Barbara Emerson
Barbara Emerson is an English historian and biographer, known for her biography of King Leopold II of Belgium. She was also a fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford.[1]
Barbara Emerson | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St. Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Historian and Biographer |
Notable work | Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism "The Black Prince" "Paul Devaux" |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Emerson (div) |
Emerson received her degree in PPE from St Hilda's College, Oxford where she later taught.[2]
She was highly critical of Adam Hochschild's book King Leopold's Ghost, rebuking it in The Guardian as "a very shoddy piece of work."[3]
Works
- The Black Prince (1976)
- Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism (1979)
- Paul Delvaux (1985)
References
- "ยป Author Bios Advanced Historical Method 304". Blogs.dickinson.edu. 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ""The memory of Congo : the colonial era"". Oxfordandcambridge.be. 2005-10-02. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- Bates, Stephen (13 May 1999). "The Hidden Holocaust". The Guardian.
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