{"product_id":"on-the-fringes-of-history-philip-d-curtin-9780821416457","title":"On the Fringes of History: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s, professional historians claiming to specialize in tropical Africa were no more than a handful. The teaching of world history was confined to high school courses, and even those were focused on European history, with a chapter added to account for the history of East and South Asia. The change over the ensuing decades was revolutionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip D. Curtin was a leader among a new generation of historians that emerged after the Second World War. Written with characteristic economy and telling detail, \u003ci\u003eOn the Fringes of History: A Memoir \u003c\/i\u003efollows Curtin from his beginnings in central West Virginia in the 1920s, through a distinguished academic career in which Curtin founded African studies at the University of Wisconsin. He began the programs in comparative world history at Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins, producing many of the most influential historians and Africanists from the 1950s to today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways an independent thinker and controversial figure, Curtin revived the study of the Atlantic slave trade. His career stands as an example of the kind of dissatisfaction and struggles that brought about a sea change in higher education. \u003ci\u003eOn the Fringes of History\u003c\/i\u003e traces the movement of African history and world history from the fringes of the history profession into the mainstream. This stunningly illustrated memoir illuminates both the career of a leading historian and the history of twentieth-century academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip D. Curtin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821416456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821416457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.84h x 6.44w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 75","brand":"Philip D. Curtin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086964895999,"sku":"9780821416457","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f845b6e-c142-40d9-9315-cb8e00fa90ad.jpg?v=1769097519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-fringes-of-history-philip-d-curtin-9780821416457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}