Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources

It seems incredible that a bibliography comprising a mere 944 entries within 23 chapters (so‐called) can cover a continent as large as Africa. Of course, this publication does not claim to be a complete bibliography, but only a bibliography of sources. Most of the entries are annotated, but again the authors have been sparing, as these notes are sometimes no more than a couple of lines each. Nevertheless, they can be useful signposts. The book is presented in two parts, the first one under the heading of “General sources” and consisting of eight chapters, the second part being more specific,...