Reader in Modern European and International Political History & Director, Centre for Global Security and Governance
MSt., DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS
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Biography
Thomas Weber's research and teaching expertise lies in European, international, and global political history. He also has an interest in international security, Jewish/non-Jewish relations and in historical methodology.
Before coming to Aberdeen, Weber held fellowships or taught at Harvard University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and the University of Glasgow. A native of Breckerfeld in Westphalia, he earned his DPhil from the University of Oxford in 2003.
His first book, Lodz Ghetto Album, won a 2004 Golden Light Award and a 2005 Infinity Award. His second book, Our Friend “The Enemy” was the recipient of the 2008 Duc d’Arenberg History Prize for the best book of a general nature, intended for a wide public, on the history and culture of the European continent. His latest book, Hitler's First War, was published in English by Oxford University Press in the autumn of 2010. In the spring of 2011, it was published in German by Propylaeen, in Dutch by Nieuw Amsterdam, and in Swedish by Historiska Media. The French edition of the book will be published by Editions Perrin, the Polish edition by Rebis, and the Czech edition by Jota.
In 2010/2011, he taught courses on 'The Rise and Fall of Collective Security: International Relations, 1880-1933 (course code tba) and on 'Democratization: A Global History (HI-5598)'. He also convened 'World War I: International Perspectives (HI-3594) as well as 'General Historical Problems (HI4514)'. Together with Dr. Jackson Armstrong, he leads a multi-disciplinary teaching initiative aimed at bringing the academic subjects that have grown out of the study of 'Politicial Economy' back together. He is Postgraduate Research Coordinator of the Department of History. Finally, he serves on the Senate of the University of Aberdeen and on the College Council of the College of Arts and Social Sciences.
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Selected Publications
Hitler's First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment and the First World War (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010).
‘Our Friend “The Enemy”’: Elite Education in Britain and Germany before World War I (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008). (Winner of the 2008 Duc d’Arenberg History Prize, awarded biannualy for the best book on European history and culture.
Lodz Ghetto Album: Photographs by Henryk Ross (London: Chris Booth, 2004). (Winner of the Maine Photographic Workshops Golden Light Award 2004 for ‘Best Edited Historical Book’ and of the 2005 Infinity Award of the International Center of Photography).
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