Background
Sacks, David Harris was born on December 14, 1942 in Brooklyn. Son of Fred and Lillian Pearl (Levy) Sacks.
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The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700
( From the Preface: Bristol is the city that John Cabot ...)
From the Preface: Bristol is the city that John Cabot sailed from and Thomas Chatterton dreamed, that Hugh Latimer preached to and Oliver Cromwell seized, that entertained Parliaments in the Middle Ages and rioted for Reform in the nineteenth century. Since the Norman Conquest, it has always had an important place in English history, experiencing events and contributing to developments that stirred the nation. What follows is an account of its connection with one small piece of that history, the rise of the Atlantic economy in the early modern period and the accompanying transformation of English economic ideas and practices. But this book is not about economics alone. It is grounded on the belief that we can no more abstract the economy from politics, culture, and society than we can separate intentional human action from thought and judgment. It also rejects the notion that the life of a city like Bristol could ever be treated as a self-contained whole. Instead it views such cities as social organisms living in close relationship with their surroundings. What gives them their structure is the set of internal codes they carry. And what enables them to survive is their ability to adapt to or transform their environment, which itself is always changing.
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David Harris Sacks
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Bachelor magna cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1963; Master of Arts in History, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Harvard University, 1977.
Career
Lecturer history, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1977-1979; preceptor in expository writing, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1980; lecturer in history and literature, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1983; research affiliate Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983-1986; assistant professor of history and humaniteis, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1986-1989; associate professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1989-1993; professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, since 1993. Visiting professor of history Yale University, 1998-1999.
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The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700
( From the Preface: Bristol is the city that John Cabot ...)
- Trade, Society, and Politics in Bristol, 1500-1640, Volume II
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The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700
Membership
Fellow Royal History Society. Member North America Conference British Studies (chair nominating committee 1993-1995, executive secretary 1995-1998), American History Association (program com.1993-1995, Leo Gershey prize committee 1992-1995).
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Married Eleanor Darby Woodward, July 25, 1971.
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American
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Recipient fellowships Folger Shakespeare Library., Washington, 1989-1990, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1992-1993, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1992-1993.Recipient fellowships Folger Shakespeare Library., Washington, 1989-1990, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1992-1993, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1992-1993.