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African History: Modern era

This guide provides links to a wealth of resources useful to the study of modern African history in modern era . If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact me with email provided in my profile

Pre-Modern History of Africa

Colonial rule & its legacy

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Browse books and e-books in the BU collections on Africa and Colonization

Nationalism and Independence - Decolonization

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The African State System in Post-colonial period.

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Find more books/ebooks on state and nation building in Africa.

Getting Books Not Available at BU

There are several ways you can obtain books or articles that we do not own. These include:

  • WorldCat Discovery. WorldCat Discovery allows current BU faculty, staff, and students to borrow books directly from other Boston Library Consortium libraries. Turnaround time is approximately three working days. (How to use WorldCat Discovery)

  • Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan services allow current BU faculty, staff, and students to request books, articles, book chapters, and other materials that our ILL staff will obtain from other libraries. Books generally take 2-4 weeks to arrive; articles are generally delivered electronically within 1-2 days.

  • BLC Cards. A Boston Library Consortium Card allows the bearer to borrow—in person—circulating material from a member library, just as you would from a BU library. Boston University faculty, staff, and students on the Charles River Campus may obtain a Consortium Card by filling out an application form. Medical Campus affiliates apply at the Alumni Medical Library.