Harold Perkin

Harold James Perkin (11 November 1926 – 16 October 2004) was a British social historian and founder of the Social History Society (1976). Perkin was born in Hanley, Staffordshire to humble origins and attended Hanley High School and then obtained a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge from 1945, gaining a starred First Class degree in 1948 followed by National Service in the RAF. Rejected by his Cambridge college to study for a PhD, he commenced an extramural history teaching post from 1950 at Manchester University. ^ Professor Harold Perkin (Obituary), The Times, 15 December 2004 ^ David Cannadine,Harold Perkin Obituary, The Guardian, Saturday 23 October 2004 ^ Jeffrey Richards, Professor Harold Perkin: Obituary The Independent, 2 November 2004 ^ In Memoriam: Harold Perkin, American Historical Association Obituary Continue Reading »

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