William A. Hance

551 total citations
49 papers, 313 citations indexed

About

William A. Hance is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Hance has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 313 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in William A. Hance's work include Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (9 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (4 papers) and African history and culture studies (4 papers). William A. Hance is often cited by papers focused on Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (9 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (4 papers) and African history and culture studies (4 papers). William A. Hance collaborates with scholars based in United States. William A. Hance's co-authors include Andrew M. Kamarck, Philip D. Curtin, Anthony O’Connor, Kwamina B. Dickson, Robert W. Steel, Bruce F. Johnston, E. B. Worthington, Victor C. Uchendu, D. R. Fraser Taylor and Ian Pool and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Population and Development Review and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

William A. Hance

44 papers receiving 193 citations

Peers

William A. Hance
Arthur E. Smailes
M. J. Wise United Kingdom
Gerald Manners United Kingdom
Shepard Forman United States
Karl J. Pelzer United States
Marvin P. Miracle United States
Jean Suret-Canale France
Doreen Warriner
Michael Havinden United Kingdom
Jacques Depelchin Tanzania
Arthur E. Smailes
William A. Hance
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hance, William A.. (1976). The Geography of Modern Africa.. Population and Development Review. 2(3/4). 541–541. 24 indexed citations
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Hance, William A., et al.. (1973). Population, Migration, and Urbanization in Africa.. International Migration Review. 7(1). 104–104. 4 indexed citations
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Hance, William A. & Anthony O’Connor. (1972). The Geography of Tropical African Development. Geographical Review. 62(3). 434–434. 2 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1971). Population Pressures on Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. 18–22. 1 indexed citations
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Pool, Ian & William A. Hance. (1971). Population, Migration and Urbanisation in Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 5(3). 383–383. 2 indexed citations
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Hance, William A. & Kwamina B. Dickson. (1970). A Historical Geography of Ghana. The American Historical Review. 75(4). 1165–1165. 3 indexed citations
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Hance, William A., B. W. Hodder, & David R. Harris. (1969). Africa in Transition: Geographical Essays. Geographical Review. 59(1). 164–164.
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Hance, William A.. (1968). The race between population and resources. Africa report. 15(1). 6–12. 3 indexed citations
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Hance, William A. & Philip D. Curtin. (1966). African Studies in Africa and the American Scholar. African Studies Review. 9(1). 24–32. 5 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1964). The Geography of Modern Africa. Columbia University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1964). Annual Meeting of the (American) African Studies Association. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 2(1). 117–118. 1 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1960). The Economic Location and Functions of Tropical African Cities. Human Organization. 19(3). 135–136. 4 indexed citations
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Hance, William A. & E. B. Worthington. (1959). Science in the Development of Africa: A Review of the Contribution of Physical and Biological Knowledge South of the Sahara. Geographical Review. 49(3). 449–449. 2 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1959). Economic Change in Africa. Journal of Geography. 58(4). 180–186. 4 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1958). Transportation in Madagascar. Geographical Review. 48(1). 45–45. 2 indexed citations
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Hance, William A., et al.. (1958). Geographical Essays on British Tropical Lands. Economic Geography. 34(1). 92–92. 3 indexed citations
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Hance, William A., et al.. (1958). DAR ES SALAAM, THE PORT AND ITS TRIBUTARY AREA1. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 48(4). 419–435. 9 indexed citations
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Hance, William A., et al.. (1958). An African Survey, Revised 1956: A Study of Problems Arising in Africa South of the Sahara. Geographical Review. 48(4). 606–606. 9 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1954). Economic Potentialities of the Central African Federation. Political Science Quarterly. 69(1). 29–44. 3 indexed citations
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Hance, William A.. (1954). The Gezira: An Example in Development. Geographical Review. 44(2). 253–253. 5 indexed citations

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