R Kent Rasmussen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1414887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Kent Rasmussen |
| GIVEN NAMES | R Kent |
| FAMILY NAME | Rasmussen |
| SIGNATURE | RASMUSSEN R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Africa for the Africans, 1923–1945
Africa for the Africans was the name given to the extraordinary movement led by Jamaican Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940). Volumes I-VII of the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers chronicled the Garvey movement that flourished in the United States during the 1920s. Now, the long-awaited African volumes of this edition demonstrate clearly the central role Africans played in the development of the Garvey phenomenon. The…
Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Africa for the Africans, 1921–1922
Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Public Libraries in the Philippines
The article describes the public library system in the Philippines and the National Library's role in promoting public library development. Specific examples of public libraries are given and the problems faced by public libraries generally are analysed in relation to book provision, staffing and legislation. A possible theory advocated by Filipino librarians, such as the establishment of an independent public library bureau, may offer a solution…
Historical Dictionary of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
Migrant Kingdom
Migrant Kingdom
Dictionary of African Historical Biography
The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated to include entries on over eight hundred people important in Sub-Saharan African history up to 1980
Historical Dictionary of Tanzania
A Lost Man in Southern African History
One of the most frustrating limitations which historians of precolonial Africa confront is the lack of detailed information on individuals other than prominent rulers. Recent advances in the collection and analysis of evidence have stimulated impressive reconstructions of the histories of nonliterate southern African societies, but even this improving picture of the past remains very superficial. We know a great deal about what happened in many p…
Dictionary of African Historical Biography
The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated to include entries on over eight hundred people important in Sub-Saharan African history up to 1980
Migrant Kingdom
A Lost Man in Southern African History
One of the most frustrating limitations which historians of precolonial Africa confront is the lack of detailed information on individuals other than prominent rulers. Recent advances in the collection and analysis of evidence have stimulated impressive reconstructions of the histories of nonliterate southern African societies, but even this improving picture of the past remains very superficial. We know a great deal about what happened in many p…
Dictionary of African Historical Biography
The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated to include entries on over eight hundred people important in Sub-Saharan African history up to 1980
Historical Dictionary of Tanzania
Migrant Kingdom
Migrant Kingdom
Public Libraries in the Philippines
The article describes the public library system in the Philippines and the National Library's role in promoting public library development. Specific examples of public libraries are given and the problems faced by public libraries generally are analysed in relation to book provision, staffing and legislation. A possible theory advocated by Filipino librarians, such as the establishment of an independent public library bureau, may offer a solution…
Historical Dictionary of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Africa for the Africans, 1921–1922
Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Africa for the Africans, 1923–1945
Africa for the Africans was the name given to the extraordinary movement led by Jamaican Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940). Volumes I-VII of the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers chronicled the Garvey movement that flourished in the United States during the 1920s. Now, the long-awaited African volumes of this edition demonstrate clearly the central role Africans played in the development of the Garvey phenomenon. The…
African history and culture studies (10 works) · History (10 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · African history and culture analysis (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Ethnology (2 works)