Tom Buchanan (historian)

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Thomas C. Buchanan (born 1960) is a British historian. He has been a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, since 1991, and in 2014 he was awarded the title of Professor of Modern British and European History by the University of Oxford. He specialises in foreign influences on British left-wing politics (particularly the Spanish Civil War and China); Catholic politics, conflict and peace in modern Europe; and humanitarianism in post-war Britain.

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Early life and education

Born in 1960, [1] Buchanan studied history at Wadham College, Oxford, graduating with a BA in 1982. He then carried out doctoral studies at St Antony's College, Oxford; [2] his DPhil was awarded in 1987 for his thesis "British trade union internationalism and the Spanish Civil War". [1]

Career

In 1990, Buchanan was appointed a University Lecturer in Modern History and Politics at the University of Oxford [3] and Director of Studies for History and Politics at the Department for Continuing Education. [2] Since 1991, he has also been a fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford. [4] In 2014, he was awarded the title of Professor of Modern British and European History by the University of Oxford. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "British trade union internationalism and the Spanish Civil War", SOLO: Bodleian Libraries Online. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Tom Buchanan", Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. "Dr Thomas C. Buchanan", Kellogg College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001.
  4. "Prof Tom Buchanan", Kellogg College, Oxford. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. "Recognition of Distinction", University of Oxford Gazette, vol. 145, no. 5076 (6 November 2014), p. 117.