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Arnold A. Offner

Arnold A. Offner is an American historian, and Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

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Arnold A. Offner
Born (1937-09-06) September 6, 1937
Brooklyn
OccupationProfessor Emeritus
Spouse(s)Ellen Siegel Offner, m.1962
ChildrenDeborah and Michael
Parent(s)Helen Wolowitz and Samuel Offner
RelativesGrandchildren: Julia Roth, Callie, Maddy, and Jason Offner
Academic background
EducationColumbia College (BA)
Indiana University (PhD)
Robert H. Ferrell
Academic work
EraTwentieth Century
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsSyracuse University
Boston University
Lafayette College
Doctoral students
Jussi Hanhimäki
Websitewww.arnoldaoffner.com

Arnold A. Offner (born September 6, 1937, Brooklyn) is an American historian, and Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.1

Life

Offner grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a B.A. from Columbia College in 1959, and an M.A. in 1960 and Ph.D in 1964 from Indiana University. He taught at Syracuse University, Boston University, and Lafayette College. He has won numerous awards for his scholarship and teaching. He resides in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen.23

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  1. "Arnold Offner - Past Position". shafr.org. The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. Offner, Arnold (2009). "APA Awards Outstanding Psychology Teachers with Excellence in Teaching Award". doi:10.1037/e595082009-001. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Retiring Faculty Elected to Emeritus Status · News · Lafayette College". news.lafayette.edu. May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. "Nonfiction Book Review: Another Such Victory - President Truman and the Cold War, 1945–1953 by Arnold A. Offner, Author. Stanford University (656p) ISBN 978-0-8047-4254-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. Miscamble, Wilson D. (2003). "Revisionism Revived - Arnold A. Offner: Another Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War, 1945–1953. (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2002. Pp. Xviii, 626.)". The Review of Politics. 65 (2): 304–306. doi:10.1017/S0034670500050099. ISSN 1748-6858. S2CID 145729024.
  6. Kosner, Edward (August 31, 2018). "'Hubert Humphrey' Review: The Man From Minnesota". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  7. "New book on a favorite son holds timeless truths and tantalizing what ifs". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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