Background
Rick Halpern was born on July 27, 1959, in Buffalo, New York, the United States, to Ralph Halpern (an attorney) and Harriet Chasin Halpern.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Rick Halpern received his bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1981. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania and completed his Ph.D. in 1989.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Halpern attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and became a Master of Arts in 1984.
(A clear and accessible overview of the 20th-century histo...)
A clear and accessible overview of the 20th-century history of the American South. Topics covered include labor, intellectual and women's history as well as an analysis of the impact of Federal government policy on economic and social affairs.
https://www.amazon.com/Race-Class-American-South-Since/dp/1859730310/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Here is a piece of history not found in conventional text...)
Here is a piece of history not found in conventional textbooks. If ever there were a book our young needed, it is Meatpackers-it reveals an epoch in which trade unions fought and won whatever rights working people possess today. With these rights constantly imperiled, this book is mandatory reading.
https://www.amazon.com/Meatpackers-Packinghouse-Struggle-Economic-Equality/dp/158367005X/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Much has been written about the forging of British identi...)
Much has been written about the forging of British identity in the 17th and 18th centuries, from the multiple kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Others-Encounters-Indigenous-Colloquium/dp/1857289919/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(The ten essays in this book explore the intersection of r...)
The ten essays in this book explore the intersection of race and class in the study of labor on three continents. Leading scholars examine the way in which working-class identities took shape and changed over time in a variety of settings from the seaports of southern Africa to the copper mining region of the American southwest.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312229992/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(The essays collected in this volume explore the multiple ...)
The essays collected in this volume explore the multiple connections and parallels between the histories of the American south and the Italian south.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/033373971X/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Slavery and Emancipation is a comprehensive collection of...)
Slavery and Emancipation is a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary readings on the history of slaveholding in the American South combining recent historical research with period documents.
https://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Emancipation-Blackwell-American-Cultural-ebook/dp/B000V24BL6/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(The term collateral damage, a euphemism for civilian casu...)
The term collateral damage, a euphemism for civilian casualty, came into usage during the Vietnam War and over several decades became entrenched in U.S. armed forces jargon. But long before the phrase was coined there were non-combatant victims of wars.
https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Collateral-Damage-Civilian-Casualties/dp/1897071124/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(P.I. Vin Hardin's former boss, mentor, and the closest th...)
P.I. Vin Hardin's former boss, mentor, and the closest thing to a real father he's ever known has been murdered. The brutality of the assault makes it look personal, but Nate was seventy-five years old and already retired for eight years. Who could possibly hate an elderly man that much and why kill him now?
https://www.amazon.com/CURE-PAST-Hardin-Mysteries-Book-ebook/dp/B008NOYL7S/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(As a photographer for Life and Fortune magazines, Margare...)
As a photographer for Life and Fortune magazines, Margaret Bourke-White traveled to Russia in the 1930s, photographed the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1938, and recorded the liberation of Buchenwald at the end of WWII.
https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Bourke-White-Dawn-Apartheid-Lichtenstein/dp/025302126X/?tag=2022091-20
2016
Rick Halpern was born on July 27, 1959, in Buffalo, New York, the United States, to Ralph Halpern (an attorney) and Harriet Chasin Halpern.
Rick Halpern received his bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1981. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and became a Master of Arts in 1984. Halpern returned to the University of Pennsylvania and completed his Ph.D. in 1989.
Rick Halpern is a social historian whose work has focused on race and labor in a number of national and international contexts. He has written about meat and meatpacking, sugar and plantations, and regionalism. Currently, he is at work on two major projects: a book on race and class in 20th-century photography, and a study of immigrant foodways in interactions in early 20th century Toronto. He is the Bissell-Heyd Chair of American Studies and, until July 2015, was the Dean at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. Prior to that, he was the Principal of New College on the St George campus. Professor Halpern works with graduate students in a number of fields.
(As a photographer for Life and Fortune magazines, Margare...)
2016(Slavery and Emancipation is a comprehensive collection of...)
2002(Much has been written about the forging of British identi...)
1998(The term collateral damage, a euphemism for civilian casu...)
2009(The essays collected in this volume explore the multiple ...)
2001(The ten essays in this book explore the intersection of r...)
2000(A clear and accessible overview of the 20th-century histo...)
1994(Here is a piece of history not found in conventional text...)
1996(P.I. Vin Hardin's former boss, mentor, and the closest th...)
2012Halpern is married to Beth Landau.