Stephen Wilson (historian)

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Stephen Wilson (born 1941 [1] ) is an English historian. He was Reader in European History at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. His 1995 book Feuding, Conflict and Banditry in Nineteenth-Century Corsica was awarded the Prix du Livre Corse in 1996. [2] [3] [4]

Wilson earned his doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 1967 for his thesis The Historians of the Action Française ". He authored articles in history, historiography and religion. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Saints and Their Cults: Studies in Religious Sociology, Folklore and History, Notes on contributors, p. xii
  2. "Stephen Wilson", a profile at Bloomsbury Publishing
  3. "Livres de l'auteur Wilson Stephen"
  4. "Vendetta et banditisme en Corse au dix-neuvième siècle" at Albiana Publishers
  5. Amy M. Hasfjord, "New Influences on Naming Patterns in Victorian Britain", Illinois State University, Theses and Dissertations. Paper 508, 2016, p.48
  6. , p.22
  7. Paula E. Hyman, "New Perspectives on the Dreyfus Affair." Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques (2005): 335-349. online