Michael Cook (historian)
Encyclopedia
Michael Allan Cook is an English
-Scottish
historian
and scholar of Islamic history. He has co-authored a book with Patricia Crone
, notably Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World
.
He studied History and Oriental Studies at King's College, Cambridge
1959-1963 and did postgraduate studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies
(SOAS) of the University of London
1963-1966 under the supervision of Professor Bernard Lewis
. He was lecturer in Economic History with reference to the Middle East at SOAS 1966-1984 and Reader in the History of the Near and Middle East 1984-1986.
In 1986 he was appointed Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University
. Since 2007 he has been Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in Spring 1990.
English people
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-Scottish
Scottish people
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and scholar of Islamic history. He has co-authored a book with Patricia Crone
Patricia Crone
Patricia Crone, Ph.D., is a scholar, author, Orientalist, and historian of early Islamic history working at the Institute for Advanced Study. She established herself as a major challenger to the established narrative of the early history of Islam.- Career :Patricia Crone completed her...
, notably Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World
Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World
Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World is a controversial, scholarly book on the early history of Islam written by the historians Patricia Crone and Michael Cook...
.
He studied History and Oriental Studies at 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....
1959-1963 and did postgraduate studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
(SOAS) of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
1963-1966 under the supervision of Professor Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis, FBA is a British-American historian, scholar in Oriental studies, and political commentator. He is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University...
. He was lecturer in Economic History with reference to the Middle East at SOAS 1966-1984 and Reader in the History of the Near and Middle East 1984-1986.
In 1986 he was appointed Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. Since 2007 he has been Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in Spring 1990.
Important Prizes and Nomination
- In 2001 he was chosen to be a member of the American Philosophical SocietyAmerican Philosophical SocietyThe American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
. - In 2002 he received the prestigious $1.5 million Distinguished Achievement Award from the Mellon Foundation for significant contribution to humanities research.
- In 2004 he was chosen to be a member of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. - In 2006 he won Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities at Princeton.
- In 2008 he won Farabi Award in the Humanities and Islamic Studies.
Works
- A Brief History of the Human Race 2005
- Studies in the Origins of Early Islamic Culture and Tradition 2004
- Early Muslim Dogma : A Source-Critical Study 2003
- Forbidding Wrong in Islam: An Introduction (Themes in Islamic History) 2003
- Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought 2001 (Winner of the Albert Hourani Book AwardAlbert Hourani Book AwardThe Albert Hourani Book Award is a non-fiction book award given by the Middle East Studies Association to the year's most notable book in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies. On occasion the award has been shared by two authors. Named after the scholar Albert Hourani, the award was first given in...
) - The Koran: A Very Short Introduction 2000
- Muhammad (Past Masters) 1983
- Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic WorldHagarism: The Making of the Islamic WorldHagarism: The Making of the Islamic World is a controversial, scholarly book on the early history of Islam written by the historians Patricia Crone and Michael Cook...
1977
External links
- Faculty description page at Princeton University.
- In 384 pages? Cook chronicles history of the human race by Jennifer Altmann, Princeton Weekly Bulletin, June 14, 2004