ON THE FRINGES OF HISTORY: A MEMOIR
Book ID/图书代码： 09894514B68647
English Summary/英文概要： In the 1950s professional historians claiming to specialize in tropical Africa were no more than a handful. The teaching of world history was confined to high school courses, and even those focused on European history. Philip Curtin developed a sound methodology for teaching world history and, always a controversial figure, revived the study of the history of the Atlantic slave trade. His career stands as an example of the kind of dissatisfaction and struggle that brought about a sea change in higher education. Curtin founded African Studies and the Program in Comparative World History at Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins universities, programs that produced many of the most influential Africanists from the 1950s into the 1990s. Written with economy and telling detail, On the Fringes of History follows Curtin from his beginnings in West Virginia in the 1920s. This memoir, beautifully illustrated with Curtin’s photographs, tracks the emergence of American interest and engagement with the wider world and writes an important chapter in the history of twentieth-century academia. About the author - Philip D. Curtin is Herbert Baxter Adams Professor Emeritus, at Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Atlantic Slave Trade: a Census and Cross Cultural Trade in World History.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 20世纪50年代，宣称研究热带非洲的专业历史学家不过寥寥几人。世界史的教学也局限于高中课程，甚至其内容更是聚焦欧洲历史。菲利普•柯汀研究出了一套教授世界历史，并且常常是关于争议人物的实用方法，他振兴了对大西洋奴隶贸易历史的研究。他的学术生涯展示出了不满与斗争的精神，在高等教育界引发了翻天覆地的变化。柯汀在威斯康辛和约翰霍普金斯大学成立了非洲研究及比较世界史项目，这些项目从20世纪50年代到90年代培养了许多最具影响力的非洲学家。带着经济学口吻，伴随着生动的细节，《在历史的边缘》从柯汀于20世纪20年代在西弗吉尼亚的开端开始谈起。这部回忆录插入了许多柯汀提供的美丽图片，追溯美国利益的兴起及其与更广阔的世界的联系，写下了20世纪学术界历史中重要的一章。关于本回忆录作者 --- 菲利普•D•柯汀是约翰霍普金斯大学的一名Herbert Baxter Adams荣誉教授。他的书作有《大西洋奴隶贸易：世界史上的一次人口普查与跨文化交易》。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 菲利普•D•柯汀，是约翰霍普金斯大学的一名Herbert Baxter Adams荣誉教授。他的书作有：《大西洋奴隶贸易：世界史上的一次人口普查与跨文化交易》。
Philip D. Curtin is Herbert Baxter Adams Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census and Cross-Cultural Trade in World History.
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