Eric D. Weitz
FBA, FRHistS Eric D. Weitz | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | June 15, 1953
Died | July 1, 2021 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | History professor |
Spouse |
Brigitta van Rheinberg
(m. 2011–2021) |
Children | 2 |
Academic background | |
Education | civil rights |
Eric D. Weitz (June 15, 1953[1] – July 1, 2021) was an American historian.[2][3][4]
Education
He studied at Boston University for his MA, and received his PhD supervised by Norman Naimark.[5] His dissertation was "Conflict in the Ruhr: Workers and Socialist Politics in Essen, 1910–1925".[5][6]
Themes of research and writing
Weitz specialized in German history, Soviet history, and genocide studies.[5][7]
According to historian Sarah K. Danielsson, Weitz's historical "work on genocide had always grappled with the root causes of mass violence and extermination, and it led him to look at the history of human rights."[5]
He edited "Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity” at Princeton University Press.[5][8]
Political views
Eric Weitz joined a number of scholars in condemning Donald Trump in 2016.[5] He compared Donald Trump's right-wing populism to the political atmosphere in the Weimar Republic.[9][10][11] Weitz criticized what he saw as increasing political polarization.[7]
Works
- Weitz, Eric D. (1997). Creating German Communism, 1890-1990: From Popular Protests to Socialist State. Princeton University Press.
- Weitz, Eric D. (2002). "Racial Politics without the Concept of Race: Reevaluating Soviet Ethnic and National Purges". Slavic Review. 61 (1): 1–29. S2CID 156279881.
- Weitz, Eric D. (2015) [2003]. A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation. Princeton University Press.
- Weitz, Eric D. (2018) [2007]. Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy. Princeton University Press.
- Weitz, Eric D. (2019). A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States. Princeton University Press.
References
- ^ Fenstermaker, MaryKate (22 July 2021). "Former history professor and scholar of modern Europe Eric Weitz dies at 68". The Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Eric D. Weitz". www.gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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- ^ Weitz, Eric D. (1989). Conflict in the Ruhr: Workers and Socialist Politics in Essen, 1910-1925. Boston University.
- ^ a b Seepersaud, Steve. "Eric Weitz is leading genocide scholar - Binghamton News". News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity". press.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Weimar Germany and Donald Trump". Tablet Magazine. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "The Weimar Analogy". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Ferguson, Niall (September 6, 2020). "'Weimar America'? The Trump Show Is No Cabaret". Bloomberg.
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- ^ Rosenfeld, Gavriel (1 January 2003). "Book Review: "Searching for the Roots of Mass Murder," A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation by Eric Weitz". The New Leader. 86 (3).
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- ^ Mühle, Eduard (22 March 2005). "Eric D. Weitz, A Century of Genocide. Utopias of Race and Nation". Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung (in German). 54 (2): 264–266.
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- ^ "Eric D. Weitz, "A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States" (Princeton UP, 2019)". New Books Network. 15 October 2019.