- Terence Ranger
Terence Osborn Ranger (born 1929) is a prominent African historian, focusing on the
history of Zimbabwe . Part of the post-colonial generation of historians, his work spans the pre- and post-Independence (1980) period in Zimbabwe, from the 1960s to the present.Ranger is an emeritus fellow of St Antony's College,
Oxford , England. He previously held the chair ofRhodes Professor of Race Relations at the university.One of his famous works is a collaboration with
Eric Hobsbawm called "The Invention of Tradition ".In 1980, Ranger founded the Britain Zimbabwe Society with
Guy Clutton-Brock , [ [http://www.britain-zimbabwe.org.uk/25Years.htm "Twenty Five Years of the Britain Zimbabwe Society and a Tribute to its first Chair, Professor Richard Gray"] . Terence Ranger, BZS Archives, 2005. Accessed 2006-08-07] of which he is now president (as of 2006 ). He also a trustee of the Asylum Welcome organisation, and much of his academic work has been concerned with human rights in Zimbabwe. [See abstract of Ranger's contribution to [http://www.humanrights.uconn.edu/conf_2006.htm Humanitarian Responses to Narratives of Inflicted Suffering] (2006), at the Institute of Human Rights,University of Connecticut . Accessed 2006-08-07.] He has spoken out against forced removals from the UK of Zimbabwean asylum seekers during the current crisis in Zimbabwe. [ [http://www.aviddetention.org.uk/Zimbabwe%20Index.htm "Statement on the Resumption of Forced Removals to Zimbabwe".] The Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees, 2004-11-18. Accessed 2006-08-07.]In retirement, Prof Ranger has been made a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
Books
* "Revolt in Southern Rhodesia, 1896-97". London: Heinemann (1967, 2nd ed 1979). ISBN 0-43594-799-0
* "Peasant Consciousness and Guerrilla War in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study". Oxford:James Currey (1985). ISBN 0-85255-001-4.
* "Soldiers in Zimbabwe's Liberation War". Ed., withNgwabi Bhebe . Oxford: James Currey (1995). ISBN 0-85255-609-8
* "Are We Not Also Men? The Samkange Family and African Politics in Zimbabwe, 1920-64". Oxford: James Currey (1995). ISBN 0-85255-618-7
* "Society in Zimbabwe's Liberation War ". Ed., with Ngwabi Bhebe. Oxford: James Currey (1996). ISBN 0-85255-660-8
* "Voices From The Rocks: Nature, Culture and History in the Matopos Hills of Zimbabwe". Oxford: James Currey (1999). ISBN 0-85255-604-7
* "Violence and Memory: One Hundred Years in the 'Dark Forests' of Matabeleland". With Jocelyn Alexander andJoAnn McGregor . Oxford: James Currey (2000). ISBN 0-85255-692-6References
External links
* [http://www.britain-zimbabwe.org.uk/index.htm Britain Zimbabwe Society]
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