Geoffrey Ingham (born 1942) is a British sociologist, political economist, and author of books on capitalism and money.

Career

Ingham was born in 1942, and read

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

at the

University of Leicester The University of Leicester ( ) is a public university, public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park, Leicester, Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, Univ ...

, graduating in 1964. He attended

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

as a postgraduate student, where he was awarded a

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degree in 1968. After teaching at

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

and Leicester Universities, he became a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge in 1971 and Fellow of

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The c ...

in 1972. He was Reader in Sociology and Political Economy at Cambridge, and remains emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's.

Works

* ''Money. What is Political Economy'' (2020) * ''Capitalism'' (2008) * ''Money: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Economics, Sociology and Political Science'' (2005) * ''The Nature of Money'' (2004) * ''Capitalism Divided? The City and Industry in British Social Development'' (1984)

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* Living people British sociologists 1942 births Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Leicester Academics of the University of Sussex Academics of the University of Leicester Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge Political economists {{UK-sociologist-stub