Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
Class: ANT1000
Instructor: Charles Fox
Fall semester 2000
Polk Community College

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Flag of Ivory Coast

To successfully do a search in the databases or on the Internet you may need to combine some of the terms below to pinpoint the concept for which you seek information, such as Ivory Coast and pre-colonial to find material on Pre-Colonial history of the Ivory Coast. 

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Resources to use doing research on the Ivory Coast

DATABASES ACCESSIBLE OVER INTERNET

In order to access these databases you will need to log into "LINCC Electronic Resources". You can get there by going to the Library's homepage, then clicking on Remote Access Databases or just click on the above hyperlink. From there you login in with your student ID to authorize your use of the following databases.

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) - Full-text resource containing articles from over 1,250 journals on a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, multi-cultural studies, humanities, general academic, general science and education.

Facts on File (EBSCOhost) - Provides current events information on U.S. and world news in full text.

Ethnic News Watch Select (EBSCOhost) - Provides a rich collection of articles, editorials and reviews with a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press. This database contains information from 1996-present.

Britannica. com - (Direct off the Electronic Resources page at the bottom) - Research information about people, places, events and more from the Web's Best Sites, Encyclopædia Britannica, and articles from magazines

!!! Please see important note at the bottom of this page regarding citations !!!


Internet sites to assist in research on Africa:

Africana.com

AllAfrica.com

Africa Newswire Network

Internet sites on Anthropology in general:

Ciao (You will need to use the username "dowdy" and the password "polk")

California State University Stanislaus Anthropology Department

Texas A & M University Anthropology Department

Anthropology Resources on the Internet (from the American Anthropological Association)

Anthropology Online

University of California Santa Barbara

The World Factbook 2000 (from the Central Intelligence Agency)

Library San Diego State University Anthropology Page

Anthro.Net

Anthromorphemics

Anthropology Surfing

Arch.net

!!!Please see important note at the bottom of this page regarding citations !!!

Books in the Winter Haven Library on RESERVE at the circulation desk:

  • BL2490 .M87 1994 Murphy, Joseph M. Working the spirit: ceremonies of the African Diaspora. Beacon Press, 1994
  • BP64.A4 N6423 1994 Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn Islamic society in practice. University Press of Florida, 1994
  • DT29 .H34 1974 Hallett, Robin Africa since 1875: a modern history. University of Michigan Press, 1974
  • DT352 .C56 1964 Coleman, James S. and Rosberg, Carl G., Jr. (eds.) Political parties and national integration in tropical Africa. University of California Press, 1964
  • DT14 .D48 1997 De Villiers, Marq and Hirtle, Sheila Into Africa: a journey through the ancient empires. Key Porter Books, 1997
  • E448 .M56 1975 Miller, Floyd John, 1940- The search for a black nationality: black emigration and colonization. University of Illinois Press, 1975
  • E29.N3 C68 1994 Conniff, Michael L. and Davis, Thomas J Africans in the Americas: a history of the Black Diaspora. St. Martin's Press, 1994
  • E29 .N3 S44 1995 Segal, Ronald, 1932- The black diaspora. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995
  • GN652.5 .A85 1979 Atmore, Anthony and Stacey, Gillian Black kingdoms black people G.P. Putnam's, 1979
  • HN773.5 .L4 1969 Lloyd, Peter Cutt Africa in social change. Penguin Books, 1967
  • HQ1240.5.A35 G67 1996 Gordon, April A. Transforming capitalism and patriarchy: gender and development in Africa. Lynne Rienner, 1996
  • HX437 .N55 1970 Kwame Nkrumah Consciencism: philosophy and ideology for de-colonisation. Panaf, 1970
  • JV6021 .C64 1997 Cohen, Robin, 1944- Global diasporas: an introduction. University of Washington Press, 1997

Here is that important note

How to format citations for the sources used in doing research and report

When doing research and reporting the results of that research you must cite the sources you used. Click on the following hyperlink to access examples of citations to use for this purpose.
The style you will use is
MLA.


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Created by Ivy Prewitt, Bibliographic Services Librarian
Updated September 11, 2000