Oliver Furley
Oliver W. Furley (born 1927) is an English historian and political scientist, formerly head of the department of politics and history at Coventry University where he is now a visiting professor. He is a specialist in the history and politics of East Africa about which he has written a number of books.
Career
Furley taught for many years at Makerere University in Uganda before moving to Coventry Polytechnic, now Coventry University, where he was head of the department of history and politics. He is now a visiting professor at Coventry. He has been a visiting professor at Duke University.
His first book was A history of education in East Africa (1978) with Tom Watson.[1] He has also written about child soldiers, peacekeeping,[2] and democratisation in Africa. He has edited several collections with Roy May, most recently Ending Africa's wars (2006).[3]
Selected publications
- A history of education in East Africa. NOK Publishers, New York, 1978. (Studies in East African Society and History) (With Tom Watson) ISBN 0883570459
- Uganda's retreat from turmoil? Centre for Security and Conflict Studies, London, 1987.
- Child soldiers and youths in African conflicts: International reactions. Coventry University African Studies Centre, Coventry, 1995. ISBN 0905949447
- Conflict in Africa. Tauris, London, 1995. (Editor) ISBN 1850436908
- Peacekeeping in Africa. Ashgate, Aldershot, 1998. (Edited with Roy May)[2] ISBN 1859724922
- Democratisation in Uganda. Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, 1999.
- African interventionist states. Ashgate, Aldershot, 2001.[4] (Edited with Roy May) ISBN 1840149892
- Ending Africa's wars: Progressing to peace. Ashgate, Aldershot, 2006.[3] (Edited with Roy May) ISBN 0754639320
References
- ↑ "Reviewed Work: A History of Education in East Africa by O. W. Furley, T. Watson", Review by: A.D.R. The Journal of African History, Vol. 23, No. 1 (1982), p. 143. (subscription required)
- 1 2 "Reviewed Work: Peacekeeping in Africa by Oliver Furley, Roy May". Review by Jeffrey Herbst, The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1 (March 2001), p. 168. (subscription required)
- 1 2 "Reviewed Work(s): Ending Africa's Wars: Progressing to Peace by Oliver Furley and Roy May. Review by Martin Evans, African Affairs, Vol. 107, No. 427 (April 2008), pp. 286-287. (subscription required)
- ↑ African Interventionist States. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 19 June 2017.