Philipsen, Dirk
PHILIPSEN, Dirk
PHILIPSEN, Dirk. German, b. 1959. Genres: History. Career: Worked as a machinist and shop steward in Germany, 1977-80; has taught Comparative Social History at Duke University, Durham, NC, and Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia State University, assistant professor. Publications: We Were the People, 1993. Address: Department of History, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA 23806, U.S.A.
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