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Basil Davidson | |
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| Born | 9 November 1914 |
| Died | 9 July 2010 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and writer |
| Spouse |
Marion Young (m. 1943–2010) |
Basil Risbridger Davidson MC (9 November 1914 – 9 July 2010) was a British journalist and historian who wrote more than 30 books on African history and politics. According to two modern writers, "Davidson, a campaigning journalist whose first of many books on African history and politics appeared in 1956, remains perhaps the single-most effective disseminator of the new field to a popular international audience".[1]
- ^ Parker, John; Rathbone, Richard (2007). African history : a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 124-5. ISBN 978-0192802484.