This biographical essay sketches Patrick Manning’s career in world history and the contributions he has made to the field. Starting as a social and economic historian of Africa, Manning has continued to expand his interests by responding to the calls that history as an intellectual enterprise receives from society. As an educator and academic organizer, Manning taught for many years at Northeastern University and the University of Pittsburgh, established and helped to build many graduate programs and scholarly associations, and served as vice president (2004–2006) and president (2016–2017) of the American Historical Association.

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从奴隶贸易到人类系统：帕特里克·曼宁与世界历史

这篇传记性文章概述了帕特里克·曼宁在世界历史上的职业以及他对该领域的贡献。曼宁从非洲的社会和经济历史学家开始，通过回应作为知识型企业的历史从社会接受的呼吁，继续扩大自己的兴趣。作为教育者和学术组织者，曼宁在东北大学和匹兹堡大学任教多年，建立并帮助建立了许多研究生课程和学术协会，并担任副总裁（2004–2006）和总裁（2016–2017）美国历史协会。