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Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky

ロバート・ジャコブ・アレクサンダー・スキデルスキー

Robāto Jakobu Arekusandā Sukiderusukī

Aliases: Baron Skidelsky / Lord Skidelsky

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-04-25 （Harbin）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Harbin, Manchukuo → Tientsin (Tianjin), China → Hong Kong → Brighton, UK → Oxford, UK → Warwick, UK

Career

Occupations
economic historian, economist, historian, political economist
Active Years
1967-
Affiliations
Member of the House of Lords, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, University of Warwick, Fellow of the British Academy
Memberships
Fellow of the British Academy (1994), Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
Influenced By
John Maynard Keynes, Oswald Mosley
Influenced
Economic historians
Nominations
Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist (2001, Vol.3)

Education

Brighton College
Boarder
Period: 1953-1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: United Kingdom
Jesus College, Oxford
History / History
Degree: BA
Period: 1958-1961
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: United Kingdom
Nuffield College, Oxford
Research student
Degree: DPhil
Period: 1961-1969
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: United Kingdom
DPhil dissertation on British politicians and the Great Depression

Awards

Wolfson History Prize
1992
Work: John Maynard Keynes: The Economist as Saviour, 1920–1937
Category: 歴史
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: 受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
2000
Work: John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946
Category: 伝記
Result: 受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2001
Work: John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946
Category: 伝記
Result: 受賞
Arthur Ross Book Award
2002
Work: John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946
Category: 国際関係
Result: 受賞
Lionel Gelber Prize
2001
Work: John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946
Category: 国際関係
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed, 1883–1920

1983 Biography

Volume 1 of Keynes biography, covering early life to 1920.

Keynes's formative yearsOrigins of economic thought

John Maynard Keynes: The Economist as Saviour, 1920–1937

1992 Biography

Volume 2, 1920-1937, Great Depression era.

Great DepressionBirth of Keynesianism

John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946

2000 Biography

Volume 3, late years and WWII.

World War IIBretton Woods

Bibliography

  • Politicians and the Slump (1967)
  • English Progressive Schools (1969)
  • Oswald Mosley (1975)
  • John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed, 1883–1920 (1983)
  • John Maynard Keynes: The Economist as Saviour, 1920–1937 (1992)
  • John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937–1946 (2000)
  • Keynes: The Return of the Master (2009)
  • How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life (2012)
  • Money and Government: The Past and Future of Economics (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed biographical styleEconomic history analysisScholarly narrative
Recurring Motifs
Economic crisesPolitics and economicsKeynesian thought

Legacy

Renowned author of the award-winning three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes, leading figure in economic history. Also active as a House of Lords member.

Trivia

  • Born in Harbin, Manchukuo, to British parents.
  • Interned by Japanese during WWII.
  • Member of multiple political parties over career.