Paul Le Blanc (historian)

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Paul Le Blanc
Born 1947 (age 6869)
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh
Occupation Historian

Paul Joseph Le Blanc (born 1947) is an American historian and activist. Professor of History at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), he has written and/or edited more than 20 books, mostly dealing with the labor and socialist movements, in which he has been active.

Scholarship

His contribution "The Third American Revolution" to the best-selling collection Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA, edited by Frances Goldin, Michael Smith and Debby Smith (2014) was singled out by Kirkus Reviews as "persuasive . . . cogent, well-informed."[1]

Educational and Occupational Background

Le Blanc studied at the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on History and receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, a Master of Arts degree in 1980, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1989. Since 2000 he has been at La Roche College, as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences from 2003 to 2009, and as a Professor of History there.[2]

Books (partial list)

References

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