Andrew Preston (historian) explained

Andrew Preston
Birth Name:Andrew Malcolm Preston
Birth Place:Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Awards:Charles Taylor Prize (2013)
Thesis Title:The Little State Department
Thesis Year:2001
Discipline:History
Sub Discipline:American history
Main Interests:History of American foreign relations
Notable Works:Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith (2012)

Andrew Malcolm Preston (born 1973) is a Canadian historian, who won the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for his book Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy.[1] He is also a fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.

Education

Preston is a Professor of American history at the University of Cambridge. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Preston was educated at the University of Toronto, the London School of Economics (LSE), and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He previously taught at the University of Victoria and at Yale University where he was a postdoctoral educator.[2]

Research

Preston is the author of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy which won the Charles Taylor Prize in 2013.[1] His prior publications include The War Council: McGeorge Bundy, the NSC, and Vietnam (2006) and Nixon in the World: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1969–1977 (2008).

Awards

In 2013, Preston was awarded the Charles Taylor Prize in Non-Fiction Books for his book Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2013/03/04/andrew_preston_takes_charles_taylor_nonfiction_prize.html "Andrew Preston takes Charles Taylor Non-Fiction Prize"
  2. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/andrew-preston-wins-charles-taylor-prize-for-book-on-us-diplomacy/article9265075/ "Andrew Preston wins Charles Taylor Prize for book on U.S. diplomacy"