UofL Libraries: ANTH 323/PAS 383: Cultures of Africa: Post-Colonial Life in Urban Africa (Storey): Books

Reference Books

This list is not exhaustive - if you search terms like Africa, encyclopedia, and your component, such as history, art, culture, politics, geography, and so on, there will likely be a resource that can help in some way with your research.

Culture and Customs of Mozambique by George O. Ndege
Call Number: GN659.M6 N34 2007
ISBN: 9780313331633
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
Culture and Customs is a series of books published on different countries.

Mozambique is highlighted below, but you can type the following into the catalog to find the book on another country: culture and customs [country name].

This book will be helpful for every group member, as it includes information on art, religion, housing, cuisine, and other cultural components.
Encyclopedia of Africa by Henry Louis Gates (Editor); Kwame Anthony Appiah (Editor)
Call Number: DT3 .E53 2010 (2nd floor)
ISBN: 9780195337709
Publication Date: 2010-02-17
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa by Robert O. Collins; James M. Burns
Call Number: DT351 .C68 2007 (3rd Floor)
ISBN: 9780521867467
Publication Date: 2007-02-08
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara by John Middleton (Editor)
Call Number: DT 351 .E53 1997 (2nd Floor)
ISBN: 9780684804668
Publication Date: 1997-12-01

Subject Headings

The following is a select list of Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings that may be helpful in finding information: You can simply type them into the catalog or enter them as a subject search.

Africa, Sub-Saharan-- Civilization
Africa, Sub-Saharan-- Description and travel
Africa, Sub-Saharan-- Economic Conditions
Africa, Sub-Saharan-- History
Tanzania Dar es Salaam.
Liberia Monrovia.

The way to discover these terms is to search your city, click on a resource, and look at the list of subject terms that come up - this is an easy way to discover keywords to search.