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Richard Bessel is professor of twentieth century history at the University of York and a member of the editorial boards of ''German History'' and ''History Today''. Bessel is a specialist in the social and political history of modern Germany, the aftermath of the two world wars and the history of policing.〔(Richard Bessel. ) University of York. Retrieved 17 June 2015.〕 Bessel earned his BA at Antioch and his DPhil at the University of Oxford. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.〔 Bessel is a fellow of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies.〔(Prof. Dr. Richard Bessel. ) Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies. Retrieved 17 June 2015.〕 ==Reviews== Bessel's ''Germany 1945: From War to Peace'' (2009), dealing with the transition from German defeat at the end of the Second World War to peace, was positively reviewed by Jeffry Diefendorf in H-Net with the reviewer noting its relevance to modern debates about failed states and nation building.〔(Jeffry Diefendorf. Review of Bessel, Richard, Germany 1945: From War to Peace. H-German, H-Net Reviews. May, 2010. )〕 Brian Ladd, in ''The New York Times'', noted Bessel's "sober" treatment of the topic and his preference for understatement over pathos.〔("Reaping the Whirlwind". ) Brian Ladd, ''New York Times'', 13 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.〕 In ''Violence - A Modern Obsession'' (2015), Bessel gave a history of violence in the twentieth century that ''The Guardians reviewer saw as a warning.〔(Violence: A Modern Obsession review – why the west has renounced savagery. ) Ian Thompson, ''The Guardian'', 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.〕 Ian Bell, in ''The Herald'', noted the denseness of the material and the hellishness of the twentieth century outlined by Bessel, but also that the work was thoughtful rather than being a polemic against violence.〔(Richard Bessel: Violence - A Modern Obsession (Simon & Schuster). ) Ian Bell, ''The Herald'', 2 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.〕 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「Richard Bessel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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