Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (1997) Winner
Jack Norman Rakove
ジャック・ノーマン・ラコヴェ
Jakku Nōman Rakove
Aliases:
Jack Rakove
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-06-04 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Nationality
- アメリカ人
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → Stanford, California
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Political scientist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Stanford University, Colgate University, New York University School of Law
- Memberships
- American Philosophical Society, American Antiquarian Society
- Influenced By
- Bernard Bailyn
- Nominations
- George Washington Book Prize finalist (Revolutionaries)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford College | — | — | AB | — | United States |
| University of Edinburgh | — | — | — | 1966-1967 | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | History | PhD | — | United States |
Haverford College
Degree:
AB
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
University of Edinburgh
Period:
1966-1967
Country:
United Kingdom
Harvard University
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Student of Bernard Bailyn
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pulitzer Prize for History | Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1998 | Cox Book Prize | Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution | — | Society of the Cincinnati | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1997
Work:
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Cox Book Prize
1998
Work:
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Organization:
Society of the Cincinnati
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
1996 HistoryExamines the politics and ideas behind the making of the U.S. Constitution, challenging originalism as a method of interpretation.
ConstitutionOriginalismAmerican Revolution
Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America
2010 HistoryA new history of how revolutionaries invented America.
American IndependenceRevolutionaries
The Beginnings of National Politics: An Interpretive History of the Continental Congress
1979 HistoryInterpretive history of the Continental Congress.
Continental CongressNational Politics
Bibliography
- The Beginnings of National Politics: An Interpretive History of the Continental Congress
- James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic
- Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
- Declaring Rights: A Brief History with Documents
- The Unfinished Election of 2000
- Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America
- Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience: The Radical Significance of the Free Exercise of Religion
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AnalyticalEvidence-basedScholarly
- Recurring Motifs
- U.S. ConstitutionAmerican RevolutionPolitical Thought
Legacy
Renowned expert on the early American republic and constitutional history, Pulitzer Prize winner, and W.R. Coe Professor at Stanford University.
Archives
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Milton L. Rakove Papers)
Trivia
- Son of political scientist Milton L. Rakove.
- Alumnus of Haverford College and Harvard University.
- Jewish American.