Henige, David P.

Overview

Works:	95 works in 282 publications in 1 language and 7,755 library holdings
Genres:	History Registers (Lists) Sources Oral histories Bibliographies Bibliography of bibliographies Union catalogs Local history Microform catalogs Catalogs
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Publishing director
Classifications:	JV431, 325.31

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about David P Henige

Making 'History in Africa' : David Henige and the quest for method in African history by Michel Doortmont( )
[Oral History Program interview with David P. Henige, 2010] by David P Henige( Recording )
[Oral History Program interview with David P. Henige, 1988] by David P Henige( Recording )

Most widely held works by David P Henige

Historical evidence and argument by David P Henige( )

18 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 1,947 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Historians know about the past because they examine the evidence. But what exactly is "evidence," and how do historians know what it means? What about when scholars disagree over the interpretation, or even the authenticity, of a piece of evidence? Such questions have become more important than ever with the emergence of new techniques, new evidence, and increasingly passionate debates over historical politics." "Historian David Henige tackles these and other issues of historical reliability head-on in his skeptical, unsparing, and acerbically witty Historical Evidence and Argument. "Systematic doubt" is his watchword, and he practices what he preaches through a variety of insightful assessments of historical controversies - for example, over the dating of artifacts, or the textual analysis of translated documents. Doubt, Henige contends, forces us to recognize the limits of our knowledge, but is also a positive force that stimulates new scholarship to counter it."--Jacket

Numbers from nowhere : the American Indian contact population debate by David P Henige( )

7 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In the past forty years an entirely new paradigm has developed regarding the contact population of the New World. Proponents of this new theory argue that the American Indian population in 1492 was ten, even twenty, times greater than previous estimates. In Numbers from Nowhere David Henige argues that the data on which these high counts are based are meager and often demonstrably wrong." "Interpreting the archaeological as well as the historical evidence, Henige concludes that the task of assigning meaningful numbers for the American Indian contact population is an impossible one."--Jacket

Colonial governors from the fifteenth century to the present ; a comprehensive list by David P Henige( Book )

8 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 895 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The names and years in office of colonial governors from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United States in in foreign territories. Includes historical background on each colony

In search of Columbus : the sources for the first voyage by David P Henige( Book )

22 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Oral historiography by David P Henige( Book )

17 editions published between 1982 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book is a major re-evaluation of the collection and interpretation of oral historical data. A comparative framework is adopted, though the principal emphasis is on Africa and is based upon the author's extensive knowledge of the continent. Concluding chapters point to the distinction between oral tradition and oral history, and stress the necessity to conserve and make available information collected by oral methods in the field

The chronology of oral tradition : quest for a chimera by David P Henige( Book )

23 editions published between 1974 and 1987 in English and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Serial bibliographies and abstracts in history : an annotated guide by David P Henige( Book )

11 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Works in African history : an index to reviews, 1960-1974 by David P Henige( Book )

29 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and held by 325 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Africanist librarianship in an era of change( Book )

6 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"While the essays collected in this volume address a number of issues, they all share the same aim of placing Africanist librarianship in the context of our times. Many essays set high value on service to present and future African library users by such means as bibliographic instruction and the accumulation and arrayal of information in databases and on websites. Still others look to the theme of outreach because, unfortunately, the effect of the electronic revolution, like that of many other revolutions, was that the rich got richer and the poor poorer. The postcolonial information gap (the book and journal "famine") in Africa, which was only exacerbated by independence, has become almost unbridgeable in the last few decades. As these essays indicate, Africanist librarians and other scholars have done - and are continuing to do - whatever possible to alleviate this, whether by training, exchanging information or providing resources, or establishing partnerships with long-term objectives."--BOOK JACKET

Works in African history : an index to reviews, 1978-1982 by David P Henige( Book )

12 editions published between 1978 and 1984 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Catholic missionary journals relating to Africa : a provisional checklist and union list for North America by David P Henige( Book )

6 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

West African economic and social history : studies in memory of Marion Johnson by David P Henige( Book )

7 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Princely states of India : a guide to chronology and rulers by David P Henige( Book )

5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 63 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seeds in the palm of your hand by Edward Kanu Uku( Book )

3 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The power of doubt : essays in honor of David Henige( Book )

3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A union list of African archival materials in microform by David P Henige( Book )

3 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Maybe heaven, maybe the sky, but definitely up : lingering over words in translating historical texts by David P Henige( Book )

2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Works in African history: an index to reviews by David P Henige( )

in English and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Colonial governors from the fifteenth century to the present by David P Henige( Book )

4 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Quest for a chimera : the chronology of oral tradition by David P Henige( )

5 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide