Watts, Sheldon J.
WATTS, Sheldon J.
WATTS, Sheldon J. American, b. 1934. Genres: History. Career: Writer. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, senior lecturer, 1977-84; American University, Cairo, Egypt, historian, 1990-92, independent scholar, 1992-. Publications: A Social History of Western Europe, 1450-1720: Tensions and Solidarities among Rural People, 1984; Epidemics and History: Disease, Power, and Imperialism, 1998. Address: 13 Birgas, Apt. 701, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt.
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