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Jackson Mutero Chirenje

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Jackson Mutero Chirenje
Born(1935-07-10)July 10, 1935
Mudzimuirema, Chihota, Rhodesia
DiedSeptember 23, 1988(1988-09-23) (aged 53)
Alma materBoston University, Bachelor of Arts; University of California, Los Angeles, Master of Arts; University of London, PhD
Occupation(s)Professor of African studies, historian

Jackson Mutero Chirenje (July 10, 1935[1] – September 23, 1988)[2] was a Zimbabwean historian. He was born in Mudzimuirema, Chihota, Rhodesia. He served as Secretary of the African Teachers' Union of Rhodesia in 1961. He received a B.A. in history from Boston University, an M.A. in history from the University of California at Los Angeles and a PhD. in history from University of London.[3] He taught African history, African philosophy and Afro-American history at Harvard University.[4][5] He was a senior lecturer and chairman of the history department at the University of Zimbabwe.[6]

Bibliography

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  • A History of Northern Botswana 1850-1910,[7] Fairleigh-Dickinson University Press, 1977, ISBN 0-8386-1537-6
  • A History of Zimbabwe for primary schools, Longman Zimbabwe, July 26, 1982
  • Chief Kgama and His Times, 1835-1923: The Story of a Southern African Ruler, Rex Collings, 1978, ISBN 0-8603-6062-8
  • Church, State, and Education in Bechuanaland in the Nineteenth Century, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 9, No. 3 (1976), pp. 401–418
  • Chief Sekgoma Letsholathebe II: Rebel or 20th Century Tswana Nationalist?, Botswana Notes and Records, Vol. 3 (1971), pp. 64–69
  • Ethiopianism and Afro-Americans in Southern Africa, 1883-1916,[8] Louisiana State University Press, ISBN 0-8071-1319-0
  • Military and Political Aspects of Map-making in Ngamiland: A Rejoinder to Anthony Sillery's Comment, Botswana Notes and Records, Vol. 9 (1977), pp. 157–159
  • Portuguese Priests and Soldiers in Zimbabwe, 1560-1572: The Interplay between Evangelism and Trade, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1973), pp. 36–48
  • Zimbabwe: The Ordeal of a Frontline State in Southern Africa, University of Zimbabwe, 1987

References

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  1. ^ "Chirenje, J. Mutero, 1935-1988". www.id.loc.gov. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary". Southern African Political & Economic Monthly: 25. 1988. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ Dale, Richard (June 1979). "Reviewed Works: Chief Kgama and His Times, C. 1835-1923: The Story of a Southern African Ruler by J. Mutero Chirenje; A History of Northern Botswana, 1850-1910 by J. Mutero Chirenje". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 17 (2): 346–348. doi:10.1017/s0022278x00005590. JSTOR 160733.
  4. ^ Contreras, Joseph L. "A department with no professors Afro American Studies Department". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Back Matter". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 9 (3): 553. 1976. JSTOR 216887.
  6. ^ Chirenje, J. Mutero (1987). Ethiopianism and Afro-Americans in Southern Africa, 1883-1916. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-1319-0.
  7. ^ Boxley, Robert M. (1979). "J. Mutero Chirenje. A History of Northern Botswana 1850-1910. London: Associated University Presses, 1977. 316 pp. Maps, photos, notes, genealogies, bibliography, index. $16.50". ASA Review of Books. 5: 187–188. doi:10.2307/532455. JSTOR 532455. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ Sanneh, Lamin O. (2010). A New Day: Essays on World Christianity in Honor of Lamin Sanneh. New York: Peter Lang. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-1-4331-0456-5. Retrieved 6 October 2017.


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