Research Guides
History : Africa: Articles
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for African history.
Find Articles on Modern African History
Historical Abstracts is the best database to use when looking for academic journal articles in the field of modern world history including African history for the period 1450 to the present.
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Best database to articles in modern (1450 onwards) world history including African history - Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journal articles covering all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world including Africa
- Oxford Bibliographies: African Studies
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Annotated selection of the important articles and books on a range of topics in African studies
Link your search terms using the AND connector. For example: women and kenya and mau mau. On the search results screen, use the options on the left toolbar to narrow your search results. To find the fulltext of the article (if not provided directly in the database), click on the "Check for Full Text" button and work your way through the screens. Not all articles will be online, some may only be in print, others may not be available at the UW. Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested via Interlibrary loan.
Other Useful Databases
- JSTOR
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- Oxford Bibliographies: Atlantic History
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