John Dickie (historian)
Professor John Dickie (born 1963) is a British author, historian and academic who specialises in Italy. EducationBorn in Dundee, he was brought up in Leicestershire and went to Loughborough Grammar School. He studied Modern Languages at Pembroke College, Oxford, obtaining a Bachelor's degree with first class honours. He continued his studies at the University of Sussex, completing a Master's degree and becoming a Doctor of Philosophy. CareerHe is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London, where he has taught since 1993. According to the American Historical Review :
Bibliography and publicationsDickie is the author of various books:
In 2020 he published The Craft – How the Freemasons Made the Modern World. Research interestsHe states his research interests as "Representations of the Italian South, Italian nationalism and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, organized crime, Italian food." AwardsIn 2005 President of the Italian Republic awarded him the Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity), an Italian knighthood.[3] Personal lifeIn 2005 he married the author Sarah Penny; they have three children. References
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