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Richard Bessel | |
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| Born | Richard Bessel 29 April 1948 |
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Richard Bessel FRHistS is professor of twentieth century history at the University of York and a member of the editorial boards of German History and History Today . He is a specialist in the social and political history of modern Germany,the aftermath of the two world wars and the history of policing. [1]
Bessel earned his BA at Antioch College and his DPhil at the University of Oxford. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. [1] He is also a fellow of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies. [2]
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. [3] Brian Ladd,in The New York Times ,noted Bessel's "sober" treatment of the topic and his preference for understatement over pathos. [4]
In Violence - A Modern Obsession (2015),Bessel gave a history of violence in the twentieth century that The Guardian's reviewer saw as a warning. [5] 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. [6]
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