Oliver Furley

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Oliver Willis Furley (1927 - 29 November 2015) was an English historian and political scientist, formerly head of the department of politics and history at Coventry University and afterwards a visiting professor there. He was a specialist in the history and politics of East Africa about which he wrote a number of books.

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Early life and education

Oliver Furley was born in Nottingham in 1927. He was educated at Nottingham High School, before being evacuated to Salcombe during the Second World War, where he was privately taught.

Career

Furley began teaching as a junior professor at the University of St Andrews. He also taught for many years at Makerere University in Uganda before he was forced to leave with his family by Idi Amin's regime in 1972. He moved to Coventry Polytechnic, now Coventry University, where he was head of the department of history and politics. Until shortly before his death, long after his official retirement, he was a visiting professor at Coventry. He was a visiting professor at Duke University.

His first book was A history of education in East Africa (1978) with Tom Watson. [1] He also wrote about child soldiers, peacekeeping, [2] and democratisation in Africa. He edited several collections with Roy May, most recently Ending Africa's wars (2006). [3]

Death

Furley died on 29 November 2015. [4]

Selected publications

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References

  1. "Reviewed Work: A History of Education in East Africa by O. W. Furley, T. Watson", Review by: A.D.R. The Journal of African History , Vol. 23, No. 1 (1982), p. 143. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 "Reviewed Work: Peacekeeping in Africa by Oliver Furley, Roy May". Review by Jeffrey Herbst, The Journal of Modern African Studies , Vol. 39, No. 1 (March 2001), p. 168. (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 "Reviewed Work(s): Ending Africa's Wars: Progressing to Peace by Oliver Furley and Roy May. Review by Martin Evans, African Affairs , Vol. 107, No. 427 (April 2008), pp. 286-287. (subscription required)
  4. Find a will. Gov.uk Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. African Interventionist States. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 19 June 2017.