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African History: Find Books

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Start at the TCU library homepage, or use the search box above to type in your key words:

Screenshot of the search box on the library homepage with "FrogScholar" selected.

Once you get your results, select "Library Catalog" from the options on the left:

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Then narrow by the discipline, "history & archaeology" or choose another relevant disicpline:

Shows examples of disciplines under the "discipline" filter. Examples include "religion," "history & archaeology," and "languages & literatures."

To find books on your topic at TCU, start at the library homepage, and choose the third tab, "library catalog," type in a place, and add the word "history." For example:

  • Nigeria AND history

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Then add in more specific ideas. For example:

  • Nigeria AND History AND Religion
  • Nigeria AND History AND Democracy

Also try searching for particular people, events, or more specific topics. For example:

  • Nigeria AND Boko Haram

If you want to find books about a certain topic in a particular century, add that century into your search. For example: 

  • Nigeria AND history AND "20th century" (use the quotes to keep "20th Century" together as a phrase)

Books in Frog Scholar

To find books using FrogScholar, select "Library Catalog" from the options on the left:

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Social Sciences Librarian

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Robyn Reid
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Librarian for: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Communication Studies, Education, Geography, History, Military Science, Political Science, Sociology
Contact:
817-257-5337