David Northrup (historian)

David Northrup (born 1 May 1941) is emeritus professor of history at Boston College. He is the former president of the World History Association^[1] and in 2017 received their Pioneers in World History Award.

Selected publications

• Seven Myths of Africa in World History. Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2017 ISBN 9781624666391^[2]
• Africa's Discovery of Europe: 1450-1850. New York : Oxford UP, 2014. ISBN 9780199941216^[3]
• How English Became the Global Language. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 ISBN 9781137303059^[4]
• Crosscurrents in the Black Atlantic, 1770-1965: A Brief History with Documents. New York : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. ISBN 9780312442446
• Indentured Labor in the Age of Imperialism, 1834-1922 New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995 ISBN 9780521485197
• The Atlantic Slave Trade. Lexington: Heath, 1994. (2002, 2001) ISBN 9780669331455^[5] (Editor)
• Beyond the Bend in the River: African Labor in Eastern Zaire, 1865-1940. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Center for International Studies, 1988. ISBN 9780896801516
• Trade Without Rulers: Pre-Colonial Economic Development in South-Eastern Nigeria. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1978 ISBN 9780198227120^[6]

References

1. "David Northrup". www.goodreads.com.
2. Andrew Holt Ph. D (9 July 2017). "Seven Myths of Africa in World History: An Interview with Dr. David Northrup".
3. "Africa's Discovery of Europe - History On-line". www.history.ac.uk.
4. How English Became the Global Language - D. Northrup - Palgrave Macmillan – via www.palgrave.com.
5. Sarfo, Kwasi (4 May 1996). "Review of The Atlantic Slave Trade". Africa Today. 43 (2): 209–211. JSTOR 4187099.
6. LATHAM, A. J. H. (4 May 1979). "Review of TRADE WITHOUT RULERS: PRE-COLONIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA". History. 64 (211): 237–238. JSTOR 24411543.

External links

• http://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/2.1/northrup.html