Book Description
Presents information about texts relating to eleven states in the heart of the African continent: Chad, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, People's Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Kinshasa and Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Malawi. Perfect as a starting point for the beginning researcher, or to supplement a more adept scholar's reference list. Also useful for librarians developing a collection on Africa studies.
About the Author
Gordon Harris is Director of the Orchard Learning Resources Centre of Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham. He has been active in the International Group of the Library Association and the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa in Great Britain. He was also the Editor of the quarterly "International African Bibliography".
Central and Equatorial Africa Area Bibliography FROM THE PUBLISHER
Presents information about texts relating to eleven states in the heart of the African continent: Chad, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, People's Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Kinshasa and Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Malawi. The compiler of the bibliography, Gordon Harris, presents the references with the researcher in mind, organized first by general subject headings and then by more specific headings or by the states themselves. There are entries of works on anthropology, sociology, economics, languages and the arts, religion, history, and politics. The usefulness is enhanced by a final bibliography for each of the states included in the volume, and by an author index. Perfect as a starting point for the beginning researcher, or to supplement a more adept scholar's reference list. Also useful for librarians developing a collection on Africa studies.
Author Biography: Gordon Harris is Director of the Orchard Learning Resources Centre of Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham. He has been active in the International Group of the Library Association and the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa in Great Britain. He was also the Editor of the quarterly "International African Bibliography".
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Presents information about texts relating to 11 states in the heart of the African continent, organized with the researcher in mind, first by general subject headings and then by more specific headings or by the states themselves. Entries encompass works on areas such as anthropology, sociology, economics, languages and the arts, religion, history, and politics. Usefulness is enhanced by a final bibliography for each of the states, and by an author index. For researchers and for librarians developing a collection on African studies. Harris is director of the Orchard Learning Resources Center at Selly Oak Colleges, UK, and has edited at the University of London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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