Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented)
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Robert Brenner is an American historian and professor at UCLA known for his influential work on early modern European history, agrarian class structures, and the origins of capitalism.
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Target entity: Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented) Context triple: [Robert Brenner, academicAdvisor, Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented)]
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Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of historical fields and periods.
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Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research and teaching in sociological theory, methods, and diverse social issues.
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Department of History, Stanford University
The Department of History at Stanford University is a leading academic unit renowned for its research and teaching on global, American, and interdisciplinary historical studies.
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Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for anthropological research and education, renowned for its influential scholarship across cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology.
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Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for economic research and education, renowned for its influential faculty, rigorous programs, and significant contributions to economic theory and policy.
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Target entity: Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented) Target entity description: Robert Brenner is an American historian and professor at UCLA known for his influential work on early modern European history, agrarian class structures, and the origins of capitalism.
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Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of historical fields and periods.
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Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research and teaching in sociological theory, methods, and diverse social issues.
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Department of History, Stanford University
The Department of History at Stanford University is a leading academic unit renowned for its research and teaching on global, American, and interdisciplinary historical studies.
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Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for anthropological research and education, renowned for its influential scholarship across cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology.
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Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for economic research and education, renowned for its influential faculty, rigorous programs, and significant contributions to economic theory and policy.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historian
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human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
European history
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economic history ⓘ history ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Reed College
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxist historiography
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early modern European history ⓘ economic history ⓘ history of capitalism ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation | Center for Social Theory and Comparative History at UCLA ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Dutch economic history
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English agrarian history ⓘ capitalist development in Western Europe ⓘ global economic crises ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | Marxist ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on the origins of capitalism
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social property relations approach in history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of agrarian class structures
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contributions to the Brenner Debate ⓘ theory of the origins of capitalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Marxist historiography ⓘ |
| name | Robert Brenner ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe
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Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict, and London’s Overseas Traders, 1550–1653 ⓘ The Boom and the Bubble: The US in the World Economy ⓘ The Economics of Global Turbulence ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of History at UCLA ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
agrarian relations in early modern Europe
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long waves in capitalist development ⓘ transition from feudalism to capitalism ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workInstitution | UCLA Department of History ⓘ |
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Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented)
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