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Julian Timothy Jackson

ジュリアン・ティモシー・ジャクソン

Jurian Timoshi Jakuson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-04-10
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Cambridge (studied) → Swansea (worked at University of Wales, Swansea) → London (Queen Mary University of London)

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor
Active Years
1982-
Affiliations
University of Wales, Swansea, Queen Mary University of London
Memberships
British Academy (FBA), Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Influenced By
Christopher Andrew
Nominations
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) - Shortlisted: 'France: The Dark Years 1940–1944'

Education

Peterhouse, Cambridge
History / Modern History
Degree: PhD
Period: 在籍期間不明
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: United Kingdom
Doctoral thesis on the Great Depression in France. Supervisor: Christopher Andrew.

Awards

Duff Cooper Prize
2018
Work: A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles De Gaulle
Organization: Duff Cooper Prize
Result: 受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
2023
Work: France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain
Organization: Duff Cooper Prize
Result: 受賞
Wolfson History Prize
2004
Work: The Fall of France
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: 受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) - Shortlisted
2001
Work: France: The Dark Years 1940–1944
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: 候補
Prix Philippe Viannay - Défense de la France (commended)
2003
Work: France: The Dark Years 1940–1944 (French translation)
Organization: Prix Philippe Viannay
Result: 審査員の推薦
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Organization: British Academy
Result: 選出
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Organization: Royal Historical Society
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Politics of Depression in France 1932–1936

1985 History

A study of economic policymaking in France during the 1930s Depression and the broader political consequences, based on archival sources.

Great DepressionFrench politicseconomic policy

The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy 1934–1938

1988 History

A comprehensive history of the French Popular Front, covering its political, social and cultural dimensions and its defense of democracy in the mid-1930s.

Popular Frontdemocracysocial movements

France: The Dark Years 1940–1944

2001 History (Occupation studies)

An extensive synthesis of France under German occupation (1940–1944), addressing collaboration and resistance, everyday life and administrative change.

World War IIOccupationcollaboration and resistance
Translations
  • French translation published in 2003

The Fall of France

2003 History

An analysis of the 1940 defeat of France, examining political decisions and military factors. Winner of the 2004 Wolfson History Prize.

1940military historypolitical decision-making

Living in Arcadia. Homosexuality, Politics and Morality in France from the Liberation to Aids

2009 Social/Cultural History

A study of homosexual politics and morality in postwar France, covering developments from the Liberation to the AIDS era.

history of homosexualitysex and politicspostwar France

La Grande Illusion

2009 Film history/criticism

A critical and historical study of Jean Renoir's film 'La Grande Illusion'.

film historycultural historyFrench cinema

May 68: Rethinking France's Last Revolution

2011 Edited volume / Contemporary history

An edited volume re-examining the May 1968 movements in France; Jackson is one of the editors.

May 1968social movementscultural change

A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles De Gaulle

2018 Biography / History

A detailed biography of Charles De Gaulle, exploring his life and ideas. Winner of the 2018 Duff Cooper Prize.

biographypolitical thoughtthe French state

France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

2023 History / Legal history

Examines the case of Marshal Pétain to explore questions of responsibility and trial during and after the war. Winner of the 2023 Duff Cooper Prize.

wartime responsibilitytrial historyoccupation

Bibliography

  • The Politics of Depression in France 1932–1936
  • The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy 1934–1938
  • France: The Dark Years 1940–1944
  • The Fall of France
  • Living in Arcadia. Homosexuality, Politics and Morality in France from the Liberation to Aids
  • La Grande Illusion
  • May 68: Rethinking France's Last Revolution (ed.)
  • A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles De Gaulle
  • France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

Translations of Works

  • France: The Dark Years 1940–1944 (French translation, 2003)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly and narrative, analyticalextensive use of primary sourcesaccessible prose for general readers
Recurring Motifs
20th-century French historyoccupation and collaborationpolitical culture and the statehomosexuality and social change

Legacy

A leading authority on twentieth-century France whose work on occupation, political culture and de Gaulle has become widely cited; influential both in academic circles and among general readers.

Academic Societies

  • British Academy
  • Royal Historical Society

Trivia

  • Partner is Douglas, an interior designer.
  • He has won the Duff Cooper Prize twice (2018, 2023).
  • Professor at Queen Mary University of London and recognized as a leading authority on twentieth-century France.