Anthony Low
Encyclopedia
Anthony Low is a historian of modern South Asia
, Africa
, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization
. He is the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth
at the University of Cambridge
, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University
, Canberra
, and Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization
Decolonization
Decolonization refers to the undoing of colonialism, the unequal relation of polities whereby one people or nation establishes and maintains dependent Territory over another...
. He is the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth
Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History
The Smuts Professorship of Commonwealth History was established on 25 October 1952 as the Smuts Professorship of the History of the British Commonwealth; it was retitled in 1994...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, and Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
Career highlights
The academic positions which Professor Low has held include the following:- Founding Dean of the School of African and Asian Studies, University of SussexUniversity of SussexThe University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
, 1968–1971 - Dean, Research School of Pacific and Asian StudiesResearch School of Pacific and Asian StudiesThe Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies was founded in 1946 as an institute of advanced study at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.-History:...
(RSPAS), Australian National University, 1973–1974 - Vice Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra, 1975–1982
- Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth, University of Cambridge, 1983–1994
- President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, 1987–1994
Selected bibliography
- Political parties in UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, 1949-62. London: Published for the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Athlone Press, 1962. - (Edited) Soundings in modern South Asian history. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968.
- Lion rampant: essays in the study of British imperialism. London: Cass, 1973.
- Eclipse of empire. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 1991. - The egalitarian moment : Asia and Africa, 1950-1980. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- Britain and Indian nationalism: the imprint of ambiguity 1929-1942. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- (Edited) Congress and the Raj: facets of the Indian struggle 1917-47. 2nd ed. New Delhi and Oxford: Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2004.
- The Fabrication of Empire, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009.