Parsons, (Quentin) Neil
PARSONS, (Quentin) Neil
PARSONS, (Quentin) Neil. British, b. 1944. Genres: Area studies, History, Biography. Career: University of Zambia, Lusaka, lecturer in history, 1971- 75; University of Swaziland, Manzini, lecturer in history, 1975-79; Oxford University, England, research associate, 1979-80; University of Botswana, Gaborone, senior research fellow, 1980-82, associate professor, 1996-99, professor of history, 1999-; National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone, research associate, 1983-88; Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, England, research associate, 1988-92; University of Cape Town, South Africa, visiting research fellow, 1993, temporary lecturer, 1994; Botswana Society, Gaborone, research associate, 1995-96. Publications: A New History of Southern Africa, 1982, 2nd ed., 1993; (with W. Henderson and T. Tlou) Seretse Khama, 1921-1980, 1995; King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the Great White Queen: Victorian Britain through African Eyes, 1998. EDITOR: (with R. Palmer) The Roots of Rural Poverty in Central and Southern Africa (monograph), 1977; (with M. Crowder) Monarch of All I Survey: Bechuana- land Diaries, 1929-37 by Sir C. Rey, 1988. Address: Department of History, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB 00703, Gaborone, Botswana. On- line address: [email protected]