Julian T. Jackson
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Julian T. Jackson is a prominent British historian
. He is a Fellow of the British Academy
and of the Royal Historical Society
. Professor of History at Queen Mary, University of London
Julian Jackson is one of the leading authorities on twentieth-century France.
He was educated at the University of Cambridge
where he obtained his doctorate in 1982, having been supervised by Professor Christopher Andrew. After many years spent at the University of Wales, Swansea, he joined Queen Mary History Department in 2003.
Professor Jackson’s first two books were notable contributions about the crisis in France during the 1930s. The Politics of Depression France 1932-1936 (Cambridge University Press, 1985), was a study of economic policy-making in France during the Depression, and more generally of the impact of the depression on French politics. The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy 1934-1938 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), was a history of the French Popular Front
encompassing its political, social and cultural dimensions.
In more recent years Professor Jackson’s research interests have moved on to the period after 1940. In 2001 he published an extensive synthesis of France under the Occupation entitled France: the Dark Years 1940-1944 (Oxford University Press: 2001). This was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times History Book Prize and translated into French in 2003. The French translation was commended by the judges of the Prix Philippe Viannay-Défense de la France.
Jackson’s most recent books include, The Fall of France (2003) and De Gaulle (2003), and he edited The Short Oxford History of Europe 1900-1945 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002). The Fall of France was one of the winners of the Wolfson History Prize
for 2004. At present Professor Jackson is working on a study of homosexual politics in France after 1945 to be published by University of Chicago Press
.
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...
. He is a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
and of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
. Professor of History at Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
Julian Jackson is one of the leading authorities on twentieth-century France.
He was educated at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
where he obtained his doctorate in 1982, having been supervised by Professor Christopher Andrew. After many years spent at the University of Wales, Swansea, he joined Queen Mary History Department in 2003.
Professor Jackson’s first two books were notable contributions about the crisis in France during the 1930s. The Politics of Depression France 1932-1936 (Cambridge University Press, 1985), was a study of economic policy-making in France during the Depression, and more generally of the impact of the depression on French politics. The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy 1934-1938 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), was a history of the French Popular Front
Popular Front (France)
The Popular Front was an alliance of left-wing movements, including the French Communist Party , the French Section of the Workers' International and the Radical and Socialist Party, during the interwar period...
encompassing its political, social and cultural dimensions.
In more recent years Professor Jackson’s research interests have moved on to the period after 1940. In 2001 he published an extensive synthesis of France under the Occupation entitled France: the Dark Years 1940-1944 (Oxford University Press: 2001). This was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times History Book Prize and translated into French in 2003. The French translation was commended by the judges of the Prix Philippe Viannay-Défense de la France.
Jackson’s most recent books include, The Fall of France (2003) and De Gaulle (2003), and he edited The Short Oxford History of Europe 1900-1945 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002). The Fall of France was one of the winners of the Wolfson History Prize
Wolfson History Prize
The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public...
for 2004. At present Professor Jackson is working on a study of homosexual politics in France after 1945 to be published by University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
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