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Robert J. McMahon (historian)
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Robert J. McMahon is an American
historian
specializing in the history of foreign relations of the United States
. He currently holds the chair
of Ralph D. Mershon Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University
.
McMahon taught at the University of Florida
from 1982 to 2005, when he moved to Ohio State University. He has held visiting positions
at the University of Virginia
and University College Dublin. McMahon holds a joint appointment with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies
as OSU.
McMahon served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
in 2000.
McMahon is the author of Colonialism and Cold War: The United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence, 1945-49 (1981), The Cold War on the Periphery: the United States, India, and Pakistan (1994), The Limits of Empire: The United States and Southeast Asia since World War II (1999), The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction (2003), and Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order (2009).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
specializing in the history of foreign relations of the United States
Foreign relations of the United States
The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. The United States federal statutes relating to foreign relations can be found in Title 22 of the United States Code.-Pacific:-Americas:-Caribbean:...
. He currently holds the chair
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Ralph D. Mershon Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.
McMahon taught at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
from 1982 to 2005, when he moved to Ohio State University. He has held visiting positions
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and University College Dublin. McMahon holds a joint appointment with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Mershon Center for International Security Studies
The Mershon Center is an academic think tank at the Ohio State University in the United States. The institution was founded in 1952 when Colonel Ralph D. Mershon left funds to the university for the establishment of a research institution dedicated to research in the fields of international...
as OSU.
McMahon served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations is the leading learned society for the academic study of the history of United States foreign policy....
in 2000.
McMahon is the author of Colonialism and Cold War: The United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence, 1945-49 (1981), The Cold War on the Periphery: the United States, India, and Pakistan (1994), The Limits of Empire: The United States and Southeast Asia since World War II (1999), The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction (2003), and Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order (2009).
External links
- Profile from Ohio State University Department of History