Gareth Stedman JonesFBA (born 17 December 1942) is an English academic and historian.[1] As Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary, University of London, he deals particularly with working-class history and Marxism.[2]
He moved to Cambridge in 1974, becoming a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and in 1979, a lecturer in history. He was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, from 1967 to 1970, a senior associate member of St Antony's College, Oxford, in 1971–1972, and an Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Goethe University, Frankfurt in 1973–1974, before becoming a lecturer in history at Cambridge in 1979–1986 and a reader in history of social thought there in 1986–1997.[3] He has served as co-director of the Centre for History and Economics at King's since 1991 and held the post of professor of political science from 1997 to 2010.[4] In 2010 Stedman Jones became Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary, University of London.[5]
In 2018, reviewing Stedman Jones's intellectual evolution, historian Terence Renaud described a "journey from the New Left, through French structuralism, to a contextualist practice of intellectual history that leaves Marxism behind."[6]
Publicationsedit
Outcast London, Oxford, 1971, reprinted 1984 (with new preface), 1992 and 2002
Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History, 1832–1982, Cambridge, 1983
Klassen, Politik, Sprache, edited by {Peter Schöttler}, Munster, 1988
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto, Harmondsworth, 2002: introduction of 180 pp.
An End to Poverty? London, Profile Books, July 2004[7]
Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, published by Allan Lane, August 2016
External linksedit
Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 23 April 2012 (video)
Referencesedit
^Hunt, Tristram (28 July 2006). "Lessons for Beijing emerge from the Dickensian smog". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^Queen Mary University of London School of History Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^Joint Centre for History and Economics Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^"King's History Fellows". King's College. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^"Gareth Stedman Jones". Joint Centre for History and Economics. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^"Inflatable Marx," review of Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, H-Ideas (March 2018).[1]
^Howe, Stephen (6 August 2004). "A wealth of ideas about an age-old problem". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
gareth, stedman, jones, born, december, 1942, english, academic, historian, professor, history, ideas, queen, mary, university, london, deals, particularly, with, working, class, history, marxism, fbaborn, 1942, december, 1942, occupationsprofessorhistorianaca. Gareth Stedman Jones FBA born 17 December 1942 is an English academic and historian 1 As Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary University of London he deals particularly with working class history and Marxism 2 Gareth Stedman JonesFBABorn 1942 12 17 17 December 1942 age 81 OccupationsProfessorHistorianAcademic backgroundAlma materSt Paul s SchoolLincoln College Oxford MA Nuffield College Oxford DPhil Academic workDisciplineHistoryInstitutionsQueen Mary University of LondonMain interestsHistory of Ideas Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 3 External links 4 ReferencesCareer editEducated at St Paul s School and Lincoln College Oxford where he graduated in history in 1964 Stedman Jones went on to Nuffield College Oxford to take a DPhil in 1970 citation needed He moved to Cambridge in 1974 becoming a fellow of King s College Cambridge and in 1979 a lecturer in history He was a research fellow at Nuffield College Oxford from 1967 to 1970 a senior associate member of St Antony s College Oxford in 1971 1972 and an Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Fellow Department of Philosophy Goethe University Frankfurt in 1973 1974 before becoming a lecturer in history at Cambridge in 1979 1986 and a reader in history of social thought there in 1986 1997 3 He has served as co director of the Centre for History and Economics at King s since 1991 and held the post of professor of political science from 1997 to 2010 4 In 2010 Stedman Jones became Professor of the History of Ideas at Queen Mary University of London 5 From 1964 to 1981 Stedman Jones served on the editorial board of the New Left Review He was a joint founder of the History Workshop Journal in 1976 citation needed In 2018 reviewing Stedman Jones s intellectual evolution historian Terence Renaud described a journey from the New Left through French structuralism to a contextualist practice of intellectual history that leaves Marxism behind 6 Publications editOutcast London Oxford 1971 reprinted 1984 with new preface 1992 and 2002 Languages of Class Studies in English Working Class History 1832 1982 Cambridge 1983 Klassen Politik Sprache edited by Peter Schottler Munster 1988 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels The Communist Manifesto Harmondsworth 2002 introduction of 180 pp An End to Poverty London Profile Books July 2004 7 Karl Marx Greatness and Illusion published by Allan Lane August 2016External links editInterviewed by Alan Macfarlane 23 April 2012 video References edit Hunt Tristram 28 July 2006 Lessons for Beijing emerge from the Dickensian smog The Guardian Retrieved 29 May 2011 Queen Mary University of London School of History Retrieved 11 July 2017 Joint Centre for History and Economics Retrieved 17 July 2017 King s History Fellows King s College Retrieved 29 May 2011 Gareth Stedman Jones Joint Centre for History and Economics Retrieved 19 November 2023 Inflatable Marx review of Karl Marx Greatness and Illusion H Ideas March 2018 1 Howe Stephen 6 August 2004 A wealth of ideas about an age old problem The Independent Retrieved 29 May 2011 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp United Kingdom nbsp History nbsp This biography article of a United Kingdom academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gareth Stedman Jones amp oldid 1185905431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
