Alan Allport
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Alan Allport is a British
historian
whose work looks at the relationship between war and society during the period of the two world wars. He was born in Whiston
, Merseyside
and moved to the United States in 1994. Allport received a Ph.D.
in history from the University of Pennsylvania
in 2007 and currently teaches at Syracuse University
. His first book Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War, a study of the post-1945 military demobilisation
experience in Britain, was published by Yale University Press
in 2009 and won the 2010 Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award
.
United Kingdom
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
whose work looks at the relationship between war and society during the period of the two world wars. He was born in Whiston
Whiston, Merseyside
Whiston is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,629...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
and moved to the United States in 1994. Allport received a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in history from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 2007 and currently teaches at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. His first book Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War, a study of the post-1945 military demobilisation
Demobilization of the British Armed Forces after World War II
thumb|right|upright|A page from the official demobilization handbook, Release and Resettlement, which allowed British servicemen to calculate their 'release group number.'...
experience in Britain, was published by Yale University Press
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
in 2009 and won the 2010 Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award
Longman-History Today Awards
The Longman-History Today Awards is the name of an annual awards ceremony, run by Longman and History Today magazine, in which prizes are presented in various categories "to promote the study, publication and accessibility of history to a wide audience." The Awards, given in memory of one of the...
.