Charles King (professor of international affairs)
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 Georgetown University Professor Charles King speaking on his book Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (2014) at Politics and Prose book store, Washington, D.C., September 21, 2014. | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International Affairs and government |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
Charles King (born 1967) is the Professor of International Affairs and Government at
Education
A former
honors society.Career
At Georgetown University, King teaches courses in comparative politics, East European studies, and international affairs. He is a three-time recipient of teaching awards from Georgetown University. Prior to joining the faculty of Georgetown University in 1996, he was the Rank and Manning Junior Research Fellow at
He is the author of multiple books, including, Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams (W. W. Norton, 2011), Extreme Politics: Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe (Oxford University Press, 2010), The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (Oxford University Press, 2008), The Black Sea: A History (Oxford University Press, 2004), and The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture (Hoover Institution Press, 2000).
King's book, Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (W.W. Norton, 2014) received a highly positive review by
Partial bibliography
- Ending Civil Wars (1997), ISBN 0-19-829343-7
- Nations Abroad: Diaspora Politics and International Relations in the Former Soviet Union (1998), co-editor, ISBN 0-8133-3738-0
- Post-Soviet Moldova: A Borderland in Transition (1998), ISBN 973-98091-1-1
- The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture (1999), ISBN 0-8179-9792-X
- The Black Sea: A History (2004), ISBN 0-19-924161-9
- The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (2008), ISBN 0-19-517775-4
- Extreme Politics: Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe (2010), ISBN 0-19-537038-4
- Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams (2011), ISBN 978-0-393-07084-2
- Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (2014), ISBN 978-0393089141
- Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century (2019), ISBN 9780385542197
Awards
- 2011: National Jewish Book Award in Writing Based on Archival Material for Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams[4]
- 2020: Anisfield-Wolf Award[6]for Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
References
- ^ "Marshall Scholar Alumni by Year from Association of Marshall Scholars". Association of Marshall Scholars. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Goodwin, Jason (2014-12-05). "'Midnight at the Pera Palace,' by Charles King". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "The Society of American Historians Announces 2020 Prizes". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Gods of the Upper Air". Anisfield-Wolf Award. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
External links
- Charles King Author Website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview with King on "New Books in History"
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