HIST 2630 - Historical Methods - Skidmore-Hess: Home
This guide is designed for students enrolled in the fully online course HIST 2630 - Historical Methods, which explores the Cold War in Africa from 1945-1995.
Welcome
This guide provides library and web-based information appropriate for students enrolled in Dr. Skidmore-Hess' HIST 2630: Historic Methods, which explores the Cold War in Sub Saharan Africa from 1945-1995. This guide includes Recommendations for Getting Started, finding Article Databases, quick links to Digital Collections, and more!
Image Credit: First Commander Carlos Fernández Gondín, second head of the Cuban Military Mission in Angola, together with FAR commanders, during the Battle of Quifangondo. November 10, 1975. Used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Required Reading
Africa since 1940 by
Frederick Cooper's book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa is part of the textbook series New Approaches to African History. This text will help students understand the historical process out of which Africa's position in the world has emerged. Bridging the divide between colonial and post-colonial history, it allows readers to see just what political independence did and did not signify and how men and women, peasants and workers, religious leaders and local leaders sought to refashion the way they lived, worked, and interacted with each other.
