Gunnar S. Paulsson

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Gunnar S. Paulsson
Born (1946-10-24) 24 October 1946 (age 77)
Uppsala, Sweden
Occupation(s)Historian
Author
Academic background
Oxford University
Academic work
Era20th century
Main interestsThe Holocaust
Notable worksSecret City: The Hidden Jews of Warsaw 1940-1945

Gunnar Svante Paulsson (also known as Steve Paulsson

Secret City: The Hidden Jews of Warsaw 1940-1945
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Education and career

Paulsson graduated from

Viadrina University and the University of Siena.[3]

Paulsson is best known for his book, Secret City: The Hidden Jews of Warsaw 1940-1945 (Yale University Press, 2002), and his article, "The Bridge over the Øresund: the Historiography on the Expulsion of the Jews from Denmark, 1943."

Secret City

Paulsson's book,

Secret City, is a social history of the Jews who escaped from the Warsaw ghetto and tried to survive, living illegally "on the Aryan side". In its original form as his doctoral thesis, it was awarded the Franklin Prize in Contemporary History (1998). The English edition was awarded the biennial PSA/Orbis (now Kulczycki Prize) in 2004, and the Polish edition, Utajone Miasto: Żydzi po "aryjskiej" stronie Warszawy 1940-1945 (Znak, 2007) was awarded the inaugural Moczarski Prize (pl) for the 2009 best book in history.[4]

Works

Books

Articles and book chapters

Awards

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Geller, Adam (23 March 2013). "Hitler joins US gun debate". Times of Israel. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ Gunnar S. Paulsson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  3. ^ "Amazon.com: Gunnar S. Paulsson: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ .