Patrick Manning (born June 10, 1941) is the

Andrew W. Mellon Andrew William Mellon (; March 24, 1855 – August 26, 1937), known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. The son of Mellon family patriarch Thomas Mellon ...

Professor of World History, Emeritus, at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...

. He is also president of the World History Network, Inc., a nonprofit corporation fostering research in world history. A specialist in

world history Human history or world history is the record of humankind from prehistory to the present. Early modern human, Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers. They Early expansions of hominin ...

and

African history Archaic humans emerged out of Africa between 0.5 and 1.8 million years ago. This was followed by the emergence of modern humans (''Homo sapiens'') in East Africa around 300,000–250,000 years ago. In the 4th millennium BC written history ...

, his current research addresses global historiography, early human history, migration in world history, the African diaspora, and the demography of African

slavery Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...

. He was educated at the

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes ...

(BS in Chemistry, 1963) and the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

(MS in History and Economics, PhD in History 1969). He was trained as a specialist in the

economic history Economic history is the study of history using methodological tools from economics or with a special attention to economic phenomena. Research is conducted using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the Applied economics ...

of Africa, and went on to explore demographic, social, and cultural patterns in Africa and the African diaspora. Manning taught at

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

, 1984–2006, where he directed the World History Center. He served as Vice President of the Teaching Division of 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 ...

, 2004–2006, and as President of the American Historical Association in 2016.

Publications

*''A History of Humanity: The Evolution of the Human System'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020). Theory and narrative of human social evolution. *''Methods for Human History: Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution'' (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). *''Migration in World History'' (London: Routledge; 3rd edition, 2020; 2nd edition, 2012; 1st edition, 2004). A concise survey of processes of migration in human history from early hominids until today. With Tiffany Trimmer. *''Knowledge in Translation: Global Patterns of Scientific Exchange, 1000 - 1800 CE''(Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018). Co-editor, with Abigail E. Owen. *''Global Transformation in the Life Sciences, 1945-1980'' (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018). Co-editor, with Mat Savelli. *''Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolution.'' (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016). Co-editor, with Daniel Rood. *''Big Data in History'' (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). *''The African Diaspora: A History Through Culture'' (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009). * ''World History: Global and Local Interactions'' (Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2005). Editor, with twelve contributions by new scholars in world history. * ''Navigating World History: Historians Create a Global Past'' (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003). A critical overview of the field of world history.Se
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/ref> * ''Slave Trades, 1500–1800: Globalization of Forced Labour'' (Variorium: Aldershot, Great Britain, 1996). Volume 15 of ''An Expanding World'', edited by A. J. Russell-Wood. (ed. and introduction). * ''History from South Africa: Alternative Visions and Practices'' (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1991). Co-editor, along with Joshua Brown, Karin Shapiro, Jon Wiener, Belinda Bozzoli and Peter Delius, of this collection of articles, mostly written by South African authors. * ''Slavery and African Life: Occidental, Oriental, and African Slave Trades'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). A study of the impact of slave exports on African demography, economics, society, and ideology. * ''Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, 1880–1985'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988; 2nd edition, revised & expanded, 1999). * ''Slavery, Colonialism, and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1638–1960'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982). Finalist for the

Herskovits Prize The ASA Best Book Prize, formerly known as the Herskovits Prize (Melville J. Herskovits Prize), is an annual prize given by the African Studies Association to the best scholarly work (including translations) on Africa published in English in the p ...

of the

African Studies Association The African Studies Association (ASA) is a US-based association of scholars, students, practitioners, and institutions with an interest in the continent of Africa. Founded in 1957, the ASA is the leading organization of African Studies in North ...

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External links

Manning's website

Faculty page

World History Network

African Network in Global History / Réseau Africain d'Histoire Mondiale

Interview
with Manning on "New Books in History" * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manning, Patrick 1941 births Living people 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American Africanists University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni University of Pittsburgh faculty California Institute of Technology alumni American male non-fiction writers World historians

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