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Moses Ebe Ochonu is a Nigerian academic, historian, author and professor of African History at
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,
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. He has been the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in History since 2017.


Early life

Ochonu was born in Benue State, and he attended
Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university i ...
graduating with B.A. History in 1997. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
,
Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...
. He was twice a fellow of the
American Council of Learned Societies The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 scholarly organizations in the humanities and related social sciences founded in 1919. It is best known for its fellowship competitions which provide a ra ...
ACLS. His research has also received support from the
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation was established by Harry Guggenheim to support research on violence, aggression, and dominance. The foundation writes: "He was convinced that solid, thoughtful, scholarly and scientific research, experimentati ...
, the British Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the
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and the
American Historical Association The American Historical Association (AHA) is the oldest professional association of historians in the United States and the largest such organization in the world, claiming over 10,000 members. Founded in 1884, AHA works to protect academic free ...
.


Published work


Books

*''Colonial Meltdown: Northern Nigerian in the Great Depression,'' (
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, 2009) *''Colonialism by Proxy: Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria,'' (
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, 2014) *''Africa in Fragments: Essays on Nigeria, Africa, and Global Africanity,'' (New York Diasporic Africa Press, 2014) *''Emirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria's Modernity,'' (Indiana University Press, 2022)


Book reviews

*''Wale Adebanwi, Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria'': Obafemi Awolowo and Corporate Agency (Cambridge University Press, 2014) *''Andrew Barnes, Making Headway: The Introduction of Western Civilization in Colonial Northern Nigeria,'' (University of Rochester Press, 2009) *''
Toyin Falola Toyin Omoyeni Falola (born 1 January 1953) is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president of the Afric ...
and Ann Genova, Historical Dictionary of Nigeria,'' by Toyin Falola and Ann Genova (Scarecrow Press, 2009) *''Alvin O. Thompson, Economic Parasitism: European Rule in West Africa 1880-1960,'' (The University of the West Indies, 2006)


References


Further reading

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ochonu, Moses Living people Nigerian academics Bayero University Kano alumni University of Michigan alumni Vanderbilt University faculty Year of birth missing (living people)