Anthony Low
D.A. Low British Commonwealth) | |
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| Institutions | |
| 4th President of Clare Hall, Cambridge | |
| In office 1987–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Stoker |
| Succeeded by | Dame Gillian Beer |
Donald Anthony Low British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He was the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth at the University of Cambridge, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University, Canberra, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge.[1]
Education
Low was born in 1927Oxford University.[3]
Career highlights
The academic positions which Professor Low has held include the following:[4]
- Founding Dean of the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, 1968–1971
- Dean, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), Australian National University, 1973–1974
- Vice Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra, 1975–1982
- Smuts Professor of the History of the British Commonwealth, University of Cambridge, 1983–1994
- President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, 1987–1994
Fellowships
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)[5]
- Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)[4]
- Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.[6]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Low, D.A. (1962). Political parties in Uganda 1949-62 (1st ed.). London: Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Athlone Press.
- Low, D.A., ed. (1968). Soundings in modern South Asian history. California: University of California Press.
- Low, D.A. (1973). Lion rampant; essays in the study of British imperialism. London: Cass. ISBN 9780714629865.
- Low, D.A., ed. (1988). The Indian National Congress: Centenary Hindsights. Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195621425.
- Low, D.A. (1991). Eclipse of empire. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521457545.
- Low, D.A. (1996). The egalitarian moment: Asia and Africa, 1950-1980. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521567657.
- Low, D.A. (1997). Britain and Indian nationalism: the imprint of ambiguity, 1929-1942. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521892612.
- Low, D.A. (2006). Congress and the Raj: facets of the Indian struggle, 1917-47 (2nd ed.). New Delhi Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195683677.
- Low, D.A. (2009). Fabrication of empire : the British and the Uganda kingdoms, 1890-1902. Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521843515.
Chapters in books
- Low, D.A. (1988), "Congress and "mass contacts," 1936-1937: ideology, interests, and conflict over the basis of party representation", in ISBN 9780520060418
References
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Anthony Low AO". Academy of the social sciences in Australia | Fellowships. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
Prof D.A. Low, President of Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1987–94, 84
- ^ "List of Honorary Fellows". Exeter College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
Prof Anthony Low - DPhil Oxf, FAHA, FASSA
- ^ a b "Professor Donald Anthony Low Collection". National University of Singapore | NUS Libraries. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "The Academy Fellows 'L'". The Australian Academy of the Humanities. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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