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Harold James Perkin (11 November 1926 – 16 October 2004) was a British social historian and founder of the ''Social History Society'' (1976). Perkin was born in Hanley, Staffordshire to humble origins and attended ''Hanley High School'' and then obtained a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge from 1945, gaining a starred First Class degree in 1948 followed by National Service in the RAF. Rejected by his Cambridge college to study for a PhD, he commenced an extramural history teaching post from 1950 at Manchester University. 〔(''Professor Harold Perkin (Obituary) ),'' The Times, 15 December 2004〕 〔(David Cannadine,''Harold Perkin Obituary,'' ) The Guardian, Saturday 23 October 2004 〕 〔(Jeffrey Richards, ''Professor Harold Perkin: Obituary'' ) The Independent, 2 November 2004〕 〔(''In Memoriam: Harold Perkin,'' ) American Historical Association Obituary 〕 ==Academic career== Lecturer in Social History, Manchester University 1951-65; Senior Lecturer in Social History, Lancaster University 1965-67, Professor 1967-84, Director, Centre for Social History 1974-84; Professor of History, Northwestern University, Illinois 1985-97 (Emeritus); He had a visiting professorship at Rice University, founded and chaired the Social History Society, and served as chief salary negotiator for the Association of University Teachers and was later its president. As a distinguished social historian Perkin secured an academic stature as lasting as that of Asa Briggs and Eric Hobsbawm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harold Perkin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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