Patrick J. Furlong

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor of History
Affiliation	Alma College, Alma, Michigan
Email	furlong@alma.edu
Mailing Address	Department of History Alma College 614 W. Superior Street Alma, Michigan 48801 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: (989) 463-7254 fax: (989) 463-7277
Countries of Specialization	South Africa
Research Interests	Politics of AIDS in South Africa; Allied responses to Axis and pro-Axis activities in South Africa during World War II; Afrikaner nationalism (especially in 1930s and 1940s) Activities: Member, editorial advisory board, South African Historical Journal; active as book reviewer for variety of American and South African-based journals
Teaching Interests	(i) South African and (introductory) African history; (ii) modern European history, including Comparative Fascism, Modern Germany, and Europe 1914-1945; (iii) undergraduate overseas research seminar on World War II in National Archives, Kew, London
Publications	"South Africa," in Donald and April Gordon, eds., Understanding Contemporary Africa (Boulder, CO and London: Lynne Rienner, 3rd ed. 2001), pp.371-407. "The Bonds of War: The African National Congress, the Communist Party of South Africa and the Threat of `Fascism,'" South African Historical Journal 36 (1997): 68-87. (with Karen L. Ball) "From Apartheid to Development: Science Policy and the Politics of Race in South Africa," New Contree 45 (Sept. 1999): 117-133. "`Ever New!' Pragmatism and the Politics of Survival in the National Party 1914-2000," New Contree 47 (Sept. 2000): 63-83.
Keywords	politics ; aids ; Axis ; Afrikaners ; nationalism.