HIST 361: Violence, War & Militarism in Modern Africa

Produced by the U.S. Air Force’s Air University Library at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL this is an index of English language journals in the areas of international relations, political science and military themes, librarians organize article citations by assigned subject headings which allows researchers subject or keyword access. Currently, 60+ journals are available to civilian and military researchers. Following searches, users will need to check Purdue Libraries catalog for journal holdings.

Part of the British Government's Confidential Print series, issued between 1820 and 1970, these primary sources cover the modern period of European colonization of the continent from the British Government’s perspective. Topics include coastal trading in the early nineteenth century; the Conference of Berlin of 1884; the subsequent Scramble for Africa; the abuses of the Congo Free State; fights against tropical disease; Italy’s defeat by the Abyssinians; World War II; apartheid in South Africa; and colonial moves towards independence.

Abstracts of selected journal articles, citations of books, book reviews and dissertations on the history of all parts of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to present.

Complete coverage of the Cabinet conclusions (minutes) and memoranda of Harold Macmillan’s (United Kingdom prime minister, 1957-63) government, plus selected minutes and memoranda of policy committees..

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis -- including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. The database is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. Thesaurus of over 3,000 terms used to index records also available.