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Brooks Marmon

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2011

Publications

44

Citations

92

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Brooks Marmon studies the political history of Southern Africa, focusing especially on the decolonization of Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia), Malawi, and the wider Central/Southern African region during the mid-20th century. This work examines nationalist movements, Pan-Africanism, colonial-era political figures, and the transnational connections between anticolonial activists across Africa. The research relies heavily on archival and historical sources, including book reviews and biographical studies of key political actors.

Zimbabwean and Rhodesian political historyDecolonization and anticolonial movements in AfricaPan-Africanism and transnational African politicsColonial-era race and constitutional politics in Central/Southern AfricaBiographical studies of African nationalist and liberation figures

Publication output grew substantially from 2017 through a peak in 2022-2023, followed by a decline in the most recent years (2024-2026).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 12 publications12232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • South African Historical Journal×3
  • Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines×2
  • The Round Table×2
  • Cold War History×2
  • Journal of Southern African Studies×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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