Charles Ambler

1.3k total citations
23 papers, 781 citations indexed

About

Charles Ambler is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Ambler has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 781 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Anthropology, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Charles Ambler's work include African history and culture studies (14 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (7 papers) and African history and culture analysis (3 papers). Charles Ambler is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (14 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (7 papers) and African history and culture analysis (3 papers). Charles Ambler collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Charles Ambler's co-authors include Timothy Burke, Richard Waller, Thomas Spear, N. Solano, Dolores Gallagher‐Thompson, Larry W. Thompson, Yaron S. Rabinowitz, David W. Coon, Claire Robertson and Frank Füredi and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The Gerontologist and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Charles Ambler

22 papers receiving 576 citations

Peers

Charles Ambler
Janice Boddy Canada
Alexander Alland United States
Emiko Ohnuki‐Tierney United States
David Parkin United Kingdom
Adeline Masquelier United States
Carol P. MacCormack United Kingdom
Justin Willis United Kingdom
Sarah de Leeuw Canada
Steven Feierman United States
Joseph G. Jorgensen United States
Janice Boddy Canada
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All Works

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Ambler, Charles. (2017). Guinea-Bissau: Micro-State to “Narco-State”. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 51(2). 327–329. 24 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (2011). “A School in the Interior” African Studies: Engagement and Interdisciplinary. African Studies Review. 54(1). 1–17. 1 indexed citations
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Gallagher‐Thompson, Dolores, David W. Coon, N. Solano, et al.. (2003). Change in Indices of Distress Among Latino and Anglo Female Caregivers of Elderly Relatives With Dementia: Site-Specific Results From the REACH National Collaborative Study. The Gerontologist. 43(4). 580–591. 172 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (2001). Popular Films and Colonial Audiences: The Movies in Northern Rhodesia. The American Historical Review. 106(1). 81–81. 18 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Claire Robertson. (1998). Trouble Showed the Way: Women, Men, and Trade in the Nairobi Area, 1890-1990. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 31(2). 403–403. 29 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Timothy Burke. (1998). Lifebuoy Men, Lux Women: Commodification, Consumption, and Cleanliness in Modern Zimbabwe. The American Historical Review. 103(2). 562–562. 170 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles, Thomas Spear, & Richard Waller. (1994). Being Maasai: Ethnicity and Identity in East Africa.. The American Historical Review. 99(4). 1374–1374. 123 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Luise White. (1992). The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi. African Economic History. 178–178. 2 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Fred Morton. (1992). Children of Ham: Freed Slaves and Fugitive Slaves on the Kenya Coast, 1873 to 1907.. The American Historical Review. 97(2). 595–595. 1 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (1991). The Diamond Ring: Business, Politics, and Precious Stones in South Africa, 1867–1947. History Reviews of New Books. 20(1). 29–29. 1 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles, et al.. (1990). Kenyan Communities in the Age of Imperialism: The Central Region in the Late Nineteenth Century. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 24(1). 98–98. 1 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Frank Füredi. (1990). The Mau Mau War in Perspective. African Economic History. 193–193. 15 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (1989). The Renovation of Custom in Colonial Kenya: the 1932 Generation Succession Ceremonies in Embu. The Journal of African History. 30(1). 139–156. 4 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles & Abdul Sheriff. (1989). Slaves, Spices, and Ivory in Zanzibar: Integration of an East African Commercial Empire into the World Economy, 1770-1873. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 19(3). 546–546. 1 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (1988). Kenyan Communities in the Age of Imperialism. Yale University Press eBooks. 51 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles, et al.. (1987). Women, Power, and Economic Change: The Nandi of Kenya. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 20(1). 175–175. 57 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (1987). The Africans. A Triple Heritage. African Affairs. 86(342). 117–117. 76 indexed citations
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Ambler, Charles. (1985). Population Movement, Social Formation and Exchange: Central Kenya in the Nineteenth Century. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18(2). 201–201. 2 indexed citations

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