Ira M. Lapidus is an Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at The University of California at Berkeley.[1] He is the author of A History of Islamic Societies, and Contemporary Islamic Movements in Historical Perspective, among other works.
Ira M. Lapidus
Born
(1937-06-09) 9 June 1937 (age 85) Brooklyn, New York
Lapidus was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was born to immigrant parents, who instilled a sense of the value of education in him and his brother. He attended Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, where a history teacher helped him prepare for admissions tests and suggested he pursue Asian history studies.[2]
Lapidus went on to college and graduate school at Harvard. As an undergraduate at Harvard, he took a course in Middle Eastern history taught by Sir Hamilton Gibb. He enjoyed the class and liked the instructor, who encouraged him to pursue social sciences in addition to history. Lapidus continued taking classes in Middle Eastern and Islamic history, and upon graduation entered a career in academia.[2]
Professor Lapidus began teaching at UC Berkeley in 1965. He primarily taught courses about early Islamic history and Modern Middle East history, but also courses on the history of the Mediterranean and Islam in South and South East Asia. In graduate seminars he taught Islamic history and courses on social science concepts and methods for historians. He has trained graduate students in History, Anthropology, Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, Political Science, Geography and other disciplines. Professor Lapidus has also lectured widely to public audiences, and has frequently been interviewed for television, radio and newspaper articles.[3]
Professor Lapidus was for many years Chairman of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Berkeley. He is a past president and director of the Middle East Studies Association (1984), and has served on numerous professional administrative, advisory and review committees including Visiting Committees for Georgetown and Harvard Universities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Institute for Advanced Studies. He was a member of United States Middle East Studies delegation to People's Republic of China. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Urban History, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, and the Journal of Early Modern Europe.[3]
Lapidus regularly visits Rome and other European cities with his wife, the writer Brenda Webster. Over the course of his academic career, he has done research in England, France, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, former Soviet Union, Pakistan, and India, and has traveled extensively in Muslim regions of North Africa, the Middle East, former Soviet Central Asia, India, Indonesia and western China.[3]
Photography
As well as his work in academia, Lapidus is a prolific fine art photographer whose work focuses on street scenes, city spaces, and reflections both literal and metaphorical. He has been exhibited at the A.C.C.I. Gallery in Berkeley, CA, the Club at the Claremont in Oakland, CA, the Fetterly Gallery in Vallejo, CA, and elsewhere. His work has been published in Photo Metro, Women's Studies, Fiction International, and the San Francisco Chronicle. His photos are held in numerous private collections.[4]
Fellowships, honors and awards
Lifetime Achievement Award, Middle East Medievalists, 2001[5]
American Philosophical Society, elected member, 1994[6]
Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study Center, 1990[7]
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Ira M Lapidus is an Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at The University of California at Berkeley 1 He is the author of A History of Islamic Societies and Contemporary Islamic Movements in Historical Perspective among other works Ira M LapidusBorn 1937 06 09 9 June 1937 age 85 Brooklyn New YorkOccupationProfessor Emeritus of History AuthorNationalityAmericanAlma materHarvard UniversitySubjectMiddle Eastern and Islamic HistoryNotable worksA History of Islamic SocietiesSpouseBrenda WebsterWebsitehistory wbr berkeley wbr edu wbr people wbr ira m lapidus Contents 1 Biography and academic career 2 Photography 3 Fellowships honors and awards 4 Professional associations 5 Books 6 References 7 External linksBiography and academic career EditLapidus was born and raised in Brooklyn New York He was born to immigrant parents who instilled a sense of the value of education in him and his brother He attended Jefferson High School in Brooklyn where a history teacher helped him prepare for admissions tests and suggested he pursue Asian history studies 2 Lapidus went on to college and graduate school at Harvard As an undergraduate at Harvard he took a course in Middle Eastern history taught by Sir Hamilton Gibb He enjoyed the class and liked the instructor who encouraged him to pursue social sciences in addition to history Lapidus continued taking classes in Middle Eastern and Islamic history and upon graduation entered a career in academia 2 Professor Lapidus began teaching at UC Berkeley in 1965 He primarily taught courses about early Islamic history and Modern Middle East history but also courses on the history of the Mediterranean and Islam in South and South East Asia In graduate seminars he taught Islamic history and courses on social science concepts and methods for historians He has trained graduate students in History Anthropology Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Political Science Geography and other disciplines Professor Lapidus has also lectured widely to public audiences and has frequently been interviewed for television radio and newspaper articles 3 Professor Lapidus was for many years Chairman of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Berkeley He is a past president and director of the Middle East Studies Association 1984 and has served on numerous professional administrative advisory and review committees including Visiting Committees for Georgetown and Harvard Universities the Rockefeller Foundation and the Institute for Advanced Studies He was a member of United States Middle East Studies delegation to People s Republic of China He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Urban History Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient and the Journal of Early Modern Europe 3 Lapidus regularly visits Rome and other European cities with his wife the writer Brenda Webster Over the course of his academic career he has done research in England France Turkey Egypt Syria former Soviet Union Pakistan and India and has traveled extensively in Muslim regions of North Africa the Middle East former Soviet Central Asia India Indonesia and western China 3 Photography EditAs well as his work in academia Lapidus is a prolific fine art photographer whose work focuses on street scenes city spaces and reflections both literal and metaphorical He has been exhibited at the A C C I Gallery in Berkeley CA the Club at the Claremont in Oakland CA the Fetterly Gallery in Vallejo CA and elsewhere His work has been published in Photo Metro Women s Studies Fiction International and the San Francisco Chronicle His photos are held in numerous private collections 4 Fellowships honors and awards EditLifetime Achievement Award Middle East Medievalists 2001 5 American Philosophical Society elected member 1994 6 Fellow Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Center 1990 7 His other notable fellowships include the Social Science Research Council the Guggenheim and Mellon Foundations the Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences the Hoover Institution the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Paris and the National Endowment for the Humanities 3 Professional associations EditPresident Middle East Studies Association 1983 84 8 Director The Urban History Association 1990 1996 9 Board of Directors Middle East Studies Association 1972 75 1981 85 10 Director Center for Muslim Christian Understanding Georgetown 1992 1996 11 Books EditMuslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages 1967 1984 Middle Eastern Cities editor 1969 Contemporary Islamic Movements in Historical Perspective 1984 Islam Politics and Social Movements editor with Edmund Burke 1988 A History of Islamic Societies 1988 2002 2014 Islamic Societies to the Nineteenth Century A Global History 2012References Edit CMES Affiliated Faculty Profile berkeley edu Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Retrieved 19 December 2010 a b UC Berkeley interview Retrieved 19 December 2010 a b c d Interview with Ira Lapidus June 2013 Ira Lapidus s photography website Retrieved 3 June 2013 Middle East Medievalists Retrieved 23 December 2010 American Philosophical Society Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 Retrieved 23 December 2010 Rockefeller Foundation PDF Archived from the original PDF on 1 July 2010 Retrieved 23 December 2010 Middle East Studies Association Member Profile Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 23 December 2010 Current and past officers of The Urban History Association Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 23 December 2010 Middle East Studies Association Center for Muslim Christian Understanding PDF External links EditAn interview with Ira M Lapidus http www iralapidusphotography com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ira M Lapidus amp oldid 1137595881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
