Alan Cobley
Impact in
- Anthropology top 5%
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Music top 5%
- Music History and Culture
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 13
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- African history and culture studies 4
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade 1
- Co-authors
- Karin Barber (1 shared paper)Heribert Adam (1 shared paper)Peter Alegi (1 shared paper)Helen Bradford (1 shared paper)Fred Curtis (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The International Journal of African Historical Studies (4 papers)South African Historical Journal (2 papers)Journal of Southern African Studies (2 papers)African Studies Review (2 papers)The American Historical Review (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesBarbadosJamaica
In The Last Decade
Alan Cobley
19 papers receiving 223 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 53
- Anthropology 163
- Music 33
- Literature and Literary Theory 69
- Archeology 5
- Sociology and Political Science 204
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Cobley
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Cobley
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | 215 | |
| 2 | 1991 | 31 | |
| 3 | 1990 | 30 | |
| 4 | 1992 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2001 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1999 | 9 | |
| 7 | 1991 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2004 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 4 | |
| 11 | Oliver Tambo : Beyond the Engeli mountains, Luli Callinicos : book review | 2006 | 3 |
| 12 | 1994 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1991 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2003 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1999 | 2 | |
| 16 | Comparative Experience With Regionalism: Southern Africa and the Caribbean | 2000 | 1 |
| 17 | 2014 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2013 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2020 | 1 | |
| 20 | Stronger, surer, bolder : Ruth Nita Barrow : social change and international development | 2001 | 1 |
About Alan Cobley
Alan Cobley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Museology and Linguistics and Language, having authored 21 papers that have together received 340 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include South African History and Culture (13 papers), African history and culture studies (4 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (1 paper), Multilingual Education and Policy (1 paper), Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 paper), Social Science and Policy Research (1 paper) and Legal Issues in South Africa (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (163 citations), Music (33 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (69 citations), Archeology (5 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (204 citations). Alan Cobley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Barbados and Jamaica. Frequent co-authors include Karin Barber, Heribert Adam, Peter Alegi, Helen Bradford and Fred Curtis. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, South African Historical Journal, Journal of Southern African Studies, African Studies Review and The American Historical Review.
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