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Frederick Cooper

Born

in New York, The United States

October 27, 1947

Genre

African History, Colonialism

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Frederick Cooper is an American historian who specializes in colonialization, decolonialization, and African history. Cooper received his Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University in 1974 and is currently professor of history at New York University.

Cooper initially studied the labor movement in East Africa, but later moved on the a broader consideration of colonialism. One of his best known conceptual contributions is the concept of the gatekeeper state.

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Frederick Cooper’s books

Average rating: 3.81 · 1,131 ratings · 119 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	Africa since 1940: The Past of the Present 3.61 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2002 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonialism in Question: Theory, Knowledge, History 3.82 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tensions of Empire: Colonial Cultures in a Bourgeois World by Frederick Cooper, Ann Laura Stoler (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State 3.48 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Citizenship between Empire and Nation: Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Slavery: Explorations of Race, Labor, and Citizenship in Postemancipation Societies 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Citizenship, Inequality, and Difference: Historical Perspectives 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plantation Slavery on the East Coast of Africa 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Decolonization and African Society: The Labor Question in French and British Africa (African Studies, Series Number 89) by Frederick Cooper, David Anderson (Editor), Carolyn Brown (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	International Development and the Social Sciences: Essays on the History and Politics of Knowledge by Frederick Cooper, Randall M. Packard (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars