William A. Shack
Impact in
- Anthropology top 5%
- African history and culture studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Papers in
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- African history and culture analysis 13
- International Law and Human Rights 1
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- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology 6
- Co-authors
- Elliott P. Skinner (3 shared papers)Robin Cohen (1 shared paper)Bruce L. Mouser (1 shared paper)David Turton (1 shared paper)Katsuyoshi Fukui (1 shared paper)Wendy James (1 shared paper)Donald L. Donham (1 shared paper)Percy S. Cohen (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Africa (4 papers)American Ethnologist (2 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (2 papers)British Journal of Sociology (1 paper)Reviews in Anthropology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William A. Shack
23 papers receiving 199 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 55
- Anthropology 119
- Archeology 6
- Political Science and International Relations 84
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 41
- Sociology and Political Science 147
Countries citing papers authored by William A. Shack
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Fields of papers citing papers by William A. Shack
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Co-authors
The 9 scholars most cited alongside William A. Shack, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | 59 | |
| 2 | 1981 | 57 | |
| 3 | 1981 | 44 | |
| 4 | 1982 | 25 | |
| 5 | 1971 | 23 | |
| 6 | 1963 | 19 | |
| 7 | 1988 | 14 | |
| 8 | 1964 | 13 | |
| 9 | 1981 | 8 | |
| 10 | 1966 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2001 | 7 | |
| 12 | 1982 | 6 | |
| 13 | 1968 | 5 | |
| 14 | 1987 | 5 | |
| 15 | 1991 | 4 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 4 | |
| 17 | On Gurage Judicial Structure and African Political Theory | 1967 | 3 |
| 18 | 1979 | 3 | |
| 19 | 1974 | 3 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 3 |
About William A. Shack
William A. Shack is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Classics, having authored 30 papers that have together received 322 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture analysis (13 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers), Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (1 paper), Medieval Literature and History (1 paper), African history and culture studies (1 paper), International Law and Human Rights (1 paper), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (1 paper) and Religion, Society, and Development (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (119 citations), Archeology (6 citations), Political Science and International Relations (84 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (41 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (147 citations). William A. Shack has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Elliott P. Skinner, Robin Cohen, Bruce L. Mouser, David Turton, Katsuyoshi Fukui, Wendy James, Donald L. Donham, Percy S. Cohen and B. A. L. Cranstone. Their work appears in journals such as Africa, American Ethnologist, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, British Journal of Sociology and Reviews in Anthropology.
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