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Theodore Zeldin

Author of An Intimate History of Humanity

Includes the names: Theodor Zeldin, Theodore Zeldin, Theodore Zeldin, Théodore Zeldin

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An Intimate History of Humanity 909 copies, 10 reviews
The French 251 copies, 1 review
Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives (Author) 188 copies
Politics and Anger 67 copies
Ambition, Love, and Politics 61 copies, 1 review
The Hidden Pleasures of Life: A New Way of Remembering the Past and… 51 copies, 2 reviews
Ambition and Love 47 copies
Intellect, Taste, and Anxiety 39 copies
Intellect And Pride 37 copies
Taste and Corruption 32 copies, 1 review
A History of French Passions: Anxiety and Hypocrisy (Vol 5) 32 copies
Happiness 18 copies, 1 review
Political System of Napoleon III 17 copies, 1 review
France 1848-1945, 2 vols 6 copies
Histoire des passions françaises, 1848-1945 6 copies
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Date of birth
1933-08-22
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male
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UK
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British Mandate of Palestine
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Education
Oxford University (St. Antony's College ∙ DPhil)
Oxford University (Christ Church)
Birkbeck College, the University of London
Occupations
historian
writer
philosopher
Sociologist
Relationships
Wilson, Deirdre (wife)
Organizations
Oxford Muse Foundation
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire (Commander)
BBC Brains Trust
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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Theodore Zeldin's works focus on the role of the individual and of the emotions in every aspect of life. His 2000 page, 5-volume History of French Passions made him "the most popular Englishman in France" (Le Point). He appears frequently on French radio and television. His writings have been translated into 24 languages.  Zeldin is a Patron of the National Academy of Writing, on the Management Committee of the Society of Authors, and a Trustee of the Wytham Hall Medical Charity for the Homeless. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard and the University of Southern California, and has lectured in 15 countries.
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