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'''Christopher |
'''Christopher Guy Thorne''' [[Doctor of Letters|DLitt]] [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]] [[Fellow of the British Academy|FBA]] (17 May 1934 – 20 April 1992) was a British historian and a Professor of International Relations at the [[University of Sussex]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175871|title=Thorne, Prof. Christopher Guy|last=|first=|date=1 December 2007|website=Who's Who & Who Was Who|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=10 June 2018|subscription=yes}}</ref> He specialised in studying the [[Pacific War]]. He was a resident fellow at the [[Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study]] and a fellow of the [[British Academy]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Thorne|first=Christopher|date=April 1983|title=International Relations and the Promptings of History|journal=Review of International Studies|volume=9|issue=2|pages=123–135|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=6292644|doi=10.1017/s0260210500115815}}</ref> Thorne achieved some fame for his new approaches to [[international history]], emphasising the importance of transnational research and perspectives. |
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He was the first non-American to win the [[Bancroft Prize]] for American history, awarded in 1979 for his book ''Allies of a Kind: The United States, Britain and the War Against Japan, 1941–1945''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.columbia.edu/subject-guides/amerihist/bancroft/previous_awards.html|title=1979|work=The Bancroft Prizes|accessdate=26 February 2014}}</ref> |
He was the first non-American to win the [[Bancroft Prize]] for American history, awarded in 1979 for his book ''Allies of a Kind: The United States, Britain and the War Against Japan, 1941–1945''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.columbia.edu/subject-guides/amerihist/bancroft/previous_awards.html|title=1979|work=The Bancroft Prizes|accessdate=26 February 2014}}</ref> |
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He was educated at the [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford]], and [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford|St. Edmund Hall, Oxford]] (B.A. 1958, M.A. 1962, D.Litt. 1980, Hon. Fellow 1989).<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 20:26, 10 June 2018
Christopher Guy Thorne | |
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| Born | 17 May 1934 |
| Died | 20 April 1992 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | "Allies of a Kind: The United States, Britain and the War Against Japan, 1941–1945." |
| Awards | Bancroft Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | University of Sussex, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study |
Christopher Guy Thorne DLitt MA FBA (17 May 1934 – 20 April 1992) was a British historian and a Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex.[1] He specialised in studying the Pacific War. He was a resident fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study and a fellow of the British Academy.[2] Thorne achieved some fame for his new approaches to international history, emphasising the importance of transnational research and perspectives.
He was the first non-American to win the Bancroft Prize for American history, awarded in 1979 for his book Allies of a Kind: The United States, Britain and the War Against Japan, 1941–1945.[3]
He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (B.A. 1958, M.A. 1962, D.Litt. 1980, Hon. Fellow 1989).[1]
Bibliography
- The Approach of War, 1938–1939, Humanity Press (1967) ISBN 0-333-03478-3
- The Limits of Foreign Policy: The West, The League, and the Far Eastern Crisis of 1931–1933, Palgrave Macmillan (1973) ISBN 0-333-15043-0
- Allies of a Kind: the United States, Britain, and the War against Japan, 1941–1945, Oxford University Press (1978) ISBN 0-19-520034-9
- The Issue of War: States, Societies, and the Far Eastern Conflict of 1941–1945, Oxford University Press (1985) ISBN 0-19-520474-3
- Border Crossings: Studies in International History, Blackwell (1988) ISBN 0-631-16062-0
- Between the Seas: A Quiet Walk through Crete, Sinclair-Stevenson (1994) ISBN 1-85619-188-5
References
- ^ a b "Thorne, Prof. Christopher Guy". Who's Who & Who Was Who. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Thorne, Christopher (April 1983). "International Relations and the Promptings of History". Review of International Studies. 9 (2): 123–135. doi:10.1017/s0260210500115815.
- ^ "1979". The Bancroft Prizes. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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