Terence Ranger
Terence "Terry" Osborn Ranger was a prominent British Africanist, best known as a historian of Zimbabwe. Part of the post-colonial generation of historians, his work spanned the pre- and post-Independence (1980) period in Zimbabwe, from the 1960s to the present. He published and edited dozens of books and wrote hundreds of articles and book chapters, including co-editing The Invention of Tradition (1983) with Eric Hobsbawm.
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- Born in
- South Norwood
- Educated at
- The Queen's CollegeSt Antony's CollegeHighgate SchoolThe Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the British Academy🏆 Distinguished Africanist Award
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1929
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