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79-294: The Making of the African Diaspora in the New World: A Resource Guide

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Background

• African Diaspora (Richard Hooker, Washington State University)

• The African Presence in the Americas, 1492-1992 (Schomburgh Center for Research in Black Culture)

• Africans in America (PBS).

• African Voices (Smithsonian)
  Timeline, historical and contemporary objects, themes, etc.

• Appiah, Anthony. Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. 5 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  HUNT REF-1 DT14 .A37435 2005

• Balandier, Georges and Jacques Maquet, eds. Dictionary of Black African Civilization. New York: L. Amiel, c1974.
  HUNT REF-1 DT352.4 .D5213

• Captive Passage: Arrival Life in the Americas: Religion: African Worldview (Mariners' Museum)

• Collier, Simon, Thomas E. Skidmore and Harold Blakemore, eds. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
  HUNT REF-1 F1406 .C36 1992

• Collins, Robert O. Historical Dictionary of Pre-colonial Africa. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, c2001.
  HUNT REF-1 DT17 .C65 2001

• Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African Peoples. New York: Facts on File, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 DT15 .E53 2000

• Drescher, Seymour and Stanley L. Engerman, eds. A Historical Guide to World Slavery. New York: Oxford University press, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 HT861 .H59 1998

• Ember, Carol R. Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures around the World. 2 vols. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2004.
  HUNT REF-1 JV6225 .E53 2004 3 2004
  Example

• Gall, Timothy L., ed. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life: v. 1. Africa Detroit: Gale, c1998.
  HUNT REF-1 GN333 .W67 1998

• Glazier, Stephen D., ed. The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions. New York: Routledge, 2001.
  HUNT REF-1 BL2462.5 .E53 2001

• Internet African History Sourcebook (Paul Halsall)

• Jenkins, Everett. Pan-African Chronology: a Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia. 3 vols. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., c1996- .
  HUNT REF-1 E185.18 .J46 1996

• Lye, Keith and the The Diagram Group. Encyclopedia of African Nations and Civilizations. New York: Facts on File, c2002.
  HUNT REF-1 DT14 .E43 2002

• Miller, Randall M. and John David Smith. Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1997.
  HUNT REF-1 E441 .D53 1997

• Mostyn, Trevor, ed. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
  HUNT REf-1 DS44 .C37 1988

• Murray, Jocelyn, ed. Cultural Atlas of Africa. Rev. ed. New York: Checkmark Books, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 G2446 .E6 C8 1998

• Oliver, Roland and Michael Crowder, eds. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Africa. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
  HUNT REF-1 DT3 .C35 1981

• Page, Willie F. Encyclopedia of African History and Culture. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, c2001.
  HUNT REF-1 DT3 .P27 2001

• Rodriguez, Junius P. Chronology of World Slavery. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1999.
  HUNT REF-1 HT861 .R63 1999

• Rodriguez, Junius P. The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery. 2 vosl. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
  HUNT REF-1 HT861 .H57 1997

• Slavery in America

• Story of Africa (BBC)

• Vogel, Joseph O., ed. Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa: Archaeology, History, Languages, Cultures, and Environments. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, c1997.
  HUNT REF-1 DT2 .E53 1997

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Books

If you need help finding books on your topic, ask at the Hunt Library reference desk. The reference staff can help you identify appropriate terms and search strategies to use for your topic.

• Cameo
  Catalog of the materials in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, including books, dissertations, journals, magazines, newspapers, and videos.

• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  Catalog of Pittsburgh's public libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card at the Main Library lending desk. Library Cards are free to residents of Allegheny County (bring proof of address), as well as out-of-town college students residing in the county (bring your Carnegie Mellon ID card and proof of local address). You can also have materials brought to one of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries by the Courier Service via ILLiad by noting the library and call number in the notes field.

• HLAS Basic Search (Library of Congress)
  1935-present (updated quarterly)
  Electronic version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, this database consists of selected, annotated citations to books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in anthropology (including archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnology), art, economics, geography, politics, history, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, and sociology.

• International African Institute. Africa Bibliography. Dover, N.H.: Manchester University Press, c1985-present.
  HUNT REF-1 Z3503 .A34
  Print: 1984-present.
  Books, essays and journal articles. Arranged by region and country, with further subdivisions into broad subjects. Also includes author and keyword subject indexes.

• Pittcat (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
  Catalog of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, including all branch campus libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Special Borrower's card at the Hillman Library circulation desk with their Carnegie Mellon ID cards and proof of current Carnegie Mellon affiliation. See University of Pittsburgh Library System Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details. You can also have materials brought to one of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries by the Courier Service via ILLiad by noting the library and call number in the notes field

• Worldcat (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1200-present (Updated daily)
  Citations to books, titles of journals, manuscripts, and other materials in libraries throughout the United States, as well as some international libraries. You can limit your search to books by by selecting Book in the Type option. Each record will let you know which libraries have that item. Use E-ZBorrow or the Interlibrary loan service ILLiad for materials not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.

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Internet Guides

• The African Diaspora (LANIC)

• African Diaspora Links (Cora Agatucci, Central Oregon Community College)

• Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource ListŠ (Ali B. Ali-Dina, University of Pennsylvania)

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Journal Articles

Exactly which database you'd use depends on your topic, but these may be the most likely to help. Reference librarians can help you with database selection and search strategy construction.

• Academic OneFile (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  ca. 1980-present.
  Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text articles from journals and general news magazines covering all academic disciplines.

• America: History and Life (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1954-present.
  Citations and some abstracts of journal articles, books, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). It covers all historical topics and a variety of disciplines including religion, gender studies, anthropology, political science, etc. Search both America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts

• Historical Abstracts (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1954-present.
  Citations and some abstracts of journal articles, books, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). It covers all historical topics and a variety of disciplines including religion, gender studies, anthropology, political science, etc. Search both America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts

• HLAS Basic Search (Library of Congress)
  1935-present (updated quarterly)
  Electronic version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, this database consists of selected, annotated citations to books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in anthropology (including archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnology), art, economics, geography, politics, history, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, and sociology.

• International African Institute. Africa Bibliography. Dover, N.H.: Manchester University Press, c1985-present.
  HUNT REF-1 016.96 A258
  Print: 1984-present.
  Books, essays and journal articles. Arranged by region and country, with further subdivisions into broad subjects. Also includes author and keyword subject indexes.

• JSTOR (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Exact dates vary by journal title.
  No current material.
  Search full text articles from selected journals.

• Project Muse (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Exact dates vary by journal title.
  Search full text articles from selected journals.

If full text links for journal articles are not provided, click on to see retrieval options. This is only for journal article citations, and may not be available in all databases. Otherwise, use Cameo and Find e-journal to see if materials are available to you. If they aren't, you can use the Interlibrary Loan options to either borrow or obtain a photocopy of the material.

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Maps

• Ajayi, J. F. Ade and Michael Crowder, eds. Historical Atlas of Africa. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
  HUNT REF-1/Atlas G2446 .S1 H5 1985

• Blake, Gerald H., John Dewdney, and Jonathan Mitchell. The Cambridge Atlas of the Middle East & North Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
  HUNT REF-1 912.56 C178

• Brice, William C., ed. An Historical Atlas of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1981.
  HUNT REF-1/Atlas G1786 .S1 H6 1981

• Chaliand, Gérard and Jean-Pierre Rageau. The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. New York: Viking, 1995.
  HUNT REF-1 GN370 .C43 1995

• Discovery and Exploration (American Memory, Library of Congress)
  Search or browse maps from the late 15th century to the 17th century, as well as some from the 18th and 19th century.

• Fage, J. D. An Atlas of African History. [London]: E. Arnold [1958].
  HUNT REF-1 G2446 .S1 F3 1958

• Historical Maps of Africa (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, General Libraries The University of Texas at Austin)

• Kasule, Samuel. The History Atlas of Africa. New York: Macmillan, c1998.
  HUNT REF-1 G2446 .S1 K3 1998

• McEvedy, Colin. The Penguin Atlas of African History. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
  HUNT REF-1 G2446 .S1 M34 1995

• Murray, Jocelyn, ed. Cultural Atlas of Africa. Rev. ed. New York: Checkmark Books, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 G2446 .E6 C8 1998

• Ruthven, Malise. Historical Atlas of Islam. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004.
  OVRSZQ-2 G1786 .S1 R9 2004

• Slave Trade from Africa to the Americas: 1650-1860 (Slavery in America)

• West African Slave Ports c. 1750 (Slavery in America)

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See also:

African History

African American History

Atlantic World