Duncan Bell (historian)
Duncan Bell (born 31 December 1976)[1] is Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He is based at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS).[2] He works principally on the history of modern British and American political thought, with a particular focus on ideologies of empire and international politics. His book "The Idea of Greater Britain" won the Whitfield Prize from the Royal Historical Society.
Duncan Bell received a degree in war studies at King’s College London. Upon graduating, Bell considered joining the military; but the transition to London from a quieter area, and the experiences he had there, changed his plans. He got his MA and PhD from the University of Cambridge.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2021. He is married to Dr Sarah Fine (Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge).[4] They have two kids.
Books[edit]
- The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (Princeton University Press, 2007)[5][6][7]
- Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (Princeton University Press, 2016)[8][9][10][11][12]
- Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America (Princeton University Press, 2020)
References[edit]
- ^ "Bell, Duncan, 1976-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Professor Duncan Bell — Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)". polis.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Steele, Brent (17 May 2022). "Duncan Bell". The Duck of Minerva. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Dr Sarah Fine | Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge". www.corpus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 | Reviews in History". reviews.history.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Kendle, John (1 October 2008). "Duncan Bell. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2007. Pp. x, 321. $45.00Reviews of BooksEurope: Early Modern and Modern". The American Historical Review. 113 (4): 1245–1246. doi:10.1086/ahr.113.4.1245.
- ^ Graff, Ann-Barbara (2011). "The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (review)". Victorian Review. 37 (1): 201–203. doi:10.1353/vcr.2011.0007. S2CID 143058322. Project MUSE 478589.
- ^ Middleton, Alex (1 June 2017). "Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire, by Duncan Bell". The English Historical Review. 132 (556): 744–745. doi:10.1093/ehr/cex085.
- ^ Getachew, Adom (June 2018). "Book Review: Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire , by Duncan Bell". Political Theory. 46 (3): 487–493. doi:10.1177/0090591717749487. S2CID 149277707.
- ^ Sagar, Paul (November 2017). "Book Review: Duncan Bell, Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire". Political Studies Review. 15 (4): 613–614. doi:10.1177/1478929917712148. S2CID 149049920.
- ^ Visana, Vikram (9 July 2019). "Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire by Duncan Bell (review)". Journal of World History. 30 (1): 260–264. doi:10.1353/jwh.2019.0022. S2CID 199244384. Project MUSE 729114.
- ^ Ceyda Erten (21 April 2017). "Review: Duncan Bell's Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (2016)" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2020.