Tobias Abse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956or1957(age 68–69) |
| Other names | Toby |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Board member of | Revolutionary History |
| Parent(s) | Marjorie Davies and Leo Abse |
| Academic background | |
| Education | William Ellis School |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Political history |
| Institutions | Goldsmiths |
| Main interests | Italian fascism |
| Website | Publications by Tobias Abse at ResearchGate |
Tobias Abse is a historian. He was a lecturer in the subject [1] at Goldsmiths College of the University of London from 1994 to 2016. [2] Abse has written extensively on the rise of the Fascist Right in Italy prior to World War II. [3] He has been a member of the Socialist Alliance National Executive,the Alliance for Green Socialism National Committee,the Socialist History Society committee and the Revolutionary History editorial board and is a regular contributor to UK socialist newspapers and magazines.[ citation needed ] He was a founder member of Lewisham People Before Profit. [4]
Abse is the son of the Labour MP and social reformer Leo Abse (1917–2008). He was educated at William Ellis School,Highgate,and Gonville and Caius College,Cambridge,where he graduated with a double-starred first-class degree in history in 1978.
He now lives with his wife in northern Italy.