Leonard Leslie Bessant

13 total papers · 1.1k total citations
11 papers, 493 citations indexed

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Leonard Leslie Bessant is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonard Leslie Bessant has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 493 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Anthropology and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Leonard Leslie Bessant’s work include African history and culture studies (7 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers) and South African History and Culture (3 papers). Leonard Leslie Bessant is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (7 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers) and South African History and Culture (3 papers). Leonard Leslie Bessant collaborates with scholars based in and . Leonard Leslie Bessant's co-authors include Elizabeth Schmidt, Stanley Trapido, William Beinart, Peter Delius, Norma Kriger, Basil Davidson, Terence Ranger, Jean Davison, Pamela Reynolds and Kenneth P. Vickery and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies and The History Teacher.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonard Leslie Bessant

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Leonard Leslie Bessant

11 papers receiving 334 citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Leonard Leslie Bessant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Leonard Leslie Bessant

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