Library Research Guides: AFR 202: Critical Perspectives of Humanitarianism in Black Countries: Find Background & Context

Find Background & Context

Specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, companions, and other reference sources can also be very helpful for exploring a topic. They can summarize knowledge around a topic, synthesize scholarly discussions, and define key concepts. They often include bibliographies as well, making them a good resource for identifying key books and articles on a topic. Try searching for a topic in one of the following databases to search multiple reference sources at once.

Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
Annotated bibliographies for a variety of subject areas.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Thousands of articles by scholars focused on the lives and events that have shaped African American and African history and culture, along with primary source documents, encyclopedias, and biographies.
Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Search across more than 100 full text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works in the social and behavioral sciences.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of full-text academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other sources for introductions to topics, definitions, or factual information. Includes subject-specific titles from art, literature, education, science, religion, history and more.

Encyclopedia Articles & More
This is a subset of SuperSearch that searches several reference databases at once.

Here are some selected individual books related to topics of this course.

A Companion to African History by William H. Worger (Editor); Charles Ambler (Editor); Nwando Achebe (Editor)
Publication Date: 2018
Covers the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments.
Caribbean Globalizations, 1492 to Present Day (e-book) by Sansavior, Eva, editor; Scholar, Richard, editor
Publication Date: 2015
Explores the relations between globalization and the Caribbean since 1492. Aims to help change prevalent ways of thinking, not only about the Caribbean archipelago as a complex field of historical enquiry and cultural production, but also about the nature of globalization.
An Economic History of Development in sub-Saharan Africa: Economic Transformations and Political Changes
Publication Date: 2019
This upper level textbook looks at the economic history of sub-Saharan Africa from before the arrival of European territorial control all the way through to Africa's integration in the current era of globalization.
Selected Themes in African Development Studies by Lucky Asuelime et al. (Eds.)
Publication Date: 2014
Against the background of realities of underdevelopment and economic growth, environmental pressures and global governance challenges, this volume presents a broad picture of contemporary issues in African development.
Humanitarianism: Keywords
Publication Date: 2020
A dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism.
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora (e-book)
Publication Date: 2008
Excellent source covering people, places, and events of the African Diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries.
New Encyclopedia of Africa [e-book]
Publication Date: 2008
Addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries.

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