Gareth Stedman Jones
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Professor Gareth Stedman Jones (born 17 December 1942) is a British
academic and historian.
Educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford
, where he read History, Stedman Jones went on to Nuffield College, Oxford
to take a DPhil.
He moved to Cambridge
in 1974, becoming a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
and, in 1979, a lecturer in history. Since 1991, he has served as co-Director of the Centre for History and Economics at King's and has held the post of professor of political science
since 1997. From 1964 to 1981 he served on the Editorial Board of the New Left Review
. He was a joint founder of the History Workshop Journal
in 1976. He has two sons.
United Kingdom
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academic and historian.
Educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
, where he read History, Stedman Jones went on to Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences...
to take a DPhil.
He moved to Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in 1974, becoming a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
and, in 1979, a lecturer in history. Since 1991, he has served as co-Director of the Centre for History and Economics at King's and has held the post of professor of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
since 1997. From 1964 to 1981 he served on the Editorial Board of the New Left Review
New Left Review
New Left Review is a 160-page journal, published every two months from London, devoted to world politics, economy and culture. Often compared to the French-language Les Temps modernes, it is associated with Verso Books , and regularly features the essays of authorities on contemporary social...
. He was a joint founder of the History Workshop Journal
History Workshop Journal
The History Workshop is a movement founded by Raphael Samuel. Its main role was to promote the historiographical tradition known variously as History from below, the history of everyday life, or simply the people's history...
in 1976. He has two sons.
Publications
- Outcast London, Oxford, 1971 [reprinted with new preface, 1984; reprinted Harmondsworth, 1992; Open University edition, 2002].
- Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History, 1832-1982, Cambridge, 1983.
- Klassen, Politik, Sprache, edited by P. Schöttler, Munster, 1988.
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto, Harmondsworth, 2002, introduction of 180pp.
- An End to Poverty? London, Profile Books, July 2004.