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Ibn Battuta
Ibn
Battuta and his Saharan Travels Ibn Battuta (1304-1368) by Jim
Mann Taylor. "The abstract ... covers his travels in the Sahara.
The quotations in italics in this article are taken from the book
Ibn Battuta in Black Africa by Said Harridun and Noël King
(Rex Collings, 1975)
Medieval
Sourcebook: Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
Identity,
Culture and Politics : an Afro-Asian dialogue (Identité, culture
et politique) "A biannual publication of International Centre for
Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Council for the Development
of Social Science Research in Africa, Dakar, Senegal. It aims at dissemination
of knowledge and exchange of ideas and projections amongst African and
Asian scholars and activists."
Igbo
Language
Igbo Net
"The objective of Igbo Heritage, Inc. is to be the leading organisation that will positively showcase Nd'Igbo to the world, while creating an enabling environment that will foster a closer relationship between Nd'Igbo in Diaspora and in the homeland."
Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World "a peer-reviewed online journal of contemporary art and architecture, art history and criticism, focusing exclusively on the visual creative expressions of artists in Africa and other regions of the world.. "Previously open access, now subscription.
ilissAfrica ( "internet library sub-saharan Africa") http://www.ilissafrica.de/en/
Images
of Colonial Africa (Billy Graham Center Archives) " photographs
taken or gathered by missionary Laura Collins. The images displayed
here are one woman's view, mostly of Kenya, at the beginning of the
twentieth century, probably before 1914. They depict the country's society,
customs, economics, and geography, as well as its growing Christian
church, the missionary community assisting in that endeavor, and Collins
herself. Also included are some photographs from Cameroon, the Belgian
Congo and Uganda"
Imperialism--Africa
Modern
History Sourcebook: All-African People's Conference: Resolution on
Imperialism and Colonialism, Accra, December 5-13, 1958
Internet
African History Sourcebook
African
History Online - Colonial Period
African
Slave Trade & European Imperialism in Time Line Format
INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication) "INASP is an international development charity working with a global network of partners to improve access, production and use of research information and knowledge, so that countries are equipped to solve their development challenges."
INCORE:
an Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity of United Nations
University & University of Ulster. INCORE guides to Internet sources
on conflict and ethnicity (e.g. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda)
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html
Indian
Ocean Islands
Indian
Ocean Books, Maps, and Prints (Larry Bowman, bookseller)
http://www.indianoceanbooks.com
Indian
Ocean Region--Culture and History
PORTRAITS D'ÎLES. Océan Indien: Comores, Madagascar, Maurice,
Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles (index régional) Kaléidoscope
culturel de l'Océan Indien - Voyages et escales http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/indien/
Indian
Ocean Region--Literature--Bibliography
'Bibliographie de littératures de l'Océan Indien' (1995,
Thomas Spear) http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/indien/bibliolit.html
Littérature @ «île en île».[index
to authors] http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/index.html
Indians--South
Africa--History
Gandhi-Luthuli
Documentation Centre A major collection, with online audio-visual
and text resources. "The objective of the archival division is
to provide an archival service with a national, international and
institutional outlook. ... While the archives have a very large Indian
collection, its extended scope ... will include a repository on the
Kwa-Zulu-Natal regional history, the history of resistance in the
Province to include the records of individuals, families, organisations
and institutions....Of particular interest are the records of the
Indentured Indian Immigrant records...This facility to trace one's
Heritage and family is unique in the country. "
Pahad, Essop.
"THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1924-1946"
by Essop Pahad. Full-text, D. Phil Thesis, University of Sussex, 1972.
From SA History Online.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems--Africa
African Indigenous
Science and Knowledge Systems
" In 'africahistory.net' we present various perspectives on African Indigenous Knowledge Systems(AIK) from a wide range of scholars. We publish brief extracts from scholarly works on the subject and focus on several areas. We are proud to say that this site has been listed by the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of the top 50 of African websites." Dr. Gloria T. Emeagwali, Prof. of History and African Studies, Central Connecticut State University.
"Informatics Policy Instruments in Africa" (reports that deal
with informatics policies and related issues in Africa http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies//ECA/infrmtks.html
InfoZine see Newsletter of Zimbabwe's National Theatre
http://www.infozine.com/mirror/theatre/nto/zimt04.html
http://www.infozine.com/mirror/theatre/index.html
Innovation: journal of appropriate librarianship and information work in southern
Africa
" The primary purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to publish materials on libraries, information supply and other related matters in South and Southern Africa.
Institut Panos Afrique
de l'Ouest
Extensive news and information on West Africa: Actumédia; L'actualités
des médias africains; Panos Infos; Articles de nos correspondants; Média@ctions;
Bulletin trimestriel sur l'info et la communication; MédiActu Bulletin
sur les initiatives médiatiques et les NTIC BDP Online La banque de
programmes radio en ligne; Publication; Répertoires; Médias d'Afrique;
Législations; Organisations professionnelles
Institute for Democracy
in South Africa Archive at: http://web.archive.org/web/20130331082448/http://www.idasa.org/
Integrated Regional Information Network see IRIN
Inter
Press Service Africa
International African Institute, SOAS
International
Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at the University of Durham. IBRU works
to enhance the resources available for the peaceful resolution of problems
associated with international boundaries
International
Court of Justice (The Hague), United Nations. full-text cases, includes
boundary disputes between Cameroon-Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau-Senegal,
etc.
International
Development Research Centre http://web.idrc.ca
IDRC's activities and offices in Africa
http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-8554-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
"INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF AFRICAN STUDIES SCHOLARS" (Columbia University Libraries):
International
Journal of African Historical Studies (earlier issues 1972-98 African
Historical Studies 1968-71 full-text back issues via JSTOR
nternational
Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA), "dedicated
to serve the growing community of researchers, policy makers, development
specialists, funding institutions, administrators, and students."
Includes short articles, bibliographies, evetns etc. http://www.bc.edu/inhea/.
International Policies, African
Realities: "an electronic
roundtable co-sponsored by the UN Economic
Commission for Africa and the Africa Policy Information Center,
Washington, D.C." (1999)
http://www.africapolicy.org/rtable/
Internet -- Africa (see
also under: CONNECTIVITY)
Acacia Initiative (aims to empower sub-Saharan communities with the
ability to apply information and
communication technologies to their social and economic development).
Africa (Network Startup Resource Center) http://www.nsrc.org/AFRICA/africa.html
African Information Society Initiative
African Virtual University (World Bank) http://www.avu.org/
THE INTERNET IN AFRICA (by
Joe Caruso, Columbia University Libraries) fine range of links
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/Internet.html
The Internet & Computing
(by Karen Fung, Stanford University Libraries) fine range of links
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/elecnet.html
ilissAfrica ( "internet library sub-saharan Africa") http://www.ilissafrica.de/en/
'News Update', a free e-letter covering African internet content and
infrastructure developments.
http://www.kabissa.org southwood@boyden.demon.co.uk
'Selected Internet Resources for African Studies' [from Yale University]
http://www.library.yale.edu/african/internet.html
Wasiyo, Khaitsa 'Increasing Computer Literacy in Africa' African
Technology Forum 1998
http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/articles/ComputerLiteracy.htm
Internet African History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
Internet--Botswana
'Using the internet to support information technology dissemination
in an information poor environment' by Darrell J. Parsons &
T.Z. Nkgau (2000) http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP1300dp&tn.html
Internet
Connectivity data -Africa: http://www.nsrc.org/AFRICA/africa.html
[ Top]
Internet--Egypt
'Profiling Internet Users in Egypt: Understanding the Primary Deterrent
Against Their Growth in Number' by Mohamed A. El-NAWAWY http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/8d/8d_3.htm
'Technology Access Community Centers in Egypt: a Mission for Community
Empowerment' Sherif HASHEM
http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/inet99/3c/3c_1.htm
Internet--South Africa
'Overcoming Regulatory and Technological Challenges to Bring Internet
Access to a Sparsely Populated, Remote Area: A Case Study' by Ronel
SMITH, CSIR Mikomtek SOUTH AFRICA [on Maputaland, KwaZuluNatal]
http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/8d/8d_4.htm
Internet--Uganda
'Let the Children be Fed First: How We are Overcoming the Hurdles
in Providing Knowledge Networks for Schools in Uganda' By Daniel Stern,
Project Director, Uganda Connect dstern@uconnect.org
http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/posters/363/index.htm
Internet Roadmap can be found
on the H-AFRICA home-page
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/sources/internetafrica.html
Originally published in autumn 1995 number of Bulletin de l'Association
Canadienne des Etudes Africaines
Investment--Africa
'Foreign
direct investment flows to African countries: Trends, determinants
and future prospects' by Elsabé Loots (2000) http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP1300el.html
IRIN
(Integrated Regional Information Network): a UNESCO 'Top Ten public
information sites in Africa. ' Current news reports. Also in French
Ìrìnkèrindò:
A Journal Of African Migration.
"a forum for scholarly articles that document the relevance of
African migration
to global social, political and economic systems."
Islam--Africa
(see also under Islam--[country]
African Online Digital Library
(Michigan State University, IFAN, WARC). Includes materials on Islam:
Collection Boubacar Barry, Phil Curtin Collection, “Passport to Paradise’:
Sufi Arts of Senegal and Beyond, Mosques of Bondoukou, interviews
from Futa Toro, Senegal and Mauritania http://www.aodl.org/
Center for the Study
of Islam and Democracy http://www.islam-democracy.org/
ISITA--the Institute for the Study
of Islamic Thought in Africa, (Program of African Studies, Northwestern
University). "Inaugurated in January 2001, ... devoted to the
study of African Islamic culture.
"Islam"/"The
Rise of Islam" (The Story of Africa series, BBC) Brief history;
also includes audio:
"Listen
to The Coming of Islam, the seventh programme in the BBC landmark
radio series The Story of Africa, presented by Hugh Quarshie"7audio0.ram
'Islam
as a constitutive factor in African ‘traditional’ religion: The evidence
from geomantic divination' (PDF) "paper read at the conference
on Transformation processes and Islam in Africa, African Studies Centre
and Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World, Leiden,
The Netherlands, 15 October, 1999; forthcoming in: Breedveld, A.,
van Santen, J., & van Binsbergen, W.M.J., eds., Islam and transformations
in Africa" 29 pages.
"Islam
in Africa" [section of Africa South of the Sahara,
by Karen Fung (Stanford University). http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/religion/islam-in-africa.html
Islam
in Africa Map (Casteneda Library Map Collection, University of
Texas at Austin) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/africa_islam_87.jpg
Islam in Africa Compiled by Paul Schrijver
Islam
in Sub-Saharan Africa [a bibliography--dossier] "The Library, Documentation
and Information Department of the African Studies Centre, Leiden
'ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS
AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY IN AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA'
by Bugaje, Usman Muhammad
http://www.webstar.co.uk/~ubugaje/ full-text paper
.
Popular Islam
in North Africa; includes photo
essay by van Binsbergen, W.M.J. and the following pieces:
"Popular
Islam in North Africa" by W. van Binsbergen ‘Popular and
formal Islam, and supralocal relations: the highlands of northwestern
Tunisia, 1800-1970’, Middle Eastern Studies (London) 16 1 1980:
pp. 71-91
"Cult
of saints in northwestern Tunisia " Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The cult of saints in north-western Tunisia: An analysis
of contemporary pilgrimage structures, in: E. Gellner, ed,
Islamic dilemmas: Reformers, nationalists and industrialization:
The southern shore of the Mediterranean, Berlin/New York/Amsterdam:
Mouton, 1985, pp. 199-239
The
interpretation of popular Islamic myth Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The historical interpretation of myth in the context
of popular Islam, in:Van Binsbergen, W.M.J., & J.M. Schoffeleers,
1985, eds, Theoretical explorations in African religion, London/Boston:
Kegan Paul International, pp. 189-224; revised version of: Van Binsbergen,
W.M.J., 1980c, Interpreting the myth of Sidi Mhammed: Oral
history in the highlands of North-Western Tunesia, in: K.
Brown & M. Roberts, eds, Using Oral Sources: Vansina and Beyond,
special issue, Social Analysis (Adelaide), 1, 4: 51-73. Revised
version of 1980
Islam--Africa--History
Abû Ûthmân al-Jâhiz: The Essays, excerpts,
c. 860 CE Medieval Sourcebook: Abû Ûthmân al-Jâhiz: From The Essays,
c. 860 CE - On the Zanj [ "Black Africans"]
Africa and Islamic
Revival: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives "text of
a lecture delivered by John Hunwick, one of the chief scholars of
African Islam" posted on SUDANIC AFRICA: A JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL
SOURCES #6 (1995)
Ibn Battuta (1307-1377 CE): Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
"Internet
Islamic History Sourcebook "a subset of texts derived from
the three major online Sourcebooks",. Paul Halsall, editor. Contents
include: The Pre-Islamic Arab World, Islamic Faith and Theology, Islamic
Expansion and Empire (Conquest, Government Institutions , Islamic
Africa (Sub-Saharan) The Caliphate, Successor States (Ummayyad Spain,
Fatamid Egypt, Mameluke Egypt, North Africa Maghreb), Ottoman Egypt,
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Islamic Nationalism, Arab Nationalism,
The Islamic World since 1945, Islamic History Maps, Resources on Islamic
History, Guides to the Web, Academic Sites, Muslim Sites.
"Islam"/"The
Rise of Islam" (The Story of Africa series, BBC) Brief histyory;
also includes audio:
"Listen
to The Coming of Islam, the seventh programme in the BBC landmark
radio series The Story of Africa, presented by Hugh Quarshie"7audio0.ram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section7.shtml
'Islam,
Islamic Studies, Arabic, Religion Resources for Studying Islam
History of Islam in Africa' a useful set of links
Lewis, Bernard . Race
and Slavery in the Middle East (New York: Oxford Univ Press 1994)
excerpt of Chapter 1. "Slavery".
"The
Story of Africa: Islam" (BBC web site, with some audio
(Listen to The Coming of Islam, the seventh programme in the BBC landmark
radio series The Story of Africa, presented by Hugh Quarshie). High-qualitry
commentary. Covers: Traditions Practices; North Africa & Ethiopia;
The Berbers; East Africa; West Africa; Glossary; Forces For Change;
Timeline; Further Reading; Useful Links. also includes
audio: "Listen
to The Coming of Islam, the seventh programme in the BBC landmark
radio series The Story of Africa, presented by Hugh Quarshie"7audio0.ram
Islam--North Africa
Popular Islam
in North Africa; includes photo
essay by van Binsbergen, W.M.J. and the following pieces:
"Popular
Islam in North Africa" by Wim van Binsbergen, 1980, ‘Popular
and formal Islam, and supralocal relations: The highlands of northwestern
Tunisia, 1800-1970’, Middle Eastern Studies (London), 16, 1: pp.
71-91
"Cult
of saints in northwestern Tunisia " Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The cult of saints in north-western Tunisia: An analysis
of contemporary pilgrimage structures, in: E. Gellner, ed,
Islamic dilemmas: Reformers, nationalists and industrialization:
The southern shore of the Mediterranean, Berlin/New York/Amsterdam:
Mouton, 1985, pp. 199-239
The
interpretation of popular Islamic myth Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The historical interpretation of myth in the context
of popular Islam, in:Van Binsbergen, W.M.J., & J.M. Schoffeleers,
1985, eds, Theoretical explorations in African religion, London/Boston:
Kegan Paul International, pp. 189-224; revised version of: Van Binsbergen,
W.M.J., 1980c, Interpreting the myth of Sidi Mhammed: Oral
history in the highlands of North-Western Tunesia, in: K.
Brown & M. Roberts, eds, Using Oral Sources: Vansina and Beyond,
special issue, Social Analysis (Adelaide), 1, 4: 51-73. Revised
version of 1980
Islam--Senegal
Hizbut
Tarqiyya (Senegal) www.htcom.sn
Forum culturel
sur le mouridisme au CICES de Dakar le 03 novembre 2001 Thème :
CHEIKH AHMADOU
BAMBA l'Abreuvoir des assoiffés
Islam--South Africa--Cape--History
Shamima
Shaikh 1960-1998 'Site commemorating the life and writings of
the late
South African champion of Women's rights within Islam.' Includes articles
and photos.
"Some Religion He Must Have": Slaves, Sufism, and Conversion
to Islam at the Cape by John Edwin Mason
Dept of History, University of Virginia, paper to SERSAS Fall Conference,
Savannah, GA October 15-16, 1999 full-text http://www.ecu.edu/african/sersas/MasonSERSASF99.htm
Islam--Tanzania
UISLAMU (Swahili site) "Mtandao
wa Uislamu kwa Kiswahili Jifunze maarifa ya Kiislamu, historia, na
ujumuike katika mijadala ya mada mbali mbali kupitia mtandao huu"
Islam--Tunisia
Popular Islam
in North Africa; includes photo
essay by van Binsbergen, W.M.J. and the following pieces:
"Popular
Islam in North Africa" by Wim van Binsbergen, 1980, ‘Popular
and formal Islam, and supralocal relations: The highlands of northwestern
Tunisia, 1800-1970’, Middle Eastern Studies (London), 16, 1: pp.
71-91
"Cult
of saints in northwestern Tunisia " Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The cult of saints in north-western Tunisia: An analysis
of contemporary pilgrimage structures, in: E. Gellner, ed,
Islamic dilemmas: Reformers, nationalists and industrialization:
The southern shore of the Mediterranean, Berlin/New York/Amsterdam:
Mouton, 1985, pp. 199-239
The
interpretation of popular Islamic myth Van Binsbergen, W.M.J.,
1985, The historical interpretation of myth in the context
of popular Islam, in:Van Binsbergen, W.M.J., & J.M. Schoffeleers,
1985, eds, Theoretical explorations in African religion, London/Boston:
Kegan Paul International, pp. 189-224; revised version of: Van Binsbergen,
W.M.J., 1980c, Interpreting the myth of Sidi Mhammed: Oral
history in the highlands of North-Western Tunesia, in: K.
Brown & M. Roberts, eds, Using Oral Sources: Vansina and Beyond,
special issue, Social Analysis (Adelaide), 1, 4: 51-73. Revised
version of 1980
Islamic Art and Architecture
H-ISLAMART:
H-Net List for the History of Islamic Art and Architecture H-ISLAMART@H-NET.MSU.EDU
"promoting high standards of scholarship and instruction
in the history of Islamic Art; to facilitate communication among its
members through meetings and through the HIA Newsletter and Directory;
and to promote scholarly cooperation among persons and organizations
concerned with the study of Islamic Art. "
Islamic
Art--West Africa--Exhibitions
"'Passport
to Paradise': Visualizing Islam in West Africa and the Mouride Diaspora"
exhibition at UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History 2002,
curated by Mary Nooter Roberts and Allen F. Roberts. A fine
visual experience!
http://www.fmch.ucla.edu/passporttoparadise.htm
J
Japan--Relations--Africa
Japan
and Africa. http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
Jenda: A Journal of
Culture and African Women Studies focuses on social, political, economic,
and cultural concepts and categories that shape the lives of women
in different African societies. http://www.jendajournal.com/
Jesuits
-- Missions -- Sierra Leone.
Jesuit
documents on the Guinea of Cape Verde and the Cape Verde Islands,
1585-1617: in English translation [Liverpool, England]: Dept.
of History, University of Liverpool, 1989 URL to cite for this work:
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Africana.Jesuit01
Jeune
Afrique
(journal) http://www.jeuneafrique.com/
Jews--South
Africa--Database
South African Jewish Rootsbank
Johannesburg--Geography
'Northern
Johannesburg: part of the 'rainbow' or neo-apartheid city in the making?'
by Keith Beavon (2000) http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP1300kb.html
Jones,
Adam Henige, David, Editor Raw,
medium, well done: a critical review of editorial and quasi-editorial
work on pre-1885 European sources for Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-1986
[Madison, Wisconsin] : African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin--Madison,
1987 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Africana.Jones
Journal
of African Economies
http://jae.oxfordjournals.org/
Journal of African History full-text back issues via JSTOR (subscribers
only). For current issues see Official Web Site: http://www.cup.org/
Journal
of Black Theology full-text online for 1987-1990 (as part of the
DISA Project) http://www.disa.ukzn.ac.za/journals/jourbtexpand.htm
Journal
of Higher Education in Africa = Revue de l’enseignement supérieur
en Afrique. "Council for the Development of Social Science Research
in Africa (CODESRIA) in Dakar, Senegal,
Journal
of Language and Popular Culture in Africa. http://www.pscw.uva.nl/lpca/
The
Journal of Modern African Studies back issues via JSTOR (subscribers
only)
Journal
of Natal and Zulu History full text: http://journaloss.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/jnzh/index
Journal of Pan African Studies
http://www.jpanafrican.com/
Journal
of Social Development in Africa
full
text back issues (African e-Journals Project) http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/africanjournals/html/browse.cfm?colid=5
information and tables
of contents (http://www.ajol.info/journals/jsda)
Journal
of Southern African Studies
Back issues Journal of Southern African Studies 1974-2002 (subscribers
only)
archives--tables
of contents from 1996: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/archive/c-archive/jss-con.html
Journal of
Theology for Southern Africa some full-text articles, tables
of contents
http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/ricsa/jtsa/index.htm
Journalism--Swaziland
'Politics
& the Press: a Case Study of the Times of Swaziland & the
Swazi Observer; 1992-94' Masters Thesis, Centre for Cultural and
Media Studies, Durban [FULL-TEXT] http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccms/publications/dissertations/masters_theses.asp?ID=10
Journals--African and Africanist (see
also under names of individual journals)
Africa Journals Online
tables of contents of many African scholarly journals http://www.ajol.info/
African
Affairs (back issues via JSTOR 1944-2002 (subscribers only) continues
Journal of the
Royal African Society 1901-1944
African
e-Journals Project http://africa.msu.edu/AEJP/
back
issues http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/africanjournals/index.cfm
African
Studies Review (journal of the African Studies Association:full-text
back issues via JSTOR (subscribers only) http://www.jstor.org/journals/00020206.html
(Vols. 13-41, 1970-1998) (ASR continues African Studies Bulletin (Vols.
1-12, 1958-1969) and absorbs ASA Review of Books (Vols. 1-6, 1975-1980)
.
Cahiers d'etudes africaines
some full text http://etudesafricaines.revues.org/
Quarterly Index of African
Periodical Literature index of articles published in Africa http://lcweb2.loc.gov/misc/qsihtml/
Jouvert: a journal of postcolonial studies http://152.1.96.5/jouvert/
K
K-12
Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
by Ali B. Ali-Dinar http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
Kabissa
'a space on the internet for the African non-profit sector.' http://www.kabissa.org/
Kalahari
Peoples Fund "a forum for international communications from
San individuals and groups."
Kamusi
Project (on Swahili) http://www.yale.edu/swahili/
Kanuri Studies Association http://www.kanuri.net/
Kenya
Kenya--Constitution
The
Constitution of Kenya partly full-text (in process) "Revised
Edition (1998) 1992 Printed and Published by the Government Printer
Nairobi Converted to HTML by Rich Bowen and other volunteers"
http://kenya.rcbowen.com/constitution/
Constitution
of Kenya (Revised edition, 2000 by (Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi)
full-text http://www.lawafrica.com/constitution/index.asp
Constitution
(Review Commission) Can also dowload the 1963 Constitution
http://www.kenyaconstitution.org/html/03c.htm
Constitution
of Kenya Review Commission home page http://www.kenyaconstitution.org/index.shtml
Kenya--Environment
African
Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) "is an international inter-governmental
policy research and training organization located in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21
and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change
and desertification." Resources cover: Ecological Sources of
African Conflicts; Biotechnology; Policy Water; Resources Management;
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property; Papers; Nile Basin;
Civil Society Discourse. acts@cgiar.org
EcoNews Africa (ENA)
"Assists the capacity building activities and co-ordination
of community groups and non-governmental organisations in the implementation
of the Convention. Facilitates partnership building among all stakeholders
and raises awareness of the Convention. " http://www.econewsafrica.org/
Environment Liaison Centre International (NGO), established in Nairobi in 1974 "to track international
environmental processes, when the United Nations Environment Programme
was located there" http://www.elci.org/
International Centre for
Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) "Conducts research into
land depletion, soil conservation measures and mitigating rural
poverty" http://www.icraf.cgiar.org/
ITDG
in Eastern Africa Includes information on programs, news, reports.
E-mail: itdgEA@itdg.or.ke http://www.itdg.org/html/itdg_eastafrica/about.htm
Includes:
The
Peace Bulletin "a quarterly publication
to bolster sharing of knowledge and experiences and enhance networking
and collaborations. The latest issue covers inter-ethnic tension,
the Concept Peace Committee, mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in peace building,
conflicts and food security, and the Karamojong and Turkana peace
dance."
Kenya--History-Archives
Kenya National Archives
http://www.kenyarchives.go.ke/
Kenyan
Subject Collection--Hoover Institution--Archives http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6h4nb1c3
Malcolm
MacDonald Papers (High Commissioner of Kenya) finding aid and
list of paper in papers in Durham University Library.
Kenya--History-Bibliography
History
of Colonial Kenya:a Selected Bibliography http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/post/africa/khistbibl.html
Kenya--Human
Rights
Amnesty
International : Kenya http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-ken/index
Kenya
Indexing Project " initial objective ... was to compile a computer-based
index of the articles published in Nairobi newspapers since 1980 covering
the cultural affairs of this country-mainly music, dance, theatre, literature,
art. Articles published in journals on these subjects would also be
sought and included in the index. ... Subsequently the topics covered
by the index expanded to include reproductive health, law/governance
affairs, and various miscellaneous topics about which information relevant
to Kenya is somewhat difficult to obtain, e.g. child labour, pensions,
copyright, etc." Limits to fee-based service for newspaper articles.
http://www.indexkenya.org/
Kenya--Literature
Kwani?
(www.kwani.org) is a literary journal founded by some of Kenya's
most exciting new writers, to provide to the Kenyan reading public
writing of the highest quality.
Kenya--Links
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/Kenya.html
Kenya--Museums
National
Museums of Kenya
Web Page http://www.museums.org.ke
Kenya--News
and Newspapers
[links
to 8 Kenyan newspapers] http://www.esperanto.se/kiosk/engindex.html
Africa online / Kenya http://www.africaonline.co.ke/
African Science News
Service (Nairobi) science news from Africa. http://www.africasciencenews.org/asns/
AllAfrica.com (Kenya) http://allafrica.com/kenya/
Coastweek
(Mombassa) http://www.coastweek.com/
Daily Nation
(Nairobi) http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/
East African
(Nairobi) http://www.nationmedia.com/EastAfrican/current/
IndexKenya.org "index of
articles published in Nairobi newspapers." http://www.indexkenya.org/
Kenya Web http://www.kenyaweb.com/
Standard http://www.eastandard.net/
Taifa Leo in Swahili [commercial access only] http://taifaleo.newsstand.com/
Kenya--Politics
Kenya
2002 Elections (Nation Media Group) partries, platforms etc. http://www.nationaudio.com/elections/
'Kenya
Post-election political violence' ARTICLE 19 December 1998
Widner, Jennifer A. The
Rise of a Party-State in Kenya: From "Harambee!" to "Nyayo!".
Berkeley: University of California, 1992. FULL-TEXT open access e-book
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft9h4nb6fv/
Kenyan
Resources Database "a project aimed at
making available bibliographic information of theses
and dissertations that have significant research carried out on or in
Kenya. With most of the information
obtained from Univeristy library catalogues and other sources of bibliographic
information, currently
the database has more than 920 records" [July 2004] http://kenyadb.freeservers.com/
Kenya--Rift Valley
Rift Valley Institute (Nairobi)
http://www.riftvalley.net/
Kenya--Technology
ApproTEC
"a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies
in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs,
and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They
create new jobs and new wealth and allow the poor to climb out of
their poverty forever." Based in Kenya. http://www.approtec.org
Kenya--Urbanization
'The
RELEVANCE of KENYA'S URBAN SETTLEMENT POLICIES for INDEPENDENT
SOUTH AFRICA' by Chris Macoloo, South African Geographical Journal
v 80 n.2 1998
http://www.egs.uct.ac.za/sagj/Macoloo80(2).htm
Kenya--Women
'Women's Organizing
Abilities: Two Case Studies of Kenya and Malawi' by Mario I. Aguilar
& Laurel Birch de Aguilar. Research paper (the Kenya comparison is
to do with the selection of a new community elder) publishedf by ORGANIZING
FOR DEVELOPMENT.
KenyaOnline. general discussion (or chat) group on Kenya. It was originally
known as Onlinelist
Kenya http://walt.stcloud.msus.edu/KenyaOnline/
Khama
(Tswana ruler, Botswana)
Review of King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the Great White Queen: Victorian
Britain through African Eyes by Neil Parsons, in Africa Today
47.2 (2000) 205-207 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/africa_today/v047/47.2okia.html
Khartoum--History
The
Siege of Khartoum [The Journals of Major-General C.G. Gordon at Kartoum.
(London: 1885), pp. 378-395. http://www.hillsdale.edu/dept/History/Documents/War/19e/Empire/1884-Khartoum-Gordon.htm
Khoisan
(African peoples)--South Africa
Barbara Buntman
(University of the Witwatersrand) 'Whose identity do we see?
Tourist Industry Photographs of southern African Khoisan,' conference
paper http://www.museums.org.za/sam/conf/enc/buntman.htm
kubatana:NGO Network Alliance Project "As traditional
media becomes increasingly repressive in
Zimbabwe, the launch of a local web site, www.kubatana.net is a breath
of fresh air. The NGO Network Alliance Project, the energy behind the
development of kubatana, has brought Zimbabwean ngos, csos and development
organisations together under one online umbrella. Kubatana is a Shona
word which means "working together"". Email: nnap@kubatana.org.zw Web site: www.kubatana.net
Kujenga Amani (Swahili for “building peace”), the digital forum of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).
.
Kunama
(African people)--Eritrea http://www.ndh.net/home/kunama/
Kuper,
Leo - Papers 1952-1966
Inventory of the Leo Kuper Papers (South African anthropologist) http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/info/kuper.htm
Kush
Meroe · Meroitic Studies “an electronic discussion list about the
ancient cultures of Kush, focussing the archaelogy, anthropology,
and linguistics of Meroe and Napata”http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Meroe/
Kwani?
(www.kwani.org) is a literary journal founded by some of Kenya's most
exciting new writers, to provide to the Kenyan reading public writing
of the highest quality.
KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)--History
[theses on various aspects of KwaZulu Natal history]:
Muzi Hadebe
A contextualization
and examination of the impi yamakhanda (1906 uprising) as reported
by J. L. Dube in Ilanga Lase Natal, with special focus on Dubes
attitude to Dinuzulu as indicated in his reportage on the treason
trial of Dinuzulu.
Masters Thesis, 2003 University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical
Studies
Prinisha Badassy
Turbans and Top Hats
- Indian Interpreters in Natal, 1880-1910
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical
Studies 2002 Honours
Barbara Wahlberg
Jordan Khush Ngubane
- Journalist or politician?
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
2002 Honours
Bernard Dubbeld
Labour Management
and Technological Change: A History of Stevedoring in Durban, 1959-1990.
Masters Thesis, 2002 University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical
Studies
Stephen Sparks
'Playing at Public
Health': The Search for Control in South Durban, 1860-1932'
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
2002 Honours
Mandisa Mbali
"A Long Illness":
Towards a History of NGO, Government and Medical discourse around
AIDS policy-making in South Africa
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
2001 Honours
Dineshree Balliah
An examination of
the "dual" nature of the identity of South African Indians
and the response of the community to the partition of India in 1947.
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
1999 Honours
Suryakanthie Chetty
The creation of South
African Indian Identity in Natal in Relation to Hinduism.
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
1999 Honours
Pawel Stempowski
The Making, Experiencing
and memorialising of Space: The Adams College Experience.
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
1999 Honours
Riashnee Pather
The story of PR Pather,
the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa.
Thesis, University of Natal (Durban) Department of Historical Studies
1998 Honours
KwaZulu Natal (South
Africa)--History--Sources
Campbell Collections,
University of Natal, Durban. Guide
to the Manuscripts Collection, 1762 - 2000
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