James Urry
James Urry (born 25 March 1949 in London, England) is a New Zealand anthropologist, historian, author and professor at the School of Social and Cultural Studies at Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand. Urry is considered an authority on the history of Russian Mennonites.[1][2][3]
Urry did his undergraduate studies at the University College London and his DPhil. at Oxford University. He has published extensively on the history of anthropology and Russian Mennonites in Canada, including None But Saints: the Transformation of Mennonite Life in Russia, 1789-1989 (1989), Before Social Anthropology: Essays on the History of British Anthropology (1993), Mennonites, Politics, and Peoplehood: Europe, Russia, Canada, 1525-1980 (2006).[4]
References
- ^ "Urry, James 1949–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "James Urry". School of Social and Cultural Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Shepard, Jonathan (January 1991). "Review: None but Saints. The transformation of Mennonite life in Russia 1789–1889". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 42 (1). Cambridge University Journal of Ecclesiastical History: 135–137. doi:10.1017/S0022046900002918. S2CID 162065753. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Klaassen, Walter (March 2007). "Mennonites, Politics, and Peoplehood: Europe-Russia-Canada 1525-1980, by James Urry". Canadian Journal of History. 42 (1): 169–171. doi:10.3138/cjh.42.1.169. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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