Harold James Perkin (11 November 1926 – 16 October 2004) was a distinguished English social historian who was the founder of the Social History Society in 1976.
harold, perkin, harold, james, perkin, november, 1926, october, 2004, distinguished, english, social, historian, founder, social, history, society, 1976, harold, james, perkinborn11, november, 1926hanley, staffordshire, englanddied16, october, 2004academic, ba. Harold James Perkin 11 November 1926 16 October 2004 was a distinguished English social historian who was the founder of the Social History Society in 1976 Harold James PerkinBorn11 November 1926Hanley Staffordshire EnglandDied16 October 2004Academic backgroundAlma materJesus College CambridgeAcademic workDisciplineHistorianInstitutionsUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of LancasterNorthwestern UniversityRice University Contents 1 Background 2 Academic career 3 Publications 4 Television 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditPerkin was born in Hanley Staffordshire of humble origins He attended Hanley High School and won a scholarship to Jesus College Cambridge from 1945 gaining a starred First Class degree in 1948 After National Service in the RAF he was rejected by his Cambridge college to study for a PhD He began extramural history teaching from 1950 with the University of Manchester 1 2 3 4 Academic career EditPerkin was a Lecturer in Social History at the University of Manchester 1951 1965 then a Senior Lecturer 1965 1967 a Professor 1967 1984 in Social History and Director of the centre for Social History 1974 84 at the University of Lancaster and an Emeritus Professor of History at Northwestern University Illinois 1985 1997 In addition he held a visiting professorship at Rice University founded the Social History Society and was Chairman 1976 1991 and served as chief salary negotiator for the Association of University Teachers of which he was later President Perkin was a distinguished pioneering social historian whose interests included Transport 5 Publications EditPerkin H J 1969 New Universities in the United Kingdom Case Studies on Innovation in Higher Education Paris OECD 6 Perkin H J 1969 Key Profession History of the Association of University Teachers London Routledge amp Kegan Paul ISBN 0 7100 6501 9 Perkin H J 1969 The Origins of Modern English Society 1780 1880 London Routledge amp Kegan Paul ISBN 0 7100 4567 0 Perkin H J 1970 The Age of the Railway Panther Books ISBN 978 0877493518 Perkin H J 1970 History Outline Law Book Co of Australasia ISBN 0 7100 6814 X Perkin H J 1976 Age of the Automobile Quartet Books ISBN 0 7043 2112 2 Perkin H J 1981 The Structured Crowd Essays in English Social History Harvester Books ISBN 0 85527 413 1 Perkin H J 1989 The Rise of Professional Society England Since 1880 London Routledge ISBN 0 415 30178 5 Perkin H J 1996 The Third Revolution Professional Elites in the Modern World London Routledge ISBN 0 415 14337 3 Perkin H J 2002 The Making of a Social Historian autobiography Athena Press ISBN 978 1844010141Television EditTelevision shows for Granada TV The Age of the Railway 1970 The Age of the Automobile 1976Both were later issued in book form References Edit Professor Harold Perkin Obituary The Times 15 December 2004 David Cannadine Harold Perkin Obituary The Guardian Saturday 23 October 2004 Jeffrey Richards Professor Harold Perkin Obituary dead link The Independent 2 November 2004 In Memoriam Harold Perkin American Historical Association Obituary Pamela Cox Social History 40 Years On History Today Vol 66 5 May 2016 Complete text in pdfExternal links EditHarold Perkin Entry at Making History website Institute of Historical Research University of London Accessed December 2011Professional and academic associationsPreceded byCreation Chair of the Social History Society1976 1991 Succeeded byEric J Evans Portals United Kingdom Biography History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Perkin amp oldid 1154744604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,