Hoover, Dwight Wesley

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HOOVER, Dwight Wesley

HOOVER, Dwight Wesley. American, b. 1926. Genres: History, Bibliography. Career: Professor of History, 1967-91, and Director, Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, Muncie, IN (Assistant Professor, 1959-63; Associate Professor, 1964-67); Professor of Historical Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1977-79. Consultant, Middletown Film Project, 1976-81. Senior Fulbright Lecturer in American History, Budapest, 1988; Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies, Jozsef Attila University, Hungary, 1991-92; Visiting Professor, Doshisha University, Japan, 1992; Visiting Professor, Kansai Gaidai, Japan, 1996-97. Publications: Henry James, Sr., and the Religion of Community, 1969; The Red and the Black, 1976; Cities, 1976; A Pictorial History of Indiana, 1980; Magic Middletown, 1986; Middletown: An Annotated Bibliography, 1988; Middletown: The Making of a Documentary Film Series, 1992. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: Understanding Negro History, 1968; American Society in the 20th Century, 1972; Conspectus of History: Focus on Biography (Issues in World Diplomacy, Revolution, Cities, Family History, Science and History), 6 vols., 1975-81. Address: 11 Sunset Dr. #203, Sarasota, FL 34236, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]