Wolfson History Prize
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Christopher Duggan
クリストファー・ジョン・ヘスケス・ダガン
Kurisutofā Duggan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-11-04 （Petts Wood, Kent）
- Died
- 2015-11-02 （Twickenham, London） age 57
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Residence History
- Petts Wood, Kent → Oxford → Reading → Twickenham, London
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic, Professor of Modern Italian History
- Active Years
- 1979-2015
- Affiliations
- Wolfson College, Oxford, All Souls College, Oxford, University of Reading
- Influenced By
- Denis Mack Smith
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich College | — | Secondary education | — | 1970年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
| Westminster School | — | Secondary education | — | 1970年代 | United Kingdom |
| Merton College, Oxford | Faculty of History | History | BA | 1975-1979 | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | Faculty of History | History | DPhil | 1979-1985 | United Kingdom |
Dulwich College
Secondary education
Period:
1970年代初頭
Country:
United Kingdom
All-boys public school
Westminster School
Secondary education
Period:
1970年代
Country:
United Kingdom
All-boys public school
Merton College, Oxford
Faculty of History
/ History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United Kingdom
First-class honours
University of Oxford
Faculty of History
/ History
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
1979-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Fascism's campaign against the mafia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wolfson History Prize | Fascist Voices | — | Wolfson Foundation | Winner |
| 2013 | Political Book Awards Political History Book of the Year | Fascist Voices | Political History Book of the Year | — | Winner |
| 2008 | Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana | — | — | President of Italy | 受章 |
Wolfson History Prize
2013
Work:
Fascist Voices
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
Winner
Political Book Awards Political History Book of the Year
2013
Work:
Fascist Voices
Category:
Political History Book of the Year
Result:
Winner
Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana
2008
Organization:
President of Italy
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy
2012 Italian HistoryUses diaries, memoirs, and letters of ordinary Italians to explore support for Mussolini's fascist regime.
FascismMussoliniModern Italian History
The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796
2007 Italian HistoryHistory of Italy from 1796 focusing on 19th and 20th centuries.
Italian UnificationModern History
Francesco Crispi, 1818–1901: From Nation to Nationalism
2002 BiographyBiography of Italian Prime Minister Francesco Crispi.
Italian UnificationAuthoritarianism
A Concise History of Italy
1994 Italian HistoryConcise history of Italy.
Italian History
Bibliography
- A History of Sicily (1986)
- Fascism and the Mafia (1989)
- A Concise History of Italy (1994)
- Italy in the Cold War (1995)
- Francesco Crispi, 1818–1901 (2002)
- The Force of Destiny (2007)
- Fascist Voices (2012)
- The Cult of the Duce (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed narrative historyUse of primary sourcesAccessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- FascismMafiaItalian UnificationMussolini
Health
-
Depression生涯Led to suicide
Legacy
Leading historian of modern Italy. Winner of Wolfson History Prize.
Trivia
- His flat in Italy was raided by DIGOS anti-terrorist unit but not charged
- Won a Mediterranean cruise for essay competition at age 11
- Doctoral supervisor Denis Mack Smith also won Wolfson Prize