Norman Finkelstein
American political scientist and critic of Israeli policy.
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He earned his Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University and has held faculty positions at several universities.[1] Norman Finkelstein, whose parents were Jewish Holocaust survivors, was born in New York City and works as a political scientist and author.[1][2]
Life and work
He completed his undergraduate studies at Binghamton University in 1974.[3] He taught at DePaul University as an assistant professor from 2001 to 2007.[1] Finkelstein rose to prominence in 2000 after publishing The Holocaust Industry.[4] The university administration declined to grant him tenure for reasons that were not made public, and following a settlement reached with the university, he declared his resignation.[1]
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Shatz wrote that Finkelstein is the son of Holocaust survivors and a strident commentator on Jewish affairs.[5] Chomsky warned Finkelstein that pursuing the topic would ruin his career.[6] Chomsky wrote that Finkelstein could not get the faculty to read his dissertation, and Princeton granted his doctorate only "out of embarrassment."[7] Cockburn stated that Finkelstein pointed out that twenty-two of fifty-two footnotes in Dershowitz's first two chapters were lifted from Peters without attribution.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Norman Finkelstein" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Illinois: Resignation in Jewish Dispute", The New York Times, September 6, 2007; "Joint statement of Norman Finkelstein and DePaul University on their tenure controversy and its resolution.", DePaul University, September 5, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Norman Finkelstein" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series", Cengage Gale, 2008, p. 127–129 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Norman Finkelstein" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series", Cengage Gale, 2008, p. 127–129; Smith, "An Unpopular Man", July 7, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Norman Finkelstein" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Finkelstein, "The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering", Verso, 2003, p. xi (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Shatz, "Goldhagen's Willing Executioners", Slate Magazine, 8 April 1998. facts only, no text reused. slate.com
- Chomsky, "Understanding Power", The New Press, 2002, p. 244–248. facts only, no text reused. chomsky.info
- Wikipedia, "Norman Finkelstein" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chomsky, "Understanding Power", The New Press, 2002, p. 244–248 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Dershowitz vs. Cockburn (including exchange of letters)", normanfinkelstein.com, October 2003. facts only, no text reused. normanfinkelstein.com
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- Wikipedia: Norman Finkelstein (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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