2016
Van Den Bersselaar, D. D. W. J. (2016). Looking back on a career: unpacking African middle-class life histories. In G. Castryck, S. Strickrodt, & K. Werthmann (Eds.), Sources and Methods for African History and Culture. Essays in Honour of Adam Jones (pp. 431-448). Leipzig: Leipziger Universitaetsverlag.
2014
'Somebody must necessarily go to bring this drink'. Gin smugglers, chiefs and the state in colonial Ghana (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2014). 'Somebody must necessarily go to bring this drink'. Gin smugglers, chiefs and the state in colonial Ghana. Cultural and Social History, 11(2), 243-261. doi:10.2752/147800414X13893661072889DOI: 10.2752/147800414X13893661072889
van den Bersselaar, D. (2014). 'The rise of branded alcoholic drinks in West Africa'. In G. Klantschnig, N. Carrier, & C. Ambler (Eds.), Drugs in Africa (pp. 49-68). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2012
Missionary ethnographers and the history of anthropology: the case of G.T. Basden (Chapter)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2012). Missionary ethnographers and the history of anthropology: the case of G.T. Basden. In D. Maxwell, & P. Harries (Eds.), The Spiritual in the Secular: Missionaries and Knowledge about Africa (pp. 135-154). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
2011
WHO BELONGS TO THE ‘STAR PEOPLE’? NEGOTIATING BEER AND GIN ADVERTISEMENTS IN WEST AFRICA<scp>, 1949–</scp>75 (Journal article)
VAN DEN BERSSELAAR, D. (2011). WHO BELONGS TO THE ‘STAR PEOPLE’? NEGOTIATING BEER AND GIN ADVERTISEMENTS IN WEST AFRICA<scp>, 1949–</scp>75. The Journal of African History, 52(3), 385-408. doi:10.1017/s002185371100048xDOI: 10.1017/s002185371100048x
“No Longer at Ease”: Corruption as an Institution in West Africa (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D., & Decker, S. (2011). “No Longer at Ease”: Corruption as an Institution in West Africa. International Journal of Public Administration, 34(11), 741-752. doi:10.1080/01900692.2011.598272DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.598272
A NIGERIAN NATIONALIST IN LOCAL POLITICS - Obafemi Awolowo and the Making of Remo. The Local Politics of a Nigerian Nationalist. By Insa Nolte. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, 2009. Pp. xiii+321. £65, hardback (ISBN 978-0-7486-3895-6). (Journal article)
VAN DEN BERSSELAAR, D. (2011). A NIGERIAN NATIONALIST IN LOCAL POLITICS - Obafemi Awolowo and the Making of Remo. The Local Politics of a Nigerian Nationalist. By Insa Nolte. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, 2009. Pp. xiii+321. £65, hardback (ISBN 978-0-7486-3895-6).. The Journal of African History, 52(2), 258-260. doi:10.1017/s0021853711000326DOI: 10.1017/s0021853711000326
"Old-timers who still keep going": Retirement in Ghana? (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2011). "Old-timers who still keep going": Retirement in Ghana?. �sterreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften, 22(3), 136-152.
Jenever in West-Afrika: de drank voor chiefs en voorouders (Chapter)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2011). Jenever in West-Afrika: de drank voor chiefs en voorouders. In T. Vermeulen (Ed.), Oost West, Hollands Best: Jeneverexport Wereldwijd (pp. 70-87). Schiedam: Nationaal Jenevermuseum Schiedam.
Race, slavery and imperialism: knowledge production and personhood (Chapter)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2011). Race, slavery and imperialism: knowledge production and personhood. In W. E. Wariboko (Ed.), Race and the Civilizing Mission. Their Implications for the Framing of Blackness and African Personhood, 1800-1960 (pp. 83-102). Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.
“Doorway to Success?”: Reconstructing African Careers in European Business from Company House Magazines and Oral History Interviews (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2011). “Doorway to Success?”: Reconstructing African Careers in European Business from Company House Magazines and Oral History Interviews. History in Africa, 38, 257-294. doi:10.1353/hia.2011.0012DOI: 10.1353/hia.2011.0012
2010
A shared history of the transatlantic slave trade? (Chapter)
van den Bersselaar, D., & Thurston, T. (2010). A shared history of the transatlantic slave trade?. In A. Walker (Ed.), History Teaching Review Year Book 2010 (Vol. 24, pp. 26-30). Clydebank: S.A.T.H..
Chronology (Chapter)
den Bersselaar, D., & Barson, T. (2010). Chronology. In T. Barson, & P. Gorschlueter (Eds.), Afro Modern: Journeys Through the Black Atlantic (pp. 284-295). Liverpool and London: Tate Publishing.
From farmers to traders: shifting identities in rural Igbo society, Nigeria (Chapter)
Van Den Bersselaar, D., & Chukwuezi, B. (2010). From farmers to traders: shifting identities in rural Igbo society, Nigeria. In D. F. Bryceson (Ed.), How Africa Works: Occupational Change, Identity and Morality (pp. 29-46). Rugby: Practical Action Publishing.
2009
John Parker and Richard Rathbone, African History: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pb £6.99 –978 0 19280 248 4). 2007, 144 pp. (Journal article)
Rossi, B., & Van den Bersselaar, D. (2009). John Parker and Richard Rathbone, African History: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pb £6.99 –978 0 19280 248 4). 2007, 144 pp.. Africa, 79(2), 317-318. doi:10.3366/e0001972009000813DOI: 10.3366/e0001972009000813
2008
Collecting empire? African objects, West African trade, and a Liverpool museum (Chapter)
Kingdom, Z., & Van Den Bersselaar, D. (2008). Collecting empire? African objects, West African trade, and a Liverpool museum. In S. Haggerty, A. Webster, & N. J. White (Eds.), The Empire in One City? Liverpool's Inconvenient Imperial Past. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Retrieved from http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogue/book.asp?id=2680
2007
King of Drinks. Nederlandse Jenever in West-Afrika (Book)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2007). King of Drinks. Nederlandse Jenever in West-Afrika. Schiedam: Musis.
Slave-trade city revisited: moving beyond the triangle (Chapter)
van Den Bersselaar, D. (2007). Slave-trade city revisited: moving beyond the triangle. In J. K. Anquandah (Ed.), The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Landmarks, Legacies, Expectations (pp. 295-304). Accra: Sub-Saharan Africa Publishers.
Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900 (Journal article)
Mann, K. (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900. Unknown Journal, 83(2), 438-440.
The King of Drinks: Schnapps Gin from Modernity to Tradition (Book)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2007). The King of Drinks: Schnapps Gin from Modernity to Tradition. Leiden and Boston: Brill.
The Man-leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria (Journal article)
Pratten, D. (2007). The Man-leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria. Unknown Journal, 2(50), 305-306.
2006
'Acknowledging knowledge: dissemination and reception of expertise in colonial Africa' (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2006). 'Acknowledging knowledge: dissemination and reception of expertise in colonial Africa'. History in Africa, 33, 389-394.
Constructions of Belonging. Igbo Communities and the Nigerian State in the Twentieth Century (Journal article)
Harneit-Sievers, A. (2006). Constructions of Belonging. Igbo Communities and the Nigerian State in the Twentieth Century. Unknown Journal, 48(3), 497-499.
Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana (Journal article)
Lentz, C. (2006). Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana. Unknown Journal, 108(433), 698-699.
Missionary Knowledge and the State in Colonial Nigeria: On How G. T. Basden became an Expert (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2006). Missionary Knowledge and the State in Colonial Nigeria: On How G. T. Basden became an Expert. History in Africa, 33, 433-450. doi:10.1353/hia.2006.0006DOI: 10.1353/hia.2006.0006
Modernity rejected? Marketing schnapps gin in West Africa, 1945-1970 (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2006). Modernity rejected? Marketing schnapps gin in West Africa, 1945-1970. Lagos Notes and Records, 12, 43-66.
2005
IMAGINING HOME: MIGRATION AND THE IGBO VILLAGE IN COLONIAL NIGERIA (Journal article)
VAN DEN BERSSELAAR, D. (2005). IMAGINING HOME: MIGRATION AND THE IGBO VILLAGE IN COLONIAL NIGERIA. The Journal of African History, 46(1), 51-73. doi:10.1017/s0021853704000015DOI: 10.1017/s0021853704000015
Farmers and Townspeople in a Changing Nigeria: Abakaliki during colonial times (1905-1960) (Journal article)
Ottenberg, S. (2005). Farmers and Townspeople in a Changing Nigeria: Abakaliki during colonial times (1905-1960). Unknown Journal, 3(77), 468-469.
Palmol, Elfenbein und europaische Waren. Faktoreien und Handelshauser in West- und Zentralafrika (Chapter)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2005). Palmol, Elfenbein und europaische Waren. Faktoreien und Handelshauser in West- und Zentralafrika. In J. Schneider, U. Roeschenthaler, & B. Gardi (Eds.), (pp. 151-162). Basel: Christoph Merian Verlag.
The Pan-African Nation: Oil and the Spectacle of Culture in Nigeria (Journal article)
Apter, A. (2005). The Pan-African Nation: Oil and the Spectacle of Culture in Nigeria. Unknown Journal, 47(2), 351-353.
2004
Establishing the Facts: P. A. Talbot and the 1921 Census of Nigeria (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2004). Establishing the Facts: P. A. Talbot and the 1921 Census of Nigeria. History in Africa, 31, 69-102. doi:10.1017/s0361541300003405DOI: 10.1017/s0361541300003405
Mapping Yoruba Networks: Power and Agency in the Making of Transnational Communities (Journal article)
Kamari, M. C. (2004). Mapping Yoruba Networks: Power and Agency in the Making of Transnational Communities. Unknown Journal, 46(3), 516-517.
2003
‘Civil Disorder is the Disease of Ibadan’: Chieftaincy and Civic Culture in a Yoruba City (Journal article)
Watson, R. (2003). ‘Civil Disorder is the Disease of Ibadan’: Chieftaincy and Civic Culture in a Yoruba City. Unknown Journal, 46(1), 168-170.
2002
Black Business and Economic Power (Journal article)
Alusine, J., & Toyin, F. (2002). Black Business and Economic Power. Unknown Journal, 73(3), 482-483.
Nigeria in the Twentieth Century (Journal article)
Toyin, F. (2002). Nigeria in the Twentieth Century. Unknown Journal, 45(1), 153-154.
Poison and Medicine. Ethnicity, Power, and Violence in a Nigerian City (Journal article)
Douglas, A. (2002). Poison and Medicine. Ethnicity, Power, and Violence in a Nigerian City. Unknown Journal, 4(74), 711-713.
Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands Since 1914 (Journal article)
Nugent, P. (2002). Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands Since 1914. Unknown Journal, 26(1), 171-173.
2000
The Language of Igbo Ethnic Nationalism (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (2000). The Language of Igbo Ethnic Nationalism. Language Problems and Language Planning, 24(2), 123-147. doi:10.1075/lplp.24.2.02berDOI: 10.1075/lplp.24.2.02ber
1998
In Search of Igbo Identity. Language, Culture and Politics in Nigeria, 1900-1966 (Book)
van den Bersselaar, D. (1998). In Search of Igbo Identity. Language, Culture and Politics in Nigeria, 1900-1966 . Leiden: Leiden University.
1997
Creating ‘Union Ibo’: Missionaries and the Igbo language (Journal article)
van den Bersselaar, D. (1997). Creating ‘Union Ibo’: Missionaries and the Igbo language. Africa, 67(2), 273-295. doi:10.2307/1161445DOI: 10.2307/1161445
