Greenfeld, Liah

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GREENFELD, Liah

GREENFELD, Liah. American (born Russia), b. 1954. Genres: Social sciences, Sociology. Career: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, assistant professor, 1985-89, associate professor of sociology and social studies, 1989, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Social Sciences, 1989-92; writer. Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ), member, 1989-90; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, visiting associate professor, 1992-93; Boston University, fellow of the university professors, 1994-. Publications: (ed. with M. Martin) Center: Ideas and Institutions, 1988; Different Worlds: A Sociological Study of Taste, Choice, and Success in Art, 1989; Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity, 1992; Nationalisme i Modernitat, 1999; The Spirit of Capitalism, Nationalism and Economic Growth, 2001. Contributor to professional journals. Address: Political Science Dept, Boston University, 232 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A.

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