Paul Andrew Readman,

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, is a political and cultural historian. He is Professor in Modern British History at King's College London, where he was Head of the History Department (2008–12) and as of 2018 is Vice-Dean for Research.

Biography

Paul Readman was educated at

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, before attending

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

, where he received

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(BA),

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(MPhil) and

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(DPhil) degrees;"Professor Paul Readman"
''King's College London''. Retrieved 30 January 2018. his doctorate was awarded in 2002 for his

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entitled "The role of land and landscape in English cultural and political debate, ''c''. 1880–1910". From 1999 to 2002, Readman was a Research Fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge. In 2002, he became a lecturer at King's College London, and as of 2018 is now Professor in Modern British History. From 2008 to 2012, he was Head of the university's History Department, and is also Vice-Dean for Research. As of 2018, he is a

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Research

Readman's research focuses on the cultural and political history of modern Britain; he specialises in British electoral politics from the 1860s to the 1940s, the history of British landscape preservation, the 'Land Question' in British politics, and patriotism and national identities in Britain. His published works include:"Professor Paul Readman: Research Outputs"
''King's College London''. Retrieved 30 January 2018. * (edited with

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and Chad Bryant) ''Walking Histories 1800–1914'' (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).
"William Cecil Slingsby, Norway, and British Mountaineering 1872–1914"
''

The English Historical Review ''The English Historical Review'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1886 and published by Oxford University Press (formerly Longman). It publishes articles on all aspects of history – British, European, and ...

'', vol. 129, no. 540 (2014), pp. 1098–1128. * (edited with Cynthia Radding and Chad Bryant) ''Borderlands in World History, 1700–1914'' (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). * (edited with Thomas Otte) ''By-elections in British Politics 1832–1914'' (Boydell Press, 2013). * (edited with Matthew Cragoe) ''The Land Question in Britain, 1750–1950'' (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
"The State of Twentieth-Century British Political History"
''

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'', vol. 21, no. 3 (2009), pp. 219–238.
"Jesse Collings and Land Reform, 1886–1914"
''

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'', vol. 81, no. 212 (2008), pp. 292–314.
"Preserving the English Landscape, ''c''. 1870–1914"
'' Cultural and Social History'', vol. 5, no. 2 (2008), pp. 197–218.
"Conservatives and the Politics of Land: Lord Winchilsea's National Agricultural Union, 1893–1901"
''The'' ''English Historical Review'', vol. 121, no. 490 (2006), pp. 25–69.
"The Place of the Past in English Culture, ''c''. 1890–1914"
'' Past and Present'', vol. 186, no. 1 (2005), pp. 147–199.
"The Conservative Party, Patriotism, and British Politics: The Case of the General Election of 1900"
''

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'', vol. 40, no. 1 (2001), pp. 107–145.
"Landscape Preservation, 'Advertising Disfigurement' and English National Identity, ''c''. 1890–1914"
'' Rural History: Economy, Society, Culture'', vol. 12, no. 1 (2001), pp. 61–83.
"The Liberal Party and Patriotism in Early Twentieth Century Britain"
''

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'', vol. 12, no. 3 (2001), pp. 269–302.
"The 1895 General Election and Political Change in Late Victorian Britain"
'' Historical Journal'', vol. 42, no. 2 (1999), pp. 467–493.

Reviews of his published works

;''Walking Histories 1800–1914'' * William Whyte for ''

'', vol. 132, no. 556 (2017), pp. 736–737. *

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for ''

Social History Social history, often called the new social history, is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in his ...

'', vol. 42, no. 3 (2017), pp. 439–440 ;''Borderlands in World History, 1700–1914'' * Martin Klatt for ''

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'', vol. 32, no. 3 (2017), pp. 413–414. ;''By-elections in British Politics 1832–1914'' * Ben Weinstein for ''

'', vol. 53, no. 1 (2014), pp. 254–255. * James Owen for '' Parliamentary History'', vol. 34, no. 2 (2014), p. 272. * Alun Wyburn-Powell for '' Parliamentary Affairs'', vol. 68, no. 3 (2015), pp. 641–645. ;''The Land Question in Britain, 1750–1950'' * John Martin for ''The English Historical Review'' vol. CXXVI, no. 520 (2011), pp. 731–732. * Frederick S. Milton for ''

Journal of Victorian Culture The ''Journal of Victorian Culture'' is a quarterly academic journal of cultural history. Established in 1996 and published by Oxford University Press, it tries to promote the best work on all aspects of nineteenth-century society, culture, and t ...

'', vol. 17, no. 2 (2012), pp. 247–250. * R. W. Hoyle for '' Cultural and Social History'', vol. 9, no. 4 (2012), pp. 613–614. * Nigel Goose for ''

Victorian Studies ''Victorian Studies'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Indiana University Press. It covers research on nineteenth-century Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901) and publishes essays, forums, and reviews ...

'', vol. 53, no. 4 (2011), pp. 742–744. * Nadine Vivier for ''

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'' vol.63, no. 4 (2016), pp. 228–231. * Edward Royle for ''

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'', vol. 96, no. 321 (2011), pp. 111–113. * David Martin for ''Parliamentary History'', vol. 30, no. 2 (2011), pp. 263–264.

References

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