Paul Le Blanc | |
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Born | 1947 (age 69–70) |
Occupation | Historian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Marxism, Leninism, Trotskyism |
Paul Joseph Le Blanc (born 1947) is an American historian and activist. Professor of History at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), he has written and/or edited more than 20 books, mostly dealing with the labor and socialist movements, in which he has been active.
His contribution "The Third American Revolution" to the best-selling collection Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA, edited by Frances Goldin, Michael Smith and Debby Smith (2014) was singled out by Kirkus Reviews as "persuasive . . . cogent, well-informed."
Le Blanc studied at the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on History and receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, a Master of Arts degree in 1980, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1989. Since 2000 he has been at La Roche College, as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences from 2003 to 2009, and as a Professor of History there.