Richard Whatmore (born January 19, 1968) is a Professor of Modern History at the
University of St Andrews
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. His research topics includes
intellectual history
Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual hist ...
.
He is the
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of ''
History of European Ideas
''History of European Ideas'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the intellectual history of Europe from the Renaissance onwards. It was established in 1980 and is published by Routledge. The editor-in-chief is Richard Whatmore ( Univ ...
''.
His books include:
* ''Terrorists, Anarchists, And Republicans: The Genevans And The Irish In Time Of Revolution'' (Princeton University Press, 2019)
* ''What is Intellectual History?'' (Polity, 2015)
* ''Against War and Empire'' (Yale University Press, 2012)
* ''Republicanism and the French Revolution'' (Oxford University Press, 2000)
Notes
1968 births
Living people
21st-century American historians
21st-century American male writers
American male non-fiction writers
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