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He received honorary doctorates from the
University of Stirling (D. Univ.) in 1996 and the University of Birmingham (D. Litt.) in 2013. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1996. In 2011, former students and colleagues presented him with a book of essays, edited by
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Hopkins is known for his extensive work on the history of Africa, empires, and globalisation. He has been an editor of both the
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Beyond the Great
Divergence: Reconsidering the Nineteenth Century from Asian Perspectives
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415:'The Real American Empire', in James Belich, John Darwin and Christopher Wickham, eds.
338:‘"Crooked Like a Stick in Water": A Fractured Autobiography’, in Wm. Roger Louis, ed.,
275:(with P. J. Cain), ‘The Theory and Practice of Imperialism’, in Raymond E. Dumett, ed.
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Imperialism, Decolonisation and Africa: Historical Essays in Honour of John
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After completing his doctorate, Hopkins was employed as an
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Decline: Perceptions and Realities; Essays in Honour of Barry Supple
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Capitalism in the Colonies: African Merchants in Lagos, 1851–1931
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Global History: Interactions Between the Universal and the Local
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Journal of the Economic & Social History of the Orient
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Africa, Empire, and World Disorder: Historical Essays
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