| George M. Fredrickson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1934 Bristol, Conn., USA |
| Died | February 25, 2008 Palo Alto, Calif., USA |
| Nationality | USA |
| Occupation | U.S. and Comparative Historian |
| Known for | Author of White Supremacy: a Comparative Study in American and South African History |
George M. Fredrickson (July 16, 1934 - February 25, 2008) was the Edgar E. Robinson Professor of U.S. History at Stanford University from 1984 until the time of his retirement in 2002. He was a pioneer in the fields of comparative history and the history of racism and white supremacy.
Awards
- 1982 Merle Curti Award for White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
- Pulitzer Prize finalist
Works
- White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History. Oxford University Press. 1982. ISBN 9780195030426. http://books.google.com/books?id=sXNmy2n6-1EC&pg=PP1&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=La_vSpihL4WSNdSLwIcM#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Racism: A Short History. Princeton University Press. 2002. ISBN 9780691008998. http://books.google.com/books?id=Nr5MFIbs9PIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=fK7vSvmbOZnGM8GupaoG#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- The comparative imagination: on the history of racism, nationalism, and social movements. University of California Press. 2000. ISBN 9780520224841. http://books.google.com/books?id=l0dBrYPrCaAC&pg=PP1&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=fK7vSvmbOZnGM8GupaoG#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- The arrogance of race: historical perspectives on slavery, racism, and social inequality. Wesleyan University Press. 1988. ISBN 9780819562173. http://books.google.com/books?id=PJySQbQPCwQC&pg=PP1&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=La_vSpihL4WSNdSLwIcM#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Maurice Smethurst Evans (2001). Black and white in the southern states: a study of the race problem in the United States from a South African point of view. Introduction George M. Fredrickson. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570034091. http://books.google.com/books?id=QOFddG46Lm0C&pg=PP1&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=7K_vSpqzDpT2NL2I3LQI#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Nancy Foner, George M. Fredrickson, ed (2005). Not Just Black and White: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States. Russell Sage Foundation. ISBN 9780871542700. http://books.google.com/books?id=uHmccaV4MuAC&pg=PP1&dq=George+M.+Fredrickson&lr=&ei=orDvSvfpJ5WqMtLIpesL#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
References
New York Times Obituary http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2008/0805/0805mem2.cfm
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