Robert Brenner
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Robert Brenner is an American historian and Marxist theorist best known for his influential work on the origins of capitalism and debates over economic development in early modern Europe.
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| Robert Brenner canonical | 12 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Robert Brenner Context triple: [Analytical Marxism, associatedWith, Robert Brenner]
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Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Paul Kosok
Paul Kosok was an American historian and archaeologist best known for pioneering the study of Peru’s Nazca Lines through early aerial surveys in the 1930s.
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Charles Schoenbaum
Charles Schoenbaum was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Ralph Rosenblum
Ralph Rosenblum was an American film editor best known for his influential work on landmark comedies and dramas, including several early Woody Allen films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Brenner Target entity description: Robert Brenner is an American historian and Marxist theorist best known for his influential work on the origins of capitalism and debates over economic development in early modern Europe.
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A.
Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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B.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Paul Kosok
Paul Kosok was an American historian and archaeologist best known for pioneering the study of Peru’s Nazca Lines through early aerial surveys in the 1930s.
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D.
Charles Schoenbaum
Charles Schoenbaum was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Ralph Rosenblum
Ralph Rosenblum was an American film editor best known for his influential work on landmark comedies and dramas, including several early Woody Allen films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American historian
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Marxist theorist ⓘ historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Robert Brenner is associated with the UCLA history department (advisor details not widely documented) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxist theory
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early modern European history ⓘ economic history ⓘ history of capitalism ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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non-fiction ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
economics
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history ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on the origins of capitalism
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social history of early modern Europe ⓘ world-systems and political Marxist scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Marxist political economy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
capitalist world economy
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long-term economic development in Europe ⓘ transition from feudalism to capitalism ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brenner debate on the transition from feudalism to capitalism
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theory of the origins of capitalism in agrarian class relations in England ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
analysis of long waves and crises in the postwar world economy
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critique of demographic and commercial explanations of the rise of capitalism ⓘ emphasis on agrarian class relations in explaining capitalist development ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ Property and Progress: The Historical Origins and Social Foundations of Self-Sustaining Growth ⓘ The Boom and the Bubble: The US in the World Economy ⓘ The Economics of Global Turbulence ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Brenner debate ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History at UCLA
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professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe
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