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For his 2002 book ''Marianne in Chains'',<ref>''Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation 1940–1945''. London: Macmillan. {{ISBN|978-0-333-78230-9}}. <br>Paperback title – ''Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation''. (London: Picador. {{ISBN|0-312-42359-4}})</ref> a study of life in provincial [[German occupation of France during World War II|France during the German occupation]], Gildea won the prestigious [[Wolfson History Prize]]. The book, however, outraged members of the French academic elite{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} through its documented claims that life in France had not been as adversely affected by the [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation because many French people had co-operated with the German invaders – far more so than previously believed{{Verify source|date=December 2018}}. |
For his 2002 book ''Marianne in Chains'',<ref>''Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation 1940–1945''. London: Macmillan. {{ISBN|978-0-333-78230-9}}. <br>Paperback title – ''Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation''. (London: Picador. {{ISBN|0-312-42359-4}})</ref> a study of life in provincial [[German occupation of France during World War II|France during the German occupation]], Gildea won the prestigious [[Wolfson History Prize]]. The book, however, outraged members of the French academic elite{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} through its documented claims that life in France had not been as adversely affected by the [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation because many French people had co-operated with the German invaders – far more so than previously believed{{Verify source|date=December 2018}}. |
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He was elevated to the position of Professor of Modern History from being Professor of Modern French History in September 2006, and is currently a Fellow of [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/staff/profile/gildea/teaching.html|title=Profile Professor Robert Gildea|work=University of Oxford Faculty of History|access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> On 10 June 2021 in a BBC Radio Four interview he declared that he was joining other concerned academics boycotting [[Oriel College]] for its refusal to remove the statue of [[Cecil Rhodes]] from the façade of the building erected using money |
He was elevated to the position of Professor of Modern History from being Professor of Modern French History in September 2006, and is currently a Fellow of [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/staff/profile/gildea/teaching.html|title=Profile Professor Robert Gildea|work=University of Oxford Faculty of History|access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> On 10 June 2021 in a BBC Radio Four interview he declared that he was joining other concerned academics boycotting [[Oriel College]] for its refusal to remove the statue of [[Cecil Rhodes]] from the façade of the building, erected using money donated by Rhodes.<ref>BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme, 10 June 2021.</ref> |
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Gildea lives in [[Oxford]] with his wife, Lucy-Jean, and four children. |
Gildea lives in [[Oxford]] with his wife, Lucy-Jean, and four children. |
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Robert Nigel Gildea | |
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| Born | 12 September 1952 England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, historian |
| Awards | Wolfson History Prize |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford (B.A.) St Antony's College, Oxford (D.Phil.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodore Zeldin |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | King's College, London Merton College, Oxford Worcester College, Oxford |
| Main interests | French history, French education |
| Notable works | Marianne in Chains (2002) |
Robert Nigel Gildea (born 12 September 1952) is professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and is the author of several influential books on 20th century French history.
Biography
Robert Gildea was born on 12 September 1952. He was educated at Dulwich College and at Merton College, Oxford, before attending St Antony's for a D.Phil under the supervision of Theodore Zeldin. His D.Phil. research was in French provincial education. Before being appointed Fellow in Modern History at Merton in 1979, he was a lecturer at King's College, London.
For his 2002 book Marianne in Chains,[1] a study of life in provincial France during the German occupation, Gildea won the prestigious Wolfson History Prize. The book, however, outraged members of the French academic elite[citation needed] through its documented claims that life in France had not been as adversely affected by the Nazi occupation because many French people had co-operated with the German invaders – far more so than previously believed[verification needed].
He was elevated to the position of Professor of Modern History from being Professor of Modern French History in September 2006, and is currently a Fellow of Worcester College.[2] On 10 June 2021 in a BBC Radio Four interview he declared that he was joining other concerned academics boycotting Oriel College for its refusal to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from the façade of the building, erected using money donated by Rhodes.[3]
Gildea lives in Oxford with his wife, Lucy-Jean, and four children.
Bibliography
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- Gildea, Robert (1987). Barricades and Borders : Europe 1800–1914. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Gildea, Robert (2002). France since 1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Gildea, Robert (2002). Marianne in chains : in search of the German occupation, 1940–1945. London: Macmillan.
- Gildea, Robert (2008). Children of the Revolution: The French, 1799–1914. London: Penguin.
- — (November 2013). "Napoleon : saint, sinner or both?". Reviews. History Today. 63 (11): 58–59. Review essay.
- Gildea, Robert (2015). Fighters in the shadows : a new history of the French resistance. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674286108. LCCN 2015018188.
- Empires of the Mind: The Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present. Oxford University Press (2019).
See also
References
- ^ Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation 1940–1945. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-78230-9.
Paperback title – Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation. (London: Picador. ISBN 0-312-42359-4) - ^ "Profile Professor Robert Gildea". University of Oxford Faculty of History. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme, 10 June 2021.
External links
- University of Oxford: Robert Gildea
- Robert Gildea on WW2 at YouTube Retrieved 3 August 2020
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