Nicholas W Stephenson SmithNicholas W. S. Smith received his PhD in African history from Northwestern University, Illinois, where his research won awards including an International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the SSRC. His research was funded by the UK Arts and Humanties Research Council and was nominated for the Royal Historical Society History Today prize. He has written several articles, including for the Journal of Eastern African Studies and Routledge Series on Indian Ocean and Trans-Asia. He is currently qualifying as a maritime solicitor in the UK. Read More Read Less