Cape Town, South Africa Project Center Resources

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Christine Drew, x6163
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General

CIA World Factbook - South Africa
U.S. Department of State - South Africa
Africa South of the Sahara - Research Guide | South Africa
Atlas of Changing South Africa Electronic Book
The Europa World Year Book. London: Europa Publications Ltd. Annual. REF JN 1 E85
Library of Congress Portals to the World: South Africa.
South Africa - Population Reference Bureau or use their interactive datafinder
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - maps | Cape Town Maps
African Journals Online
Swaney, Deanna. Southern Africa. Footscray, Vic., Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet, 2003. DT1017 S685 2003
Search the Library Catalog for additional print and e-books.

Government Sources

Sometimes, information you need may be buried within a a city department. See Governments on the WWW: South Africa for a listing of many government agencies.

Non-Governmental Sources & Reports

Bibliography of Capetown Research 1990-2004 83 page PDF
African Development Report by African Development Bank Group
Human Development Report - see tables at back for data by country
Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries 2008 by African Development Bank Group

Culture

Culture and Customs of South Africa
Search the library catalog for more.

Business/Economy

History

Beck, Roger. History of South Africa Electronic book
Thompson, Leonard Monteath. History of South Africa DT1787 T48 1990
Search the library catalog for more books and JSTOR or Historical Abstracts for articles.

Politics & Legal System

Law Library of Congress: South Africa
Political Handbook of the World. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. [REF JF 37 P6]
The Statesman's Year-Book. New York: St. Martin's Press. Annual. REF JA 51 S7

Past IQP Projects

1999 to present: Library Catalog
Pre-1999: IGSD Database (abstracts only)

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