James R. Brennan

743 total citations
35 papers, 314 citations indexed

About

James R. Brennan is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, James R. Brennan has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 314 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Anthropology, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in James R. Brennan's work include African history and culture studies (24 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (16 papers) and Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers). James R. Brennan is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (24 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (16 papers) and Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers). James R. Brennan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. James R. Brennan's co-authors include Andrew Burton, Zarina Patel, Joel Watson, Richard Vokes and Michael Jennings and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, The International Journal of African Historical Studies and Comparative Studies in Society and History.

In The Last Decade

James R. Brennan

30 papers receiving 256 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James R. Brennan United States 10 190 132 57 39 28 35 314
Swati Chattopadhyay United States 7 77 0.4× 90 0.7× 87 1.5× 83 2.1× 25 0.9× 24 256
Ayodeji Olukoju Nigeria 10 100 0.5× 86 0.7× 31 0.5× 28 0.7× 5 0.2× 49 257
Barbara Isaacman United States 7 101 0.5× 116 0.9× 53 0.9× 15 0.4× 5 0.2× 17 207
Marie-Aude Fouéré France 8 94 0.5× 112 0.8× 56 1.0× 8 0.2× 7 0.3× 49 207
Bjørn Enge Bertelsen Norway 10 83 0.4× 156 1.2× 77 1.4× 46 1.2× 4 0.1× 36 244
Gervase Clarence‐Smith United Kingdom 8 136 0.7× 91 0.7× 28 0.5× 12 0.3× 4 0.1× 23 247
Mark Crinson United Kingdom 8 41 0.2× 76 0.6× 37 0.6× 47 1.2× 10 0.4× 37 224
Christine Messiant France 8 69 0.4× 126 1.0× 45 0.8× 15 0.4× 5 0.2× 33 198
Allen M. Howard Netherlands 9 97 0.5× 80 0.6× 34 0.6× 23 0.6× 4 0.1× 23 202
Smriti Srinivas United States 7 77 0.4× 116 0.9× 60 1.1× 20 0.5× 12 0.4× 30 229

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brennan, James R.. (2020). Sisters in Spirit: Christianity, Affect, and Community Building in East Africa, 1860–1970. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 54(2). 362–364.
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Brennan, James R.. (2020). “The Secret Lives of Dennis Phombeah: Decolonization, the Cold War, and African Political Intelligence, 1953–1974”. The International History Review. 43(1). 153–169. 2 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2018). Julie MacArthur. Cartography and the Political Imagination: Mapping Community in Colonial Kenya.. The American Historical Review. 123(1). 355–357.
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Brennan, James R.. (2015). The Cold War battle over global news in East Africa: decolonization, the free flow of information, and the media business, 1960–1980. Journal of Global History. 10(2). 333–356. 5 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2015). Julius Rex: Nyerere through the Eyes of His Critics. 143–170. 1 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2015). Print, Reading, and Patronage in the Colonial-Born Presses of the Indian Diaspora in Africa. Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East. 35(2). 369–375.
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Brennan, James R.. (2014). CONSTRUCTING ARGUMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF ISLAMIC BELONGING: M. O. ABBASI, COLONIAL TANZANIA, AND THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN WORLD, 1925–61. The Journal of African History. 55(2). 211–228. 3 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2013). Rents and entitlements: reassessing Africa’s urban pasts and futures. AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus. 26(1). 3 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R. & Joel Watson. (2013). The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation. Games. 4(3). 347–366. 6 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2013). Communications and Media in African History. Oxford University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2011). POLITICS AND BUSINESS IN THE INDIAN NEWSPAPERS OF COLONIAL TANGANYIKA. Africa. 81(1). 42–67. 11 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R., et al.. (2007). Dar es Salaam. Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 68 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2007). Urban Africa: Changing Contours of Survival in the City. African Studies Review. 50(2). 221. 1 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2006). Youth, the TANU Youth League and Managed Vigilantism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1925-73. Africa. 76(2). 221–246. 2 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2006). BLOOD ENEMIES: EXPLOITATION AND URBAN CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATIONALIST POLITICAL THOUGHT OF TANZANIA, 1958–75. The Journal of African History. 47(3). 389–413. 43 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2005). Democratizing Cinema and Censorship in Tanzania, 1920-1980. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 38(3). 481–511. 13 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (2002). Nation, race and urbanization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1916-1976. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Brennan, James R.. (1999). South Asian Nationalism in an East African Context: The Case of Tanganyika, 1914–1956. Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East. 19(2). 24–39. 8 indexed citations

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