Jan Vansina

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Jan Vansina


Born
in Belgium
September 14, 1929

Died
February 08, 2017


Jan Vansina was a Belgian historian and anthropologist regarded as an authority on the history of Central Africa.

Average rating: 3.71 · 246 ratings · 28 reviews · 41 distinct worksSimilar authors
Oral Tradition as History

3.64 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1965 — 5 editions
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Paths in the Rainforests: T...

3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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How Societies Are Born: Gov...

3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
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Antecedents to Modern Rwand...

3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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Living With Africa

3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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Being Colonized: The Kuba E...

3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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Kingdoms of the Savanna

3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1966 — 7 editions
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The Children of Woot: A His...

3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions
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Art History in Africa

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions
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The Tio Kingdom of the Midd...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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