Waller, P(hilip) J(ohn)

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WALLER, P(hilip) J(ohn)

WALLER, P(hilip) J(ohn). British, b. 1946. Genres: History. Career: Magdalen College, Oxford, England, fellow by examination, 1968-71; Merton College, Oxford, fellow and tutor in modern history, 1971-; writer. Visiting professor at University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1979, and Colorado College, Colorado Springs, 1985. English Historical Review, editor, 2003-. Publications: Democracy and Sectarianism: A Social and Political History of Liverpool, 1868-1939, 1981; Town, City, and Nation: England, 1850- 1914, 1983. EDITOR: Politics and Social Change in Modern Britain: Essays Presented to A. F. Thompson, 1987; (with N. Williams) Chronology of the Modern World, 2nd ed. (1763-1992), 1994; (with N. Williams and J. Rowett) Chronology of the 20th Century, 1995, rev. ed., 1996; The English Urban Landscape, 2000. Address: Merton College, Oxford OX1 4JD, England.