Eric D. Weitz

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Eric D. Weitz
Born(1953-06-15)June 15, 1953
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2021(2021-07-01) (aged 68)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationHistory professor
Spouse
Brigitta van Rheinberg
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(m. 2011⁠–⁠2021)​
Children2
Academic background
EducationBinghamton University (BA)
Boston University (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsSt. Olaf College
University of Minnesota
City College of New York
Main interestsHistory of the Weimar Republic, genocide studies, civil rights

Eric D. Weitz (June 15, 1953[1] – July 1, 2021) was an American historian.[2][3][4]

Education

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He studied at Boston University for his MA, and received his PhD supervised by Norman Naimark.[5] His dissertation was "Conflict in the Ruhr: Workers and Socialist Politics in Essen, 1910–1925".[5][6]

Themes of research and writing

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Weitz specialized in German history, Soviet history, and genocide studies.[5][7]

According to historian Sarah K. Danielsson, Weitz's historical "work on genocide had always grappled with the root causes of mass violence and extermination, and it led him to look at the history of human rights."[5]

He edited "Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity” at Princeton University Press.[5][8]

Political views

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Eric Weitz joined a number of scholars in condemning Donald Trump in 2016.[5] He compared Donald Trump's right-wing populism to the political atmosphere in the Weimar Republic.[9][10][11] Weitz criticized what he saw as increasing political polarization.[7]

Works

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  • Weitz, Eric D. (1997). Creating German Communism, 1890-1990: From Popular Protests to Socialist State. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-02682-4.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
  • Weitz, Eric D. (2002). "Racial Politics without the Concept of Race: Reevaluating Soviet Ethnic and National Purges". Slavic Review. 61 (1): 1–29. doi:10.2307/2696978. ISSN 0037-6779. JSTOR 2696978. S2CID 156279881.
  • Weitz, Eric D. (2015) [2003]. A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-16587-5.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
  • Weitz, Eric D. (2018) [2007]. Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18305-3.[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
  • Weitz, Eric D. (2019). A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18555-2.[54][55][56][57][58][59][60]

References

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  1. ^ Fenstermaker, MaryKate (22 July 2021). "Former history professor and scholar of modern Europe Eric Weitz dies at 68". The Minnesota Daily. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Eric D. Weitz". www.gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Danielsson, Sarah K. (2021). "In Memoriam: Eric Weitz". Journal of Genocide Research. 24: 148–151. doi:10.1080/14623528.2021.1958735. S2CID 238773800.
  4. ^ Bartov, Omer; Brethour, Miranda; Moyn, Samuel; Schissler, Hanna (2022). "Eric Weitz: Mensch and Menschenrechte: The Internal Logic of a Life Well-Lived". Central European History. 55 (3): 410–424. doi:10.1017/S0008938922000693. ISSN 0008-9389. S2CID 253184823.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Danielsson, Sarah K. (2022-01-02). "In Memoriam: Eric Weitz". Journal of Genocide Research. 24 (1): 148–151. doi:10.1080/14623528.2021.1958735. ISSN 1462-3528. S2CID 238773800.
  6. ^ Weitz, Eric D. (1989). Conflict in the Ruhr: Workers and Socialist Politics in Essen, 1910-1925. Boston University.
  7. ^ a b Seepersaud, Steve. "Eric Weitz is leading genocide scholar - Binghamton News". News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. ^ "Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity". press.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  9. ^ "Weimar Germany and Donald Trump". Tablet Magazine. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  10. ^ "The Weimar Analogy". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  11. ^ Ferguson, Niall (September 6, 2020). "'Weimar America'? The Trump Show Is No Cabaret". Bloomberg.
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  13. ^ Childs, David (March 1998). "Creating German Communism, 1890-1990". Europe-Asia Studies. 50 (2). Abingdon: 379–381. ProQuest 200018779.
  14. ^ Harsch, Donna (December 1998). "Creating German Communism, 1890–1990: From Popular Protests to Socialist State. By Eric D. Weitz. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1997. Pp. xviii + 445. $24.95. ISBN 0-691-02682-3". Central European History. 31 (4): 449–452. doi:10.1017/S0008938900017167. S2CID 145419336.
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