Julian Timothy Jackson (born 10 April 1954) is a British historian. He
is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical
Society. Professor of History at Queen Mary, University of London
Julian Jackson is one of the leading authorities on twentieth-century
France.He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge where he obtained his
doctorate in 1982, having been supervised by Professor Christopher
Andrew. After many years spent at the University of Wales, Swansea, he
joined Queen Mary History Department in 2003.He was educated at
Peterhouse, Cambridge where he obtained his doctorate in 1982, having
been supervised by Professor Christopher Andrew. After many years
spent at the University of Wales, Swansea, he joined Queen Mary
History Department in 2003.Professor Jackson’s first two books were
notable contributions about the crisis in France during the 1930s. The
Politics of Depression France 1932â€"1936 (Cambridge University Press,
1985), was a study of economic policy-making in France during the
Depression, and more generally of the impact of the depression on
French politics. The Popular Front in France: Defending Democracy
1934â€"1938 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), was a
history of the French Popular Front encompassing its political, social
and cultural dimensions.In more recent years Professor Jackson’s
research interests have moved on to the period after 1940. In 2001 he
published an extensive synthesis of France under the Occupation
entitled France: The Dark Years 1940â€"1944 (Oxford University Press:
2001). This was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times History Book
Prize and translated into French in 2003. The French translation was
commended by the judges of the Prix Philippe Viannay-Défense de la
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