African Women - (African Special Bibliographic) by Davis Bullwinkle (Hardcover)

About the Book

This is the first of a planned three-volume bibliography that aims to 'bring together all the English language publications written about women in Africa during the United Nations Decade for Women.' It includes books, monographs, government reports, articles from journals and collections of essays, conference papers, and US dissertations. The entries are organized in 32 subject sections ranging from agriculture to women and their children. . . . This bibliography is useful in providing a variety of references on African Women in one source and especially in including reports of international organizations.

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The roles and needs of African women have been largely neglected in Third World policy-making by governments and international organizations despite the existence of recent research providing the basis and justification for new policies. This work, the first volume of a three-part bibliography, makes that research available to researchers and policy-makers. Focusing on works with a broad application, it provides comprehensive listings of resources relating to the situation of women in Africa.

The bibliography is divided into 32 subject categories covering topics ranging from marriage and family issues to work, legal rights, politics, the arts, and urban life. Devoted to original English-language research works, it includes journal articles, book chapters, theses and dissertation, conference papers, and individual books on women in Africa and the Third World. Useful supplementary listings are supplied in appendices. A significant contribution to African studies and the social sciences, African Women will help focus attention on the considerable body of research findings on this topic. Appropriate for reference collection in African studies, Third World studies, anthropology, sociology, political economy, and a variety of other fields.

Book Synopsis

This is the first of a planned three-volume bibliography that aims to 'bring together all the English language publications written about women in Africa during the United Nations Decade for Women.' It includes books, monographs, government reports, articles from journals and collections of essays, conference papers, and US dissertations. The entries are organized in 32 subject sections ranging from agriculture to women and their children. . . . This bibliography is useful in providing a variety of references on African Women in one source and especially in including reports of international organizations.
Choice

The roles and needs of African women have been largely neglected in Third World policy-making by governments and international organizations despite the existence of recent research providing the basis and justification for new policies. This work, the first volume of a three-part bibliography, makes that research available to researchers and policy-makers. Focusing on works with a broad application, it provides comprehensive listings of resources relating to the situation of women in Africa.

The bibliography is divided into 32 subject categories covering topics ranging from marriage and family issues to work, legal rights, politics, the arts, and urban life. Devoted to original English-language research works, it includes journal articles, book chapters, theses and dissertation, conference papers, and individual books on women in Africa and the Third World. Useful supplementary listings are supplied in appendices. A significant contribution to African studies and the social sciences, African Women will help focus attention on the considerable body of research findings on this topic. Appropriate for reference collection in African studies, Third World studies, anthropology, sociology, political economy, and a variety of other fields.

Review Quotes

?. . . this work helps fill a void in the reference literature on a major women's studies field. Researchers in African studies, women's studies, and fields ranging from sociology to Third World politics will find this a useful tool.?-ARBA

?In his introduction, compiler Davis A. Bullwinkle cites the attention paid to the status of African women during the U.N.'s Decade for Women and Development, 1976-1985. Bullwinkle has grouped resources into 32 subject areas ranging from marriage and family issues to work, legal rights, politics, the arts, and urban life. Journal articles, book chapters, theses and dissertations, conference papers, and books are included; all were originally written in English. Three appendixes offer a directory of organizations affiliated with African women's projects and programs, official names and capitals of African nations, and a geographical and historical name directory.?-American Libraries

?This is the first of a planned three-volume bibliography that aims to 'bring together all the English language publications written about women in Africa during the United Nations Decade for Women.' It includes books, monographs, government reports, articles from journals and collections of essays, conference papers, and US dissertations. The entries are organized in 32 subject sections ranging from agriculture to women and their childeren. These divisions will also be used in the subsequent volumes, which are to focus on regions and countries. In fact, many of the entries in this general volume are on regions and countries, although this is not always evident from their titles. Many of the citations are repeated in several subject sections. There is a highly selective appendix of addresses of women's organizations and an index of authors. Other appendixes of countries and their capitals and historical names, seem unrelated to the primary contents. This bibliography is useful in providing a variety of references on African Women in one source and especially in including reports of international organizations. It is most appropriate for undergraduates and beginning graduate students, since it includes little of the substantial literature published in Africa itself in books, journals, and magazines and by African governments and educational institutions.?-Choice

." . . this work helps fill a void in the reference literature on a major women's studies field. Researchers in African studies, women's studies, and fields ranging from sociology to Third World politics will find this a useful tool."-ARBA

"In his introduction, compiler Davis A. Bullwinkle cites the attention paid to the status of African women during the U.N.'s Decade for Women and Development, 1976-1985. Bullwinkle has grouped resources into 32 subject areas ranging from marriage and family issues to work, legal rights, politics, the arts, and urban life. Journal articles, book chapters, theses and dissertations, conference papers, and books are included; all were originally written in English. Three appendixes offer a directory of organizations affiliated with African women's projects and programs, official names and capitals of African nations, and a geographical and historical name directory."-American Libraries

"This is the first of a planned three-volume bibliography that aims to 'bring together all the English language publications written about women in Africa during the United Nations Decade for Women.' It includes books, monographs, government reports, articles from journals and collections of essays, conference papers, and US dissertations. The entries are organized in 32 subject sections ranging from agriculture to women and their childeren. These divisions will also be used in the subsequent volumes, which are to focus on regions and countries. In fact, many of the entries in this general volume are on regions and countries, although this is not always evident from their titles. Many of the citations are repeated in several subject sections. There is a highly selective appendix of addresses of women's organizations and an index of authors. Other appendixes of countries and their capitals and historical names, seem unrelated to the primary contents. This bibliography is useful in providing a variety of references on African Women in one source and especially in including reports of international organizations. It is most appropriate for undergraduates and beginning graduate students, since it includes little of the substantial literature published in Africa itself in books, journals, and magazines and by African governments and educational institutions."-Choice

About the Author

DAVIS A. BULLWINKLE is the Senior Reference Librarian at the Arkanasas State Library in Little Rock. He has published bibilographic articles on Drought and Desertification in Africa, Nomadism and Pastoralism in Africa, and women in Africa.