CITATION OF SOURCES
Students are expected to include a bibliography and to use footnotes, endnotes, or scientific notation. It is necessary to note all information drawn from your sources, not only direct quotations. Material taken from sources but not cited constitutes plagiarism. Please consult a style manual for more detailed information on appropriate form. Here are two methods that can be used:
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Notation
As Basil Davidson Claims, "Because, according to the British, there were no African models, these states would have to be built on European models. So these, being alien models, failed to achieve legitimacy in the eyes of the majority of Africans" (Davidson 1992, 12).
The models used for designing African states were based on European models and thus were not viewed as legitimate by most Africans (Davidson 1992, 12).
Bibliography
Davidson, Basil. 1992. The Black Man's Burden: The Curse of
the Nation-State. New York: Times Books.
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Notation
As Basil Davidson claims, "Because, according to the British, there were no African models, these states would have to be built on European models. So these, being alien models, failed to achieve legitimacy in the eyes of the majority of Africans."1
1Basil Davidson, The Black Man's Burden: The Curse of the Nation-State, (New York: Times Books, 1992), p. 11.
The models used for designing African states were based on European models and thus were not viewed as legitimate by most Africans.2
Second reference:
2Davidson, Black Man's Burden, p. 11.
Bibliography
Davidson, Basil. The Black Man's Burden: The Curse of the Nation-
State. New York: Times Books, 1992.
RESOURCES
Check out a wide variety of sources. Numerous books are available in the library concerning the various countries of Africa and specific issues. In addition, a number of collected volumes, such as the Richard Joseph and the VillalŪn and Huxtable volumes assigned for this class, and the Zartman, Carter and O'Meara, Kasfir, and Clark and Gardinier volumes on reserve in the library contain chapters about various countries in Africa. Some other titles to consider include:
John Harbeson, Rothchild, and Chazan, Civil Society and the State in Africa.
William Zartman, Collapsed States.
Stephen Ellis, African Now.
Goran Hyden and Michael Bratton, Governance and Politics in Africa.
William Zartman, Governance as Conflict Management.
Cambridge History of Africa.
Dennis Cohen and John Daniel, Political Economy of Africa.
Timothy Welliver, African nationalism and independence.
Irving Markovitz, Studies in power and class in Africa.
Please be considerate of other students who may also need the materials you are using. In other words, don't hoard books. Because Vassar's collection of books on Africa is somewhat limited, your best bet for research is probably going to be periodicals and journals. The Vassar College Library has a particularly rich collection of journals relating to African Studies. Many of these are indexed on-line in various formats, but be aware that on-line indexing general dates back only a few years. Check out the various other indexes available either in print or on CD-Rom in the reference room. As a last resort, it can sometimes be fruitful to thumb through some of the better journals, such as Journal of Modern African Studies, Journal of Southern African Studies, and Journal of African History for relevant articles.
Africa Research Bulletin, in the Reference Room, DT A2874 and DT A2364, is a wonderful reference of short news stories on various African countries and topics.
African Studies Journals at Vassar College Library
Academic Journals focused on Africa
Africa, HF46.A25, 1976-86
Africa Today, DT1 A22, 1954-
African Affairs, DT1 R62, 1979-
African Arts, NX587 A6, 1970-
African Studies, DT751 A4, 1971-
African Studies Review, DT1 A2293, 1972-
Asian and African Studies, DS1 A828, 1965-90
History in Africa, DT19 H58, 1974-
International Journal of African Historical Studies, DT1 A226, 1972-
Issue: a Journal of Opinion, DT1 I75, 1971-
Journal for the Study of Religion, BL1 J615, 1988-91
Journal of African History, DT1 J65, 1960-
Journal of African Studies, DT1 J653, 1974-
Journal of Modern African Studies, DT1 J68, 1963-
Journal of Religion in Africa, BL2400 J6x, 1973-
Journal of Southern African Affairs, DT727 J67, 1976-
Journal of Southern African Studies, DT727 J68, 1974-
Review of African Political Economy, HC501 R46, 1974-
Academic Journals Relevant to African Studies
Civilisations, AP1 C58, 1972-1992
Comparative Politics, JA3 C62, 1968-
Comparative Studies in Society and History, H1 C73, 1958-
Developing Economies, HC59.7 D4, 1974-
Development and Change, HD82 D387, 1977-
Ecumenical Review, BX1, E33, 1948-
Government and Opposition, JA8 G6, 1965-
l'Homme: Revue FranĮaise d'Anthroplogie, GN1 H68, 1961-
Human Rights Quarterly, JC571 U64, 1981-
Journal of Development Economics, HC59.7 J655, 1976-
Journal of Development Studies, HC10 J58, 1964-
Politics and Society, H1 P83, 1970-
Race and Class, HT1501 R25, 1974-
World Development, HC4 W66, 1975-
World Development Report, HC59.7 W659, 1978-
Popular Journals Focused on Africa
Africa News, DT1 A2155, 1982-93
Africa Report, DT1 A217, 1964-
Jeune Afrique (French), AP27 J4 1989-
Weekly Review (Kenya) DT433.5 W43
West Africa DT491 W4 1986-