Jonathan Rosenberg (historian)

Jonathan Seth Rosenberg (born March 14, 1958) is an American historian and author. He is a professor at Hunter College.

Jonathan Rosenberg
Jonathan Rosenberg in 2020
Born (1958-03-14) March 14, 1958 (age 66)
Academic background
Alma mater
  • Juilliard
  • Harvard University (PhD)
ThesisHow Far the Promised Land? World Affairs and the American Civil Rights Movement from the First World War to Vietnam (1997)
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
InstitutionsHunter College

Education and career

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Rosenberg attended music school at Juilliard, and worked for a time as a classical musician.[1] He later went back to get his PhD in history from Harvard University in 1997.[1][2] His thesis, which he later published in expanded form as a book, was titled How Far the Promised Land? World Affairs and the American Civil Rights Movement from the First World War to Vietnam, and was directed by Akira Iriye and Ernest R. May.[3] He has been at Hunter College since 2001.[3]

Books

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  • Rosenberg, Jonathan; Karabell, Zachary (2003). Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: The Civil Rights Tapes. W.W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-05122-3.[4]
  • Rosenberg, Jonathan (2006). How Far the Promised Land? World Affairs and the American Civil Rights Movement from the First World War to Vietnam. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18729-7.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Rosenberg (faculty profile)". Hunter College. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Jonathan (1997). How Far the Promised Land? World affairs and the American civil rights movement from the First World War to Vietnam (PhD thesis). Harvard University.
  3. ^ a b (Rosenberg 2006, Acknowledgements)
  4. ^ Rose, Kate (2003). "Kennedy, Johnson, and the Quest for Justice: The Civil Rights Tapes (review)". Michigan Journal of Political Science. 2 (1). Ann Arbor, MI: 156–159.
  5. ^ Reviews of How Far the Promised Land?
  6. ^ Reviews of Dangerous Melodies