HIS 202: Colonial &
Postcolonial Africa
Chella Vaidyanathan
History, Political Science, U.S. Govt. & International
Docs. Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Examples of Relevant Subject
Terms
• Examples of some relevant subject terms are:
Africa – Colonization
Africa – History – 1884-1960
Africa – Politics and Government
Africa – Politics and Government – 1945-1960
Africa – Social Conditions
Africa – Economic Conditions
Africa – Foreign Relations

Examples of Relevant Subject
Terms (CONTINUED)
Great Britain – Colonies – Africa – History
Decolonization – Africa
National Liberation Movements – Africa
Nationalism – Africa – History
Genocide – Rwanda – History – 20th Century
Rwanda – Ethnic Relations
Sudan – History – Civil War, 1983-2005 – Peace

Databases
• You can begin your research using keywords
• After you identify subject terms related to
your topic, then use them to search for
articles in the following databases
Historical Abstracts (1450-present)
JSTOR
The Times Digital Archive (1785-1985)
Aluka: African Digital Library
Black Studies Center

OTHER Research rESOURCES
• There other research resources that would be
extremely helpful for you and they are listed
below:
African Studies Center: University of
Pennsylvania –
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/Countr
y.html
BBC: The Story of Africa –
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/feature
s/storyofafrica/

OTHER Research rESOURCES
(continued)
South Africa History Online –
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/index/menu.h
tm
History Through Pictures –
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/hands-on-
classroom/pictures.htm
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA):
United Nations –
http://www.un.org/africa/osaa/

OTHER Research rESOURCES
(continued)
• Internet African History Sourcebook
(Fordham University) –
European Imperialism –
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html#E
uropean%20Imperialism
The Fight for Independence –
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html#T
he%20Fight%20for%20Independance
Modern Africa –
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html#
Modern%20Africa

OTHER Research rESOURCES
(continued)
Commission for Africa (ECA): United Nations –
http://www.uneca.org/
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Africa –
http://www.undp.org/africa/
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) –
http://www.un.org/depts/dpko/missions/unmis/
UN News Centre: Sudan –
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=88&Bo
dy=Sudan&Body1=
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda –
http://69.94.11.53/default.htm
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic
of Congo – http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/monuc/