Neil Parsons

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Botswana
Title	Professor of History
Affiliation	University of Botswana
Email	nparsons@mopipi.ub.bw
Mailing Address	Department of History University of Botswana P/Bag UB000703 Gaborone Botswana
Phone/Fax Number(s)	+267-355-2657
Countries of Specialization	Botswana
Research Interests	History of Botswana and Southern Africa, also African entertainers in the diaspora including U.S. and late 19th century/early 20th century British imperial history.
Teaching Interests	History of Botswana and Southern Africa, also African entertainers in the diaspora including U.S. and late 19th century/early 20th century British imperial history.
Publications	King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the great white queen: Victorian Britain through African eyes. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1998) Co-author, with Thomas Tlou and Willie Henderson Seretse Khama, 1921-80. (Gaborone : Botswana Society ; Braamfontein, South Africa: Macmillan, 1995). Co-editor, with Michael Crowder Monarch of all I survey: Bechuanaland diaries, 1929-37. By Sir Charles Rey. (Gaborone : Botswana Society ; New York : L. Barber Press ; London : James Currey, 1988).
Keywords	African history ; imperial history ; African entertainers ; diaspora ; British empire.