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Michael Burleigh

マイケル・バーリー

Maikeru Bārī

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-04-03 (Unknown)
Died
N/A
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
historian, author, commentator
Active Years
1977-2024
Affiliations
London School of Economics (LSE) IDEAS Centre, Cardiff University
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Nominations
Small Wars, Far Away Places longlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize

Education

University College London, University of London
History
Degree: First Class Honours
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: United Kingdom
Bedford College, University of London
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
2001
Work: The Third Reich: A New History
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Third Reich: A New History

2000 History

A new history of the Third Reich

NazismEuropean history

Bibliography

  • Selling Murder: The Killing Films of the Third Reich
  • Prussian Society and the German Order
  • Germany Turns Eastwards: A Study of Ostforschung in the Third Reich
  • The Racial State: Germany 1933–1945
  • Death and Deliverance: Euthanasia in Germany 1900–1945
  • Ethics and Extermination: Reflections on Nazi Genocide
  • The Third Reich: A New History
  • Earthly Powers: Religion and Politics in Europe from the French Revolution to the Great War
  • Sacred Causes: Religion and Politics from the European Dictators to Al Qaeda
  • Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism
  • Moral Combat: A History of World War II
  • Small Wars, Far Away Places: The Genesis of the Modern World 1945–65
  • Day of the Assassins: A History of Political Murder

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed and analytical narrativeInsights into contemporary politics
Recurring Motifs
TotalitarianismTerrorismPopulism

Legacy

Prominent British historian known for works on Nazi Germany, terrorism, populism, and modern European history. Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize.