Afro-American Reference: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Resources

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"This annotated bibliography covers more than 600 titles dealing with Afro-Americans. ... The selections included represent a useful and solid list of sources. ... The annotations are the best feature of this book Some extend to 200 words, and all are clearly written. They are mostly nonevaluative and simply relate the facts about the material under consideration. ... This is a solid and usable introductory source [that] will be useful in academic and public libraries."-Reference Books Bulletin
Davis's new annotated reference guide to Afro-American resource is ... a welcome addition as it brings the field up to date, even including books published in 1985. Davis has done an excellent job, dividing the bibliography into 17 major subject areas and citing 642 works. These citations cover bibliographies, indexes, directories, selected anthologies, and dictionaries. A few periodical articles are listed as well. Subjects to which access is difficult are included: the black male, psychology, and philosophy. The section on the Caribbean and Central and South America is useful, particularly for inquiries on the influences and retentions of African cultural systems in the nations of those areas. Another useful feature is the appendix on Los Angeles and California. This book deserves high praise for its careful, clear annotations and broad scope. Reading the subject index can be most fruitful for a search, and the subject divisions and annotations will be invaluable to both patrons and librarians. There are also author and title indexes. For all public and academic libraries.-Choice
This annotated bibliography covers more than 600 titles dealing with Afro-Americans. ... The selections included represent a useful and solid list of sources. ... The annotations are the best feature of this book Some extend to 200 words, and all are clearly written. They are mostly nonevaluative and simply relate the facts about the material under consideration. ... This is a solid and usable introductory source [that] will be useful in academic and public libraries.-Reference Books Bulletin
"Davis's new annotated reference guide to Afro-American resource is ... a welcome addition as it brings the field up to date, even including books published in 1985. Davis has done an excellent job, dividing the bibliography into 17 major subject areas and citing 642 works. These citations cover bibliographies, indexes, directories, selected anthologies, and dictionaries. A few periodical articles are listed as well. Subjects to which access is difficult are included: the black male, psychology, and philosophy. The section on the Caribbean and Central and South America is useful, particularly for inquiries on the influences and retentions of African cultural systems in the nations of those areas. Another useful feature is the appendix on Los Angeles and California. This book deserves high praise for its careful, clear annotations and broad scope. Reading the subject index can be most fruitful for a search, and the subject divisions and annotations will be invaluable to both patrons and librarians. There are also author and title indexes. For all public and academic libraries."-Choice

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vis /f Nathaniel /r comp. and ed.