Jeremi Suri is an American historian and the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jeremi Suri | |
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 Suri at the 2022 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Spouse | Alison Alter |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, A.B. 1994 Ohio University, M.A. 1996 Yale University, Ph.D. 2001 |
| Thesis | Convergent Responses to Disorder: Cultural Revolution and Détente among the Great Powers during the 1960s |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin
University of Wisconsin–Madison (2001–2011) |
| Website | jeremisuri |
| Notes | |
Life edit
He graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in history in 1994. He then obtained a master's in history from Ohio University followed by a Ph.D. in history from Yale University.[3] While at Yale, he wrote a dissertation titled "Convergent Responses to Disorder: Cultural Revolution and Détente among the Great Powers during the 1960s.[4]"
Suri has received many prizes for his teaching and research.[5] In 2007, Smithsonian Magazine named him one of America's "Top Young Innovators" in the Arts and Sciences.[5]
In 2012, Suri was Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin.[5][2] That year, he spoke at the independently organized TedxSMU event.[5]
Jeremi is a frequent public lecturer and guest on radio and television programs.[5] His writings appear widely in blogs and print media, including Foreign Policy.[6][5]
He has said that he is half Jewish and half Hindu.[7]
Works edit
| External videos | |
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 In-depth discussion of Henry Kissinger and the American Century, sponsored by the Cold War International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center, 2013. |
Books edit
- Civil War By Other Means: America's Long and Unfinished Fight For Democracy New York: Public Affairs (2022). ISBN 978-1541758544.
- Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press (2009). ISBN 978-0674044166.
- Henry Kissinger and the American Century. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press (2009). ISBN 978-0674281943.
- Liberty's Surest Guardian: Rebuilding Nations After War from the Founders to Obama. New York: Free Press (2012). ISBN 978-1439119136.
- The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. New York: Basic Books (2017). ISBN 978-0465093908.[8]
Selected articles edit
- "Hamilton Fish Armstrong, the 'American Establishment,' and Cosmopolitan Nationalism." Princeton University Library Chronicle, vol. 63, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 438–65. doi:10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.63.3.0438. JSTOR 10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.63.3.0438.
- "Foreword: 'A Peace That Is No Peace': The Cold War as Contemporary History." OAH Magazine of History, vol. 24, no. 4 (October 2010), pp. 5–6. JSTOR 23210193.
- "Conflict and Co-Operation in the Cold War: New Directions in Contemporary Historical Research." Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 46, no. 1 (January 2011), pp. 5–9. JSTOR 25764606.
References edit
- ^ "Alison Alter Biography". Austin City Council. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
Council Member Alter lives in the Rosedale neighborhood with her husband Dr. Jeremi Suri, a professor of leadership, international history and policy at the University of Texas at Austin, and their two wonderful children, Natalie and Zachary.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Suri, Jeremi | LBJ School of Public Affairs". lbj.utexas.edu. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ Suri, Jeremi. "Jeremi Suri" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Jeremi Suri at TEDxSMU 2012.
- ^ "Jeremi Suri – Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ Laroi, Heather (2007). "The Big Picture". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Beschloss, Michael (2017-10-30). "Do Americans Need a Prime Minister?". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
External links edit
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jeremi Suri at the Woodrow Wilson Center
- "Jeremi Suri: History of American Power" (interview) on the Lex Fridman Podcast, no. 180 (April 29, 2021)
- "Jeremi Suri: Civil War, Slavery, Freedom, and Democracy" (interview) on the Lex Fridman Podcast, no. 354 (Jan 25, 2023)