Steven Pincus

Steven Pincus's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Steven Pincus

History

#847

World Rank

#1356

Historical Rank

#366

USA Rank

history Degrees

Download Badge

• History

Why Is Steven Pincus Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Steven Pincus is the Thomas E. Donnelly Professor of British History at the University of Chicago, where he specializes in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British and European history. Education and career In 1990, Pincus received a PhD in history from Harvard University. He is a prominent scholar of Early Modern British history, and his work has focused on the 17th century, in particular the Glorious Revolution and English foreign policy. His book 1688: The First Modern Revolution has been praised as providing "a new understanding of the origins of the modern, liberal state." The Economist named it as one of the best books on history published in 2009. Professor Mark Knights called it "brilliant and provocative," for Pincus argues the revolution of 1688 was the first modern revolution. 1688 was violent and divisive; it represented not a coup or invasion but a popular rejection of the king's absolutist modernisation based on the French Catholic model. The Revolution, Pincus argues, expressed an Anglo-Dutch emphasis on consent of the governed, toleration of different forms of Protestantism, free debate and free commerce. Other reviews were more negative, however. Professor Grant Tapsell of Oxford University said it was "fundamentally flawed in three ways: the argument is most implausible where it is most novel; the evidence used to make the argument is mishandled; and much of the book involves reinventing the wheel due to a bizarrely patchy engagement with existing popular culture."

Steven Pincus's Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Other Resources About Steven Pincus

• en.wikipedia.org

What Schools Are Affiliated With Steven Pincus?

Steven Pincus is affiliated with the following schools:

• Harvard University
• Ohio University
• Aarhus University
• Yale University
• Princeton University
• University of Chicago
• University of Virginia