Lobban, Richard A., Jr.
LOBBAN, Richard A., Jr.
LOBBAN, Richard A., Jr. American, b. 1943. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, Area studies, History. Career: Rhode Island College, Providence, professor of anthropology and African studies, 1972-, director of Program of African and Afro-American Studies, 1985-94. Worked as a professor at Bucknell University, Dartmouth College, and University of Pittsburgh; American University in Cairo, head of Urban Development Unit at Social Research Center, 1982-84. Sudan Studies Association, executive director; Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, vice president. Publications: (with J. Forrest) Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau, 1988, 3rd ed. (with P.K. Mendy), 1997; (with C. Fluehr-Lobban and J.O. Voll) Historical Dictionary of the Sudan, 2nd ed., 1992, 3rd ed. (with C. Fluehr-Lobban and R. Kramer), 2002; (with M. Lopes) Historical Dictionary of Cape Verde, 3rd ed., 1995; Cape Verde: Crioulo Colony to Independent Nation, 1995; (ed.) Middle Eastern Women in the Invisible Economy, 1998. Address: Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908-1991, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]