Gil Troy
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Gil Troy is an American academic. He received his undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and is a professor of History at McGill University.
The author of five books, four of which concern American presidential history, and one of which concerns his own and others' "Jewish identity," he contributes regularly to a variety of publications and appears frequently in the media as a commentator and analyst on subjects relating to history and politics.
Professor Troy serves on advisory panel of scholars for the History News Network, an independent non-profit corporation hosted by George Mason University, including also other academic historians Pauline Maier and Joyce Appleby.
[edit] Bibliography
- Why I Am a Zionist: Israel, Jewish Identity, and the Challenges of Today. (2006). 3rd ed. 2001; Montreal: Bronfman Center for Jewish Education, 2006.
- Hillary Clinton: Polarizing First Lady. (2006). Lawrence: UP of Kansas, 2006.
- Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s. (2005). Princeton: Princeton UP, 2005.
- Mr. and Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons. (2000). 2nd rev. ed. Lawrence: UP of Kansas, 2000. (Paperback ed.) Originally entitled Affairs of State: The Rise and Rejection of the Presidential Couple Since World War II.
- Affairs of State: The Rise and Rejection of the Presidential Couple Since World War II. Lawrence: UP of Kansas. (1997). New York: Free Press, 1997.
- See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate. (1991 & 1996). Rev. & exp. ed. 1991; Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1996.
[edit] External links
- Gil Troy faculty listing, in the Department of History, McGill University.
- Gil Troy's personal website. (Self-published.)
- Troy, Gil. How Conservative Leaders and Personalities Shaped America’s Culture. Paper presented on The Culture-Politics Nexus at the Conservative Predominance in the U.S. A Moment or an Era? Annual Spring Conference. Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CERIUM) and Chaire d’études politiques et économiques américaines de l’Université de Montréal (CEPEA), University of Montreal. 30 March 2006. (Incl. hyperlinks to Windows Media Player video and online texts.) Accessed January 7, 2007.
- Norman Finkelstein vs. Gil Troy On Jimmy Carter's Controversial Book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" -Transcript of debate on Pacifica Radio, January 8, 2007