Greg Grandin | |
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 Grandin in a 2020 interview | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Author, Academic |
| Employer | Yale University |
Greg Grandin (born 1962) is an American historian and author. He is a professor of history at Yale University.[1] He previously taught at New York University.[2]
He is author of several books, including Fordlândia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History, as well as for the National Book Award[3] and a National Book Critics Circle Award.[4]
A more recent book, Who Is Rigoberta Menchú?, focuses on the treatment of the Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner. His 2014 book, The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World, is a study of the factual basis for the novella Benito Cereno by Herman Melville.
- ^ "Greg Grandin | Department of History".
- ^ "NYU > History > Greg Grandin". History.fas.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "The National Book Foundation". Nationalbook.org. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle: 30 Books in 30 Days: Fordlandia, by Greg Grandin – Critical Mass Blog". Bookcritics.org. March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.