World History
H-Africa: African History and Culture - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of Africa. Features subject overview, thesis abstracts, reviews, bibliographies, essays, links to related resources, and subscription information.
From the site:
Welcome to H-Africa, the international scholarly online discussion list on African culture and the African past. H-Africa encourages discussions of research interests, teaching methods, and historiography. H-Africa is especially interested in the teaching of history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse settings. In addition, H-Africa publishes course materials, announcements of conferences and fellowships, book reviews, and the H-Net jobguide. H-Africa is also non-partisan and will not publish calls for political action. H-Africa is an affiliate organization of the (U.S.) African Studies Association.
- Free African History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- The Art Of African Exploration
The Art of African Exploration is a collection of 19th-century European paintings, drawings, and maps. It gives a good indication of how Africa as seen by Western eyes. This is yet another quality collection from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries....
- Mr. Dowling's African History Page
Mr. Dowling's African History Page. This is a nice history site designed for children and teenagers. Of course, some adults may find it useful too! It gives brief background information on the ancient civilizations and cities of ancient Africa including...
- Ancient Manuscripts From The Desert Libraries Of Timbuktu
Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu - An online exhibition from the Library of Congress presents manuscripts from Timbuktu. The collection covers the 16th to the 18th centuries. From the site: Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary...
- History Of Africa
History of Africa. This is a good outline on the history of Africa from Wikinfo. From the site: The following is an outline of African history, followed by a list of articles about the history of particular places in Africa. The text may be dated...
World History
H-Africa: African History and Culture
H-Africa: African History and Culture - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of Africa. Features subject overview, thesis abstracts, reviews, bibliographies, essays, links to related resources, and subscription information.
From the site:
Welcome to H-Africa, the international scholarly online discussion list on African culture and the African past. H-Africa encourages discussions of research interests, teaching methods, and historiography. H-Africa is especially interested in the teaching of history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse settings. In addition, H-Africa publishes course materials, announcements of conferences and fellowships, book reviews, and the H-Net jobguide. H-Africa is also non-partisan and will not publish calls for political action. H-Africa is an affiliate organization of the (U.S.) African Studies Association.
- Free African History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- The Art Of African Exploration
The Art of African Exploration is a collection of 19th-century European paintings, drawings, and maps. It gives a good indication of how Africa as seen by Western eyes. This is yet another quality collection from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries....
- Mr. Dowling's African History Page
Mr. Dowling's African History Page. This is a nice history site designed for children and teenagers. Of course, some adults may find it useful too! It gives brief background information on the ancient civilizations and cities of ancient Africa including...
- Ancient Manuscripts From The Desert Libraries Of Timbuktu
Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu - An online exhibition from the Library of Congress presents manuscripts from Timbuktu. The collection covers the 16th to the 18th centuries. From the site: Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary...
- History Of Africa
History of Africa. This is a good outline on the history of Africa from Wikinfo. From the site: The following is an outline of African history, followed by a list of articles about the history of particular places in Africa. The text may be dated...