Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 37 (1972) Winner
George M. Fredrickson
ジョージ・エム・フレッドリクソン
George M. Fredrickson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-07-16 （Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.）
- Died
- 2008-02-25 （Palo Alto, California, U.S.） age 73
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bristol, Connecticut → Sioux Falls, South Dakota → Oslo, Norway (Fulbright) → Evanston, Illinois (Northwestern University) → Palo Alto, California (Stanford University)
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, university professor, activist
- Active Years
- 1960-2008
- Affiliations
- Harvard University, Northwestern University, Stanford University, Research Institute of Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (co-founder)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | A.B., magna cum laude | 1952–1956 | United States |
| University of Oslo (Fulbright) | — | — | — | 1956–1957 (Fulbright) | Norway |
| Harvard University | — | History | Ph.D. | 1958–1964 | United States |
Harvard University
Degree:
A.B., magna cum laude
Period:
1952–1956
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
United States
Graduated magna cum laude
University of Oslo (Fulbright)
Period:
1956–1957 (Fulbright)
Country:
Norway
Studied on a Fulbright Scholarship
Harvard University
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1958–1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Doctoral advisor: Donald Fleming
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Merle Curti Award | White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History | — | Organization of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Ralph Waldo Emerson Award | White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History | — | Phi Beta Kappa Society | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Pulitzer Prize for History | White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History | — | Pulitzer Prize | 最終候補（ファイナリスト） |
| — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | — | — | Anisfield-Wolf | — |
| 2002 | Cox Award for Encouraging Undergraduate Research | — | — | Stanford University | 受賞 |
Merle Curti Award
1982
Work:
White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
Organization:
Organization of American Historians
Result:
受賞
Ralph Waldo Emerson Award
1982
Work:
White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
Organization:
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for History
1982
Work:
White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
最終候補（ファイナリスト）
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf
Cox Award for Encouraging Undergraduate Research
2002
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Inner Civil War: Northern Intellectuals and the Crisis of the Union
1965 History (scholarship)A study analyzing northern intellectuals' thoughts and influences during the Civil War period.
American Civil Warintellectual historynational identity
The Black Image in the White Mind
1971 History / Race studiesA study tracing white perceptions and debates about African Americans from 1817 to 1914.
racial perceptionAmerican historymemory of slavery
White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History
1981 Comparative history / Race historyA major work comparing the historical development of white supremacist ideologies and structures in the United States and South Africa.
white supremacycomparative historyinstitutions and ideology
Arrogance of Race: Historical Perspectives on Slavery, Racism, and Social Inequality
1988 History / Race studiesAn essay collection presenting historical perspectives on slavery, racism, and social inequality.
slaverysocial inequalityracism
Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa
1995 Comparative history / Intellectual historyA comparative study of the development of Black liberation ideologies in the United States and South Africa.
liberation ideologiescomparative historysocial movements
The Comparative Imagination: On Racism, Nationalism, and Social Movements
1997 Comparative history / Social thoughtAn essay collection examining racism, nationalism, and social movements from a comparative perspective.
comparative historynationalismsocial movements
Racism: A Short History
2002 History / OverviewAn overview of racial inequality and racism as ideology and practice in Western societies over the past half millennium.
history of raceideologyimpact of colonialism
Big Enough to Be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race
2008 History / Biographical essayAn essay examining Abraham Lincoln's contradictory and evolving attitudes toward slavery and race.
Lincolnslaverymorality and politics
Bibliography
- The Inner Civil War: Northern Intellectuals and the Crisis of the Union (1965)
- The Black Image in the White Mind (1971)
- White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History (1981)
- Arrogance of Race (1988)
- Black Liberation (1995)
- The Comparative Imagination (1997/2000)
- Racism: A Short History (2002)
- Big Enough to Be Inconsistent (2008)
- Numerous edited volumes and articles (e.g. Not Just Black and White, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly style emphasizing comparative-historical analysisclear and expository academic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- structures and ideologies of race and racismcomparisons (particularly U.S. and South Africa)relations between social movements and the state
Health
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heart failure2008（死因）Died of heart failure in 2008. May have had limited impact on late-career research and writing, though he continued to publish.
Legacy
A leading scholar in comparative studies of race and racism, he popularized comparative perspectives between U.S. and South African histories. As an educator he mentored many scholars and is highly regarded in the academic community.
Academic Societies
- Organization of American Historians (served as president 1997–98)
Archives
- George M. Fredrickson papers (Stanford University Archives)
Trivia
- Participated as one of the white college students in the March on Washington (1963).
- Received A.B. (1956) and Ph.D. (1964) from Harvard University.
- Served as a professor at Northwestern University and Stanford University.
- Helped found a research institute for comparative studies in race and ethnicity at Stanford in 1996.
- Married to Hélène Osouf for 52 years and had four children.