Archer, Ian W.

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ARCHER, Ian W.

ARCHER, Ian W. British, b. 1960. Genres: Economics, Sociology, History. Career: Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, research fellow at Girton College, 1988-89, research fellow and director of studies in history at Downing College, 1989-91; Oxford University, Oxford, England, fellow and tutor in modern history at Keble College and lecturer, 1991-; writer. Royal Historical Society, Bibliographies on British History, general editor. Publications: (ed. with C.M. Barron and V. Harding) Hugh Alley's Caveat: The London Markets in 1598, 1988; The Pursuit of Stability: Social Relations in Elizabethan London, 1991; The History of the Haberdashers Company, 1991. Address: Keble College, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PG, England.