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Nuala Zahedieh | |
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| Occupation | University Professor |
Nuala Zahedieh is a British historian and university professor.
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Nuala Zahedieh | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | University Professor |
Nuala Zahedieh is a British historian and university professor.
She completed her undergraduate degree in Economic History at the London School of Economics. She subsequently studied for a Masters Degree and then a PhD in Economic History at the same university. [1]
She was a Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Edinburgh from 1990 to 2021. She retired from that post in 2021. [2]
She served as Director of the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies from 2014-2019 and Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Global History from 2019-2020. She held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in 1997-8 and has been a Visiting Fellow at the Massachusetts Historical Society. [3]
She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences; Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Fellow of Academia Europaea. [4]
In addition, she also serves on various committees including the Academic Panel of the Museum of London and is Chair of the Publications Committee of the Economic History Society. [5]
Her notable books include: [6] [7] [8]
Her books have consistently received rave reviews. [9]
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