Edward Berenson is a cultural historian, author, and academic. He is a professor of history and director of the Institute of French Studies at New York University.
Berenson is most known for his work on the history of modern France and its empire, along with the histories of Britain, the British Empire, and the United States. His publications comprise journal articles and nine books including Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa and The Trial of Madame Caillaux. He has been honored with the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Historical Association in 1999 and was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérit by former French president Jacques Chirac in 2006.
Books in order of publication:
Populist Religion and Left-Wing Politics (1984)
The Trial of Madame Caillaux (1992)
Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa (2010)
Constructing Charisma: Fame, Celebrity and Power in 19th-Century Europe (2010)
The French Republic: History, Values, Debates (2011)
The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story (2012)
Europe in the Modern World: A New Narrative History Since 1500 (2016)
The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town (2019)
Perfect Communities: Levitt, Levittown, and the Dream of White Suburbia (2025)
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