Ruth First
Impact in
- Anthropology top 5%
- African history and culture studies
- Development top 5%
- International Development and Aid
Papers in
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- Global Peace and Security Dynamics 7
- African history and culture analysis 2
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- African history and culture studies 7
Ruth First
22 papers receiving 270 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 58
- Anthropology 107
- Development 37
- Archeology 6
- Sociology and Political Science 229
- History 49
Countries citing papers authored by Ruth First
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth First
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Gold: The Mozambican Miner, Proletarian and Peasant | 1983 | 120 |
| 2 | The barrel of a gun: Political power in Africa and the coup d'état | 1970 | 61 |
| 3 | 1975 | 29 | |
| 4 | Libya: The Elusive Revolution | 1974 | 28 |
| 5 | 1982 | 28 | |
| 6 | 117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African 90-Day Detention Law | 1965 | 23 |
| 7 | Power in Africa | 1970 | 19 |
| 8 | The Mozambican Miner: A study in the export of labour | 1977 | 16 |
| 9 | 1975 | 13 | |
| 10 | 1978 | 11 | |
| 11 | 1985 | 10 | |
| 12 | 1974 | 9 | |
| 13 | One hundred and seventeen days : an account of confinement and interrogation under the South African ninety-day detention law | 1965 | 7 |
| 14 | Strategies of social research in Mozambique | 1982 | 6 |
| 15 | Uganda: the latest coup d'état in Africa | 1971 | 5 |
| 16 | 1964 | 5 | |
| 17 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 18 | 1985 | 4 | |
| 19 | 1976 | 3 | |
| 20 | 1973 | 2 |
About Ruth First
Ruth First is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Development and Law, having authored 26 papers that have together received 406 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Peace and Security Dynamics (7 papers), African history and culture studies (7 papers), International Development and Aid (3 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (3 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 papers), African history and culture analysis (2 papers), South African History and Culture (1 paper) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (107 citations), Development (37 citations), Archeology (6 citations), Sociology and Political Science (229 citations) and History (49 citations). Frequent co-authors include Ann Scott, Elaine Showalter, Raphael Kaplinsky, Carol Ascher, Byron D. Cannon, Robert O. Matthews, John D. Hargreaves, Elisabeth Young‐Bruehl, William Gutteridge and Barry Munslow. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Review of African Political Economy, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, The American Historical Review and International Affairs.
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