games are designed to help primary and secondary school students learn about Africa.
Motherland Nigeria: Kidszone
http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/kidzone.html
There are many things children could enjoy at this site. It includes stories, games, music etc.
Minnesota Science Museum's:
Madagascar Page
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/greatestplaces/book_pages/madagascar2.htm
Children can learn about Madagascar by listening, looking at a map and enjoying a quiz on the web.
Namib Page
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/greatestplaces/book_pages/namib2.htm
Children can learn about the Namib desert by listening, looking at a map and enjoying a quiz on the web.
Okavango Page
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/greatestplaces/book_pages/okavango.htm
Get a geographical introduction to the Okavango Delta and enjoy a quiz and pictures.
BOOKS
Anderson, David
and Richard Grove, eds. Conservation in Africa: People, Policies, and
Practice. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Main
QH77 .A37 C66 1987.
Bohannan, Paul. Africa and Africans. Garden City, NY: Natural History Press, 1964. Pub DT20 .B63 1964.
Brown, Lester Russell. Reversing Africa’s Decline. Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 1985. Biodiv HC800 .Z9 E536 1985.
Cock, Jacklyn and Eddie Koch. Going Green: People, Politics and the Environment in South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press, 1991. Biodiv HC905 .Z9 E546 1991.
Colchester, Marcus. Slave and Enclave: The Political Ecology of Equatorial Africa. Penang, Malyasia: World Rainforest Movement, 1994. Biodiv SD418.3 .A352 C65 1994.
Deacon, Janette. Arrows as Agents of Belief Amongst the /Xam Bushmen. Cape Town, South Africa: South African Museum, 1992. Main DT764 .B8 D42 1992.
Evans-Pritchard, E. E., ed. Peoples of the Earth. Danbury, CT: Danbury Press, c1973. Pub GN315 .P417 1973.
Gordon, Robert J. What Future for the Ju/Wasi of the Nyae-Nyae? Cambridge, MA: Cultural Survival, Inc., 1984. Main DT764 .B8 V65 1982, v.2.
Grossert, John Watt. Zulu Crafts. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Shuter & Shooter, 1978. Main DT878 .Z9 G76 1978.
Heinz, Hans-Joachim and B. Maguire. The Ethno-Biology of the !kõ Bushmen: Their Ethno-Botanical Knowledge and Plant Lore. [Gaborone, Botawana]: Botswana Society, [197-]. Main DT764 .B8 H44 1970z.
Historical Atlas of Africa. Harlow, England: Longman, 1985. Maps Atlas Case G2446 .S1 H58 1985.
Howell, Francis Clark and Francois Bourliere. eds. African Ecology and Human Evolution. Chicago, IL: Aldine Pub. Co. [1963]. Main QE757 .A1 A47 1963.
Hutchison, Robert A., ed. Fighting for Survival: Insecurity, People and the Environment in the Horn of Africa. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1991. Main HC840 .Z65 F53 1991.
James, Valentine Udoh. Africa’s Ecology: Sustaining the Biological and Environmental Diversity of a Continent. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1993. Main HC800 .Z65 J348 1993.
Madsen, Andrew. The Hadzabe of Tanzania: Land and Human Rights for a Hunter-Gatherer Community. Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2000. Main Serials GN4 .I58 no.98.
Makombe, Kudzai. Sharing the Land: Wildlife, People, and Development in Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe: IUCN/Regional Office for Southern Africa; Washington, D.C.: IUCN/Sustainable Use of Wildlife Programme, c1993. Main QL84.6 .A1 S52 1993.
McIlwaine, John. Maps and Mapping of Africa: A Resource Guide. New Providence, NJ: Hans Zell Publishers, 1997. Maps GA1341 .M38 1997.
Moss, Joyce. Peoples of the World. Africans South of the Sahara: The Culture, Geographical Setting, and Historical Background of 34 African People. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1991. Main DT352.42 .M67 1991.
Moss, Joyce. Peoples of the World. The Middle East and North Africa: The Culture, Geographical Setting, and Historical Background of 30 People. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1992. Main DS58 .M67 1992.
Murdock, George Peter. Africa, Its Peoples and Their Culture History. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. Main DT15 .M87.
Newman, James L. The Peopling of Africa: A Geographic Interpretation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, c1995. Main GF701 .N48 1995.
Ngubane, Harriet. Body and Mind in Zulu Medicine: An Ethnography of Health and Disease in Nyuswa-Zulu Thought and Practice. London; New York: Academic Press, 1977. Main DT878 .Z9 N45 1977.
Nurse, George T. The Peoples of Southern Africa and Their Affinities. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Main GN58 .A356 N87 1985.
Ponter, Anthony. Spirits in Stone: The New Face of African Art. Sebastopol, CA: Ukama Press, 1992. Main NB1209 .Z55 P66 1992.
Portillo, Enrique M. The Context of Economics of Conservation: An Introduction. Maseru, Lesotho: SADCC Coordinator, Soil and Water Conservation and Land Utilization, 1988. Main QH195.L45 P66 1988.
Rodin, Robert J. The Ethnobotany of the Kwanyama Ovambos. [St. Louis, MO]: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1985. Bot DT709 .R64 1985.
Schildkrout, Enid and Curtis A. Keim. African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press; New York: American Museum of Natural History, c1990. Main Folio N7399 .C6 S35 1990.
Schrire, Carmel and Robert Gordon. The Future of Former Foragers in Australia and Southern Africa. Cambridge, MA: Cultural Survival, Inc., [1985]. Main GN388 .F87.
Torry, William I. Subsistence Ecology Among the Gabra: Nomads of the Kenya/Ethiopia Frontier. 1973. Main GN387 .T67 1973.
Tourism, Conservation, and Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Asia and Africa. London: International Institute for Environment and Development, 1998. Biodiv HD8039 .T642 I44 1998.
Turnbull, Colin M. The Forest People. [New York]: Simon and Schuster, [c1962]. Main DT650 .B36 T87 1962.
Volkman, Toby Alice. The San in Transition, Volume 1: A Guide to N!ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman. [Cambridge, MA]: Documentary Educational Resources (D.E.R.) and Cultural Survival, 1982. Main DT764 B8 V65 1982.
CHILDREN'S BOOKSAardema, Verna. The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale. New York: A.A. Knopf ; Distributed by Random House, c1996. Biodiv Juv PZ8.1 .A213 Lo 1996.
Africa Activity Book. Chicago, IL: The Field Museum, 1993. Biodiv Juv DT19.8 .A37 1993.
Africa: Exhibit Guide. Chicago, IL: The Field Museum, 1990. Biodiv Juv DT4 .F53 1990.
Bash, Barbara. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab. San Francisco: Little, Brown, 1989. Biodiv Juv QK495.B7 B37 1989.
Feelings, Muriel L. Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book. New York: Dial Press, 1971. Biodiv Juv PZ9 .F3 Mo 1971.
Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1987. Biodiv Juv PZ8 .S585 Mu 1987.
PERIODICALSMunger Africana Library Notes. Pasadena, CA: The Library, 1971-1985. Serial Z733 .M85.
See also: Biodiversity Resource Center Bibliography on African Animals
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