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Steven Pincus

February 15, 2024

Steven Pincus is the Thomas E. Donnelly Professor of British History at the University of Chicago, where he specializes in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British and European history.

Education and career edit

In 1990, Pincus received a PhD in history from Harvard University. He is a prominent scholar of Early Modern British history,[1] and his work has focused on the 17th century, in particular the Glorious Revolution and English foreign policy. His book 1688: The First Modern Revolution has been praised as providing "a new understanding of the origins of the modern, liberal state."[2] The Economist named it as one of the best books on history published in 2009.[3] Professor Mark Knights called it "brilliant and provocative," for Pincus argues the revolution of 1688 was the first modern revolution. 1688 was violent and divisive; it represented not a coup or invasion but a popular rejection of the king's absolutist modernisation based on the French Catholic model. The Revolution, Pincus argues, expressed an Anglo-Dutch emphasis on consent of the governed, toleration of different forms of Protestantism, free debate and free commerce.[4] Other reviews were more negative, however. Professor Grant Tapsell of Oxford University said it was "fundamentally flawed in three ways: the argument is most implausible where it is most novel; the evidence used to make the argument is mishandled; and much of the book involves reinventing the wheel due to a bizarrely patchy engagement with existing popular culture."[5]

Pincus has proposed a theory of revolution that is based on opposing forces of modernization. In his telling, revolutions occur when a state embarks on a strong modernization program, and as a result of the state's attempts to modernize, divergent revolutionary forces form in order to provide alternative routes towards modernization.[6] In contrast to most theories that seek to explain the origins of revolutions, Pincus argues that "state modernization is a necessary prerequisite to revolution"[6] because state modernization "necessarily brings a huge swath of people into contact with the state"[6] which "encourages those for whom national politics was previously distant and largely unimportant to care deeply about the state's ideological and political direction."[6] Additionally, Pincus argues that, in order to implement their programs of reform, modernizing states "have to proclaim and explain their new direction"[6] to these "new publics."[6] By dramatically expanding the reach of the state and creating an ideological justification for this expansion, Pincus claims that modernizing states enable revolutions to take shape where no revolution could have previously formed.

Pincus has argued that the British Empire should be understood as a "global actor" with "partisan politics that spanned the empire" rather than a set of distinct regions.[7]

In March 2010 he delivered the Sir John Neale lecture at University College London. He was in Oxford for the 2010–2011 academic year working on the origins of the British Empire.

Family edit

Pincus is married to Susan Stokes and has three sons (David, Andrew, and Sam).

Titles and positions edit

Selected works edit

  • "Popery, Trade and Universal Monarchy: the ideological context of the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War." English Historical Review (1992): 1-29. in JSTOR
  • "Republicanism, Absolutism, and Universal Monarchy: English Popular Sentiment During the Third Dutch War." in Culture and Society in the Stuart Restoration: Literature, Drama, History, ed. Gerald MacLean (Cambridge, 1995) (1995): 258–9.
  • "'Coffee Politicians Does Create': Coffeehouses and Restoration Political Culture," The Journal of Modern History Vol. 67, No. 4, December 1995.
  • "From butterboxes to wooden shoes: the shift in English popular sentiment from anti-Dutch to anti-French in the 1670s." The Historical Journal 38.2 (1995): 333–361.
  • "The English debate over universal monarchy." A union for empire: political thought and the British Union of 1707 (1995): 37–62.
  • "'To protect English liberties': The English Nationalist Revolution of 1688-1689." in Protestantism and national identity: Britain and Ireland (1998): 75–104.
  • "The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture." The European Legacy 5.4 (2000): 531–545.
  • with James A. Robinson. "What really happened during the Glorious Revolution?" No. w17206. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011. online
  • Pincus, Steven. "A Fight for the Future." History Today 59.10 (2009): 10+

Books edit

References edit

  1. ^ . The New York Review of Books. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. ^ "England's Revolution". The Economist. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Books of the Year: Page-turners". The Economist. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. ^ Mark Knights, review of 1688: The First Modern Revolution, (review no. 884) online; Date accessed: 2 July 2012
  5. ^ Tapsell, Grant. "Not So Revolutionary". The Review of Politics, vol. 72, no. 4, 2010, pp. 717–723. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40961150. Accessed 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Pincus, Steve (2009). 1688: The First Modern Revolution. Yale University Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780300171433.
  7. ^ Pincus, Steven; Bains, Tiraana; Zuercher Reichardt, A. (2019). "Thinking the empire whole". History Australia. 16 (4): 610–637. doi:10.1080/14490854.2019.1670692. S2CID 213899229.

External links edit

  • Faculty page at Yale University

February 15, 2024
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Steven Pincus is the Thomas E Donnelly Professor of British History at the University of Chicago where he specializes in seventeenth and eighteenth century British and European history Contents 1 Education and career 2 Family 3 Titles and positions 4 Selected works 4 1 Books 5 References 6 External linksEducation and career editIn 1990 Pincus received a PhD in history from Harvard University He is a prominent scholar of Early Modern British history 1 and his work has focused on the 17th century in particular the Glorious Revolution and English foreign policy His book 1688 The First Modern Revolution has been praised as providing a new understanding of the origins of the modern liberal state 2 The Economist named it as one of the best books on history published in 2009 3 Professor Mark Knights called it brilliant and provocative for Pincus argues the revolution of 1688 was the first modern revolution 1688 was violent and divisive it represented not a coup or invasion but a popular rejection of the king s absolutist modernisation based on the French Catholic model The Revolution Pincus argues expressed an Anglo Dutch emphasis on consent of the governed toleration of different forms of Protestantism free debate and free commerce 4 Other reviews were more negative however Professor Grant Tapsell of Oxford University said it was fundamentally flawed in three ways the argument is most implausible where it is most novel the evidence used to make the argument is mishandled and much of the book involves reinventing the wheel due to a bizarrely patchy engagement with existing popular culture 5 Pincus has proposed a theory of revolution that is based on opposing forces of modernization In his telling revolutions occur when a state embarks on a strong modernization program and as a result of the state s attempts to modernize divergent revolutionary forces form in order to provide alternative routes towards modernization 6 In contrast to most theories that seek to explain the origins of revolutions Pincus argues that state modernization is a necessary prerequisite to revolution 6 because state modernization necessarily brings a huge swath of people into contact with the state 6 which encourages those for whom national politics was previously distant and largely unimportant to care deeply about the state s ideological and political direction 6 Additionally Pincus argues that in order to implement their programs of reform modernizing states have to proclaim and explain their new direction 6 to these new publics 6 By dramatically expanding the reach of the state and creating an ideological justification for this expansion Pincus claims that modernizing states enable revolutions to take shape where no revolution could have previously formed Pincus has argued that the British Empire should be understood as a global actor with partisan politics that spanned the empire rather than a set of distinct regions 7 In March 2010 he delivered the Sir John Neale lecture at University College London He was in Oxford for the 2010 2011 academic year working on the origins of the British Empire Family editPincus is married to Susan Stokes and has three sons David Andrew and Sam Titles and positions edit1993 2005 Professor of History University of Chicago 2005 2018 Bradford Durfee Professor of History Yale University 2018 present Thomas E Donnelly Professor of British History University of ChicagoSelected works edit Popery Trade and Universal Monarchy the ideological context of the outbreak of the Second Anglo Dutch War English Historical Review 1992 1 29 in JSTOR Republicanism Absolutism and Universal Monarchy English Popular Sentiment During the Third Dutch War in Culture and Society in the Stuart Restoration Literature Drama History ed Gerald MacLean Cambridge 1995 1995 258 9 Coffee Politicians Does Create Coffeehouses and Restoration Political Culture The Journal of Modern History Vol 67 No 4 December 1995 From butterboxes to wooden shoes the shift in English popular sentiment from anti Dutch to anti French in the 1670s The Historical Journal 38 2 1995 333 361 The English debate over universal monarchy A union for empire political thought and the British Union of 1707 1995 37 62 To protect English liberties The English Nationalist Revolution of 1688 1689 in Protestantism and national identity Britain and Ireland 1998 75 104 The Making of a Great Power Universal Monarchy Political Economy and the Transformation of English Political Culture The European Legacy 5 4 2000 531 545 with James A Robinson What really happened during the Glorious Revolution No w17206 National Bureau of Economic Research 2011 online Pincus Steven A Fight for the Future History Today 59 10 2009 10 Books edit Protestantism and Patriotism Ideologies and the Making of English Foreign Policy 1650 1668 Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 A Nation Transformed England after the Restoration edited with Alan Houston Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001 England s Glorious Revolution A Brief History with Documents New York Palgrave Macmillan 2006 The Politics of the Public Sphere in Early Modern England edited with Peter Lake Manchester Manchester University Press 2007 1688 The First Modern Revolution New Haven Yale University Press 2009 The Heart of the Declaration The Founders Case for an Activist Government New Haven Yale University Press 2016 References edit How England Became Modern A Revolutionary View The New York Review of Books 19 November 2009 Archived from the original on 3 November 2009 Retrieved 21 December 2009 England s Revolution The Economist 15 October 2009 Retrieved 21 December 2009 Books of the Year Page turners The Economist 3 December 2009 Retrieved 21 December 2009 Mark Knights review of 1688 The First Modern Revolution review no 884 online Date accessed 2 July 2012 Tapsell Grant Not So Revolutionary The Review of Politics vol 72 no 4 2010 pp 717 723 JSTOR www jstor org stable 40961150 Accessed 12 June 2021 a b c d e f Pincus Steve 2009 1688 The First Modern Revolution Yale University Press p 39 ISBN 9780300171433 Pincus Steven Bains Tiraana Zuercher Reichardt A 2019 Thinking the empire whole History Australia 16 4 610 637 doi 10 1080 14490854 2019 1670692 S2CID 213899229 External links editFaculty page at Yale University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steven Pincus amp oldid 1156878200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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