Stanley Mayer Burstein is a

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whose writings primarily concern the

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. He is Professor Emeritus of history at

California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the California State University system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs, 122 m ...

, and the former Chair of the Department of History. He also served as secretary-treasurer and president of the

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Life

Burstein was born on September 16, 1941, in

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. He married in 1966 and had two children. He received a PhD from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

. He wrote many textbooks which are used by

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including ''The World from 1000 BCE to 300 CE'' and ''A Brief History of Ancient Greece, International Edition: Politics, Society, and Culture''.

Awards

Burstein was awarded the California State University, Los Angeles Outstanding Professor Award (1993) and President's Distinguished Professor Award (1997) along with the 2004 Wang Family Excellence Award.CSULA Emeriti Faculty Biography – Stanley M. Burstein
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References

21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers University of California, Los Angeles alumni California State University, Los Angeles faculty 1941 births Living people American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub