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Charles Postel
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Charles Postel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oakland, California → Berkeley, California → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- San Francisco State University, Department of History
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laney College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of History | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of History | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Laney College
Country:
United States
Attended community college before transferring to UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in History
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bancroft Prize | The Populist Vision | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Frederick Jackson Turner Award | The Populist Vision | — | Organization of American Historians (OAH) | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
2008
Work:
The Populist Vision
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Frederick Jackson Turner Award
2008
Work:
The Populist Vision
Organization:
Organization of American Historians (OAH)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Populist Vision
2007 HistoryA scholarly history that traces the origins, development, and ideological contours of the Populist movement in late 19th-century America, based on meticulous archival research; focuses on farmers' movements and their political impact.
populismfarmers' movementspolitical thought
Equality: An American Dilemma, 1866-1896
2019 HistoryExamines social movements from the post–Civil War era to the end of the 19th century that claimed racial, sexual, and economic equality; analyzes groups such as the Grange, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and the Knights of Labor to understand continuities and changes in inequality.
equalityReconstructionsocial movements
Bibliography
- The Populist Vision (2007)
- Equality: An American Dilemma, 1866-1896 (2019)
- Scholarly articles and essays (Raritan, The American Historian, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseMeticulous archival-based documentationReadable narrative structure
- Recurring Motifs
- populismequality and inequalitygrassroots movements
Legacy
Postel has made significant scholarly contributions on populism and late-19th-century social movements; his book The Populist Vision won major history prizes. His work deepens understanding of the ideological substance of populism and long-term struggles over equality.
Academic Societies
- Organization of American Historians (OAH)
Quotes
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Elegantly written, meticulously researched, The Populist Vision is an enthralling history of the movement.
Source: Review by the Longview Institute (2007) -
Equality is a deeply researched, beautifully written, and brilliantly argued history.
Source: Review by Crystal N. Feimster (Yale University) (2019)
Trivia
- Professor in the Department of History at San Francisco State University.
- Received a B.A. from UC Berkeley in 1995 and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2002.
- Won the 2008 Bancroft Prize and the Frederick Jackson Turner Award for The Populist Vision.