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
Other Useful Databases
- JSTOR
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- Oxford Bibliographies: Atlantic History
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Using Databases to Find Articles
- How to search: Link your search terms using the AND connector. For example: "mau mau" AND women. You can also use separate search boxes for each term.
- Narrow your search results: Use the All filters option to filter your results by Publication date, Subject, Language & more
- Find full-text of article: Some articles have a direct link to the full text. These have buttons labeled Access now (PDF) or Access now (Online full text). Some articles do not have a direct link to the full text, these articles have a button labeled Access options. Click on the Access Options button and then click Check for full-text availability beyond Ebscohost. This will take you into UW Libraries search to see if we have the full text available through another source. If we do not have the full text, you will have an option to request an article scan.
Additional Help:
- How do I search in Academic Search Complete? This database is also provided by Ebscohost so searching information is similar.
- How do I find full-text articles in Academic Search Complete?
- What does the “Request Article” button mean? This shows you how to request an article scan when we do not have the full text on an article.