Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1982) Winner
Edward Countryman
エドワード・カントリーマン
Edowado Kantoriman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-07-31 （Glens Falls, New York, USA）
- Died
- 2025-03-24 （Dallas, Texas, USA） age 80
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1971-2022
- Affiliations
- Yale University, University of Canterbury, University of Warwick, University of Cambridge, Southern Methodist University (SMU)
- Memberships
- Royal Historical Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan College | — | — | — | 在学 - 卒業 1966 | United States |
| Cornell University | — | — | MA, Ph.D. | 1966-1971 | United States |
Manhattan College
Period:
在学 - 卒業 1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Cornell University
Degree:
MA, Ph.D.
Period:
1966-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Royal Historical Society | — | — | Royal Historical Society | 会員（在籍期間 1983–1991） |
| — | L.H.D. Honoris Causa | — | — | Manhattan College | 名誉学位授与 |
| 1982 | Bancroft Prize | A People in Revolution | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Danforth Graduate Fellow | — | — | Danforth Foundation | フェロー（1966–1971） |
| 1966 | Woodrow Wilson Fellow | — | — | Woodrow Wilson Foundation | フェロー（1966–1967） |
Royal Historical Society
1983
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
会員（在籍期間 1983–1991）
L.H.D. Honoris Causa
Organization:
Manhattan College
Result:
名誉学位授与
Bancroft Prize
1982
Work:
A People in Revolution
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Danforth Graduate Fellow
1966
Organization:
Danforth Foundation
Result:
フェロー（1966–1971）
Woodrow Wilson Fellow
1966
Organization:
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Result:
フェロー（1966–1967）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political Society in New York, 1760-1790
1981 History (American Revolution, social history)A study of political and social change in New York that interprets the American Revolution through a social-history lens.
American Revolutionsocial historylocal politics
The American Revolution
1985 HistoryA comprehensive overview of the American Revolution and its social and political consequences.
meaning of the revolutionpolitical change
Americans: A Collision of Histories
1996 HistoryA multi-layered account of American history emphasizing clashes and coexistence among different groups.
multicultural historyconflict and coexistence
Shane
1999 Film history / CriticismA study of the film 'Shane'. Co-authored with Evonne von Heussen-Countryman.
film studiesAmerican culture
The Empire State
2001 History / Co-authoredA co-authored work on the history of New York State.
state historyregional studies
Enjoy the Same Liberty: Black Americans and the Revolutionary Era
2012 History (Black American history)A study examining the experiences of Black Americans and the meaning of liberty during the Revolutionary era.
race historyliberty and equality
Bibliography
- A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political Society in New York, 1760-1790
- The American Revolution
- Americans: A Collision of Histories
- Shane
- The Empire State
- Enjoy the Same Liberty: Black Americans and the Revolutionary Era
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and narrativeemphasis on social-history perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- social revolutionworking and farming class perspectiveconflict with political elites
Legacy
Edward Countryman re-evaluated the American Revolution from a social-history perspective, bringing attention to varied social groups. His work complicated narratives of the nation's founding by emphasizing workers, farmers, and Black Americans.
Academic Societies
- Royal Historical Society
Quotes
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His wide-ranging studies of the various groups — politicians, laborers, Native Americans and more — at work during the American Revolution helped usher in a more complex understanding of the nation’s founding.
Source: The New York Times (obituary) (2025)
Trivia
- Full name: Edward Francis Countryman Jr.
- Born in Glens Falls (1944)
- Graduated Manhattan College (1966); MA and Ph.D. from Cornell University (1971)
- Distinguished University Professor at SMU from 1991 to 2022
- Married to Evonne von Heussen-Countryman; previously divorced; had three children
- Won the 1982 Bancroft Prize for A People in Revolution