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On the Fringes of History: A Memoir Hardback - 2005

by Philip D. Curtin

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In the 1950s, professional historians claiming to specialize in tropical Africa were no more than a handful. The teaching of world history was confined to high school courses, and even those were focused on European history, with a chapter added to account for the history of East and South Asia. The change over the ensuing decades was revolutionary.

Philip D. Curtin was a leader among a new generation of historians that emerged after the Second World War. Written with characteristic economy and telling detail, On the Fringes of History: A Memoir follows Curtin from his beginnings in central West Virginia in the 1920s, through a distinguished academic career in which Curtin founded African studies at the University of Wisconsin. He began the programs in comparative world history at Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins, producing many of the most influential historians and Africanists from the 1950s to today.

Always an independent thinker and controversial figure, Curtin revived the study of the Atlantic slave trade. His career stands as an example of the kind of dissatisfaction and struggles that brought about a sea change in higher education. On the Fringes of History traces the movement of African history and world history from the fringes of the history profession into the mainstream. This stunningly illustrated memoir illuminates both the career of a leading historian and the history of twentieth-century academia.

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  • Title On the Fringes of History: A Memoir
  • Author Philip D. Curtin
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition US Printing
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio
  • Publication date 2005-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780821416457 / 0821416456
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.84 x 6.44 x 0.74 in (22.45 x 16.36 x 1.88 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Historians - United States, Curtin, Philip D
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005006088
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Multicultural Review, 06/01/2006, Page 75

About the author

Philip D. Curtin was Herbert Baxter Adams Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census and Cross-Cultural Trade in World History.

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