John Edward Philips Explained

John Edward Philips
Nationality:American

John Edward Philips (born 1952) is an American historian. He is a retired Professor of International Society, Hirosaki University of Japan, with many works on African history. After taking his PhD in history at UCLA in 1992, he taught at several universities in Japan, especially Hirosaki University (1997-2018) and Akita Keizaihoka University (1988-1997). Since retiring in 2018, he has been an adjunct professor in several universities in Nigeria.

Regarding Slave Elites in the Middle East and Africa: A Comparative Study (2000), reviewer Linda S. Northrup states: "This volume constitutes a rich resource for the study of slavery and slave elites....the research may extend well beyond the interests of historians, for the study of this phenomenon may have implications for understanding the roots of instability in the Islamic world today."[1]

His edited book Writing African History (2005), was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2006. Copies are held in over 600 academic libraries worldwide.[2] Reviewer Saheed Aderinto states:

This book is to date the most multidisciplinary volume on African historiography....The editor adds value to the content of the essays with a brilliant introduction and conclusion, which explore the meaning of history and historical research. In the concluding chapter, he provides a step -to -step approach to the following closely related task: choosing a topic, data collection, data evaluation, data organization and writing.[3]

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  1. Linda S. Northrup, "Review" Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1 (June 2004), pp. 106-107
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  3. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol. 17 (2007/2008), pp. 201-203.
  4. Reviewer Saheed Aderinto states: "this book is to date the most multidisciplinary volume on African historiography....The editor adds value to the content the essays with a brilliant introduction and conclusion, which explore the meaning of history and historical research. In the concluding chapter, he provides a step -to -step approach to the following closely related task choosing a topic, data collection, data evaluation, data organization and writing." Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol. 17 (2007/2008), pp. 201-203.
  5. Reviewer Thomas Spear states this book is "especially welcome." He concludes: "the central message of Writing African History, that need to become literate in the sources and disciplines they seek to use in able critically to evaluate them, is a crucial one." Thomas Spear, "Review: Methods and Sources for African History Revisited" Journal of African History, Vol. 47, No. 2 (2006), pp. 305-319 at pp. 305, 319.
  6. See also Aderinto . S. . Writing African History . 2007 . Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria . 17 . 201–203 . 41857156 . January 9, 2021 . .
  7. For a long review from H-AFRICA see online
  8. Book: Philips, J. E. . Spurious Arabic: Hausa and Colonial Nigeria . University of Wisconsin-Madison . 2000 . Madison. 9780942615456. January 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: Domestic Aliens: The Zangon Kataf Crisis and the African Concept of Stranger. London. Philips . J. E. . 2000 . International Research Group for Trans-regional & Emerging Areas studies . January 9, 2021.
  10. Philips . J. E. . The African heritage of white America . Africanisms in American Culture . 225–39 . 1990 . Indiana University Press . January 9, 2021.
  11. See Cites at online