Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (1990) Winner
Stanley Karnow
スタンレイ・カーノウ
Sutanrei Kānou
Aliases:
Stanley Abram Karnow
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-02-04 （Brooklyn, New York City）
- Died
- 2013-01-27 （Potomac, Maryland） age 87
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Brooklyn, New York City → Paris, France → Hong Kong → Potomac, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, historian
- Active Years
- 1947-2013
- Affiliations
- Time magazine, Life magazine, Washington Post
- Memberships
- Council on Foreign Relations, Asia Society, Society of American Historians
- Nominations
- National Book Award nomination (Mao and China)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | — | European history and literature | A.B. | — | United States |
| Sorbonne, University of Paris | — | — | — | 1947–1948 | France |
| Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris | — | — | — | 1948–1949 | France |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | — | United States |
Harvard College
European history and literature
Degree:
A.B.
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
United States
Sorbonne, University of Paris
Period:
1947–1948
Country:
France
On G.I. Bill
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Period:
1948–1949
Country:
France
On G.I. Bill
University of Iowa
Country:
United States
Enrolled before 1943, left for war
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pulitzer Prize for History | In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 2002 | Shorenstein Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1968 | Overseas Press Club award | — | — | Overseas Press Club | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1990
Work:
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Shorenstein Prize
2002
Result:
Winner
Overseas Press Club award
1968
Organization:
Overseas Press Club
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vietnam: A History
1983 History 750 pagesComprehensive history of the Vietnam War from French colonialism to 1975.
Vietnam WarAmerican interventioncolonialism
Adaptations
- [TV documentary] Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
1989 HistoryHistory of America's empire in the Philippines. Pulitzer Prize winner.
imperialismPhilippinesAmerican foreign policy
Adaptations
- [TV documentary] The U.S. and the Philippines: In Our Image
Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution
1972 History 600 pagesAnalysis of China's Cultural Revolution. National Book Award nominee.
ChinaMao ZedongCultural Revolution
Paris in the Fifties
1997 MemoirMemoir of his years as a reporter in Paris in the 1950s.
Parisjournalism1950s
Bibliography
- Southeast Asia
- Vietnam: A History
- Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution
- Mao and China: Inside China's Cultural Revolution
- In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
- Paris in the Fifties
- Asian Americans in Transition
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narrative journalismblend of reporting and researchaccessible historical narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- imperialismlegacies of warmodern Asian history
Health
-
congestive heart failure晩年cause of death
Legacy
Renowned as a leading historian of the Vietnam War and Pulitzer Prize winner in History. Noted for works on East Asia.
Academic Societies
- Society of American Historians
Archives
- Hoover Institution
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
In Popular Culture
- Listed on Nixon's Enemies List
Trivia
- Listed on Nixon's Enemies List
- Raised in a middle-class secular Jewish family
- Mother was Hungarian immigrant