Leroy Vail

2.1k citations
32 papers · 1.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16

Impact in

  • Anthropology top 0.5%
    • African history and culture studies
    • Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
    • Colonialism, slavery, and trade
    • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Archeology top 5%

Papers in

    • African history and culture studies 19
    • South African History and Culture 8
    • African studies and sociopolitical issues 3
    • African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues 1
    • Cuban History and Society 1

Leroy Vail

31 papers receiving 749 citations

Hit Papers

The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa 1989 · 351 citations
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Peers

Leroy Vail
Comparison fields: 5 of 88
  • Anthropology 563
  • Archeology 31
  • Sociology and Political Science 591
  • Linguistics and Language 56
  • Music 32
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 199733
2 199517
3 1993102
4 19923
5 19912
6 19899
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The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa
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1989351
8 198719
9 1987110
10 19871
11 19848
12 19841
13 1984130
14 198326
15 198263
16 198135
17 19788
18 197815
19 197811
20 197756

About Leroy Vail

Leroy Vail is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory and Gender Studies, having authored 32 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (19 papers), South African History and Culture (8 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 papers), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (2 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (1 paper), African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 paper), African history and culture analysis (1 paper) and Cuban History and Society (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (563 citations), Archeology (31 citations), Sociology and Political Science (591 citations), Linguistics and Language (56 citations) and Music (32 citations). Leroy Vail has collaborated with scholars based in Zambia, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Leonard Thompson, Landeg White, Charles van Onselen, David B. Coplan, Jeanne Marie Penvenne, Bill Freund, Allen Isaacman, Richard Roberts, Andrew Porter and Sara Berry. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, The American Historical Review, African Studies Review, The Journal of African History and Journal of Southern African Studies.

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