Krishan Kumar (sociologist)
Krishan Kumar | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Kent |
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| Fields | Sociology, history |
| Institutions | BBC, University of Kent, University of Virginia |
Krishan Kumar (born 1942 in
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia
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Early life and education
Kumar was educated at
Career
Kumar remained at Kent, attaining the position of Professor of Social and Political Thought, until his appointment at Virginia in 1996.[2]
Kumar has held several visiting professorships, including at the
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.[2] His research interests include nationalism and European and human history.[3]
Kumar's publications include Prophecy and Progress: The Sociology of Industrial and Post-Industrial Society (Allen Lane, 1978), Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Modern Times (Basil Blackwell, 1987), The Rise of Modern Society: Aspects of the Social and Political Development of the West (Basil Blackwell, 1988), Utopianism (
References
- ^ Broomley, Anne E. (29 August 2017). "Here's What We Can Learn Today From Empires of Yesterday". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae: Krishan Kumar" (PDF). University of Virginia. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Krishan Kumar". University of Virginia. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ Crick, Bernard (26 April 2003). "The friendly face of nationalism". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- Times Higher Education Supplement. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
External links
- Krishan Kumar's homepage at the University of Virginia
- Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 14 July 2019 (video)
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