Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1976) Winner
Denis Mack Smith
デニス・マック・スミス
Denis Makku Sumisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-03-03 （Hampstead, England）
- Died
- 2017-07-11 （Oxford, England） age 97
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Residence History
- Hampstead, England → Headington, near Oxford, England
Career
- Occupations
- Historian
- Active Years
- 1947-2017
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, All Souls College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- Herbert Butterfield, G. M. Trevelyan
- Influenced
- Christopher Duggan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhouse, University of Cambridge | — | History | BSc | 1939-1947 | United Kingdom |
Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
History
Degree:
BSc
Period:
1939-1947
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
United Kingdom
Advised by Herbert Butterfield
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Wolfson History Prize | Italy: A Modern History | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | — | — | Office of the President of Italy | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
1977
Work:
Italy: A Modern History
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1996
Organization:
Office of the President of Italy
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1990
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Modern Italy: A Political History
1997 Italian HistoryA single-volume political history of modern Italy.
RisorgimentoItalian UnificationItalian Fascism
Cavour and Garibaldi 1860: A Study in Political Conflict
1954 Biography/Political HistoryStudy of political conflict between Cavour and Garibaldi.
RisorgimentoFlaws in Italian Unification
Mussolini
1981 BiographyBiography of Benito Mussolini.
Italian Fascism
Bibliography
- Cavour and Garibaldi, 1860: A Study in Political Conflict (1954)
- Italy: A Modern History (1958)
- A History of Sicily (1968)
- Modern Italy: A Political History (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, readable and engaging styleSkeptical, observant, and sometimes bitingly ironic
- Recurring Motifs
- Legacy of the RisorgimentoOrigins of Fascism
Legacy
Regarded as the leading scholar on Italian history in the English-speaking world, known for critical analyses of the Risorgimento and fascism.