John D. Hargreaves
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John D. Hargreaves was the Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen
. He is noted for his work on the history of Africa; its colonisation and de-colonistation. His career at Aberdeen began in 1954 when he was appointed as a lecturer in History, in 1962 he was given his chair, he went part-time in 1982 and retired in 1985.
A festschirft was produced in his honour.
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
. He is noted for his work on the history of Africa; its colonisation and de-colonistation. His career at Aberdeen began in 1954 when he was appointed as a lecturer in History, in 1962 he was given his chair, he went part-time in 1982 and retired in 1985.
A festschirft was produced in his honour.
Selected Publications
- Hargreaves, John D (1967) West Africa: the former French states, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall
Festschrift
- Bridges, Roy (1999) Imperialism, Decolonization and Africa: Studies Presented to John Hargreaves (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series) Basingstoke : Macmillan