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Rubinstein was very widely published, essays and articles of his having appeared in various scholarly books and periodicals in Australia and overseas. Books of his have been translated into Finnish, Russian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese. He is particularly known for his research on
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noted that "Beyond academia, Rubinstein was a powerful voice in public discourse. A regular contributor to both Jewish and mainstream media, he fearlessly advocated for Jewish causes, courting controversy with his conservative political views. His intellectual curiosity, for Jewish history and
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Rubinstein was a regular contributor, on Jewish and many other topics, to the conservative Australian intellectual and cultural magazine Quadrant. Calling him "a towering figure" an obituary in the
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culture, made him a uniquely influential figure in Australian Jewish life." (Bruce Hill, "Prominent Jewish Historian," Australian Jewish News, 11 July 2024.
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The End of Ideology and the Rise of Religion: How Marxism and Other Secular Universalistic Ideologies Have Given Way to Religious Fundamentalism
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from 2002 to 2004. He was the editor of the articles the Commonwealth (except Canada) in the second (2006) edition of the reference work
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the wealth-holding classes in modern Britain, making use of probate and other taxation records, in such works as
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Menders of the Mind: A History of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 1946-1996
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Rubinstein also researched topics discussed by amateur historians but ignored by academics. His
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Who Were the Rich?: 1809 - 1839 v. 1: A Biographical Directory of British Wealth-holders
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Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English-speaking World for Jews, 1840-1939
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The Myth of Rescue. Why the Democracies could not have saved more Jews from the Nazis
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Rubinstein, William D. (1 September 1999). "Britain and the Holocaust: A critique".
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Men of Property: The Very Wealthy in Britain Since the Industrial Revolution
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Men of Property: The Very Wealthy in Britain Since the Industrial Revolution
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Men of Property: The Very Wealthy in Britain Since the Industrial Revolution
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The Jews in Australia: A Thematic History, Volume Two: 1945 to the Present
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in Melbourne from 2013 to 2015, and afterwards an honorary professor at
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A scholar of modern Jewish history, his books on that subject include
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A History of the Jews in the English Speaking World: Great Britain
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A History of the Jews in the English-Speaking World: Great Britain
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Israel, the Jews and the West: The Fall and Rise of Antisemitism
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Britain's Century: A Social and Political History, 1815-1905
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Presidents of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies
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Rubinstein died on 1 July 2024, at the age of 77. His wife
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Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
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Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain, 1750–1990
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Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain, 1750–1990
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Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster
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Archived from 527:Sir Henry Neville was Shakespeare: The Evidence 513:The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History 634:"Richest man in British history was a soldier" 173:', a class he saw as expanding exponentially. 977:Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts 798: 609:"Emeritus Professor William David RUBINSTEIN" 585:Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 250:Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 805: 791: 761:"Vale Professor Bill Rubinstein 1946-2024" 694: 383: 402:The Biographical Dictionary of Life Peers 268:Australian Association for Jewish Studies 1284:American emigrants to the United Kingdom 812: 658: 1194:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 733: 463:The Jews in the Modern World Since 1750 14: 1161: 395: 339:Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz 786: 556:"Fellow Profile – William Rubinstein" 459:(co-author with Hilary L. Rubinstein) 453:(co-author with Hilary L. Rubinstein) 312:The All-Time Australian 200 Rich List 1093: 1013:Lancaster University Students' Union 753: 603: 601: 560:Australian Academy of the Humanities 447:, William Heinemann Australia (1991) 258:Jewish Historical Society of England 246:Australian Academy of the Humanities 1234:Academic staff of Deakin University 1219:Academics of Aberystwyth University 1035:International Volunteers (InterVol) 713:"Bombing Auschwitz: About the Film" 356:(2007) examines such topics as the 321:(1996) and the controversial work, 284: 24: 1314:20th-century American male writers 1254:21st-century American male writers 1224:20th-century Australian historians 1179:21st-century Australian historians 613:Australian Honours Search Facility 358:assassination of President Kennedy 275:Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022 25: 1325: 1279:Australian historians of religion 1264:American male non-fiction writers 1214:Academics of Lancaster University 734:Alberge, Dalya (5 October 2005). 598: 476:(co-author with Philip Beresford) 1289:Historians of the United Kingdom 1269:Historians from New York (state) 1259:20th-century American historians 1249:21st-century American historians 1146: 1134: 1122: 1092: 1079: 1078: 878: 485:The Left, the Right and the Jews 372:(2005), which hypothesizes that 244:He was an elected Fellow of the 1274:American emigrants to Australia 1244:20th-century British historians 1239:21st-century British historians 1204:Johns Hopkins University alumni 419:(The Arnold History of Britain) 366:Shakespeare authorship question 279:Medal of the Order of Australia 1299:Historians of Jews and Judaism 1294:British historians of religion 727: 705: 688: 652: 626: 573: 548: 529:, Amberley Publishing (2016), 508:Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays? 215:Australian National University 151:Australian National University 13: 1: 541: 515:, Palgrave Macmillan (2011), 504:(co-author with Brenda James) 176: 972:Lancaster Environment Centre 537:(co-author with John Casson) 7: 487:, Croom Helm, London (1982) 439:Jews in the Sixth Continent 435:(Studies in Modern History) 10: 1330: 1304:Writers from New York City 169:, charts the rise of the ' 29: 1209:Swarthmore College alumni 1074: 1053: 1005: 964: 933: 887: 876: 822: 669:English Historical Review 263:The Encyclopaedia Judaica 200: 156: 134: 126: 121: 105: 100: 96: 86: 74: 48: 41: 682:10.1093/ehr/113.454.1258 380:of Shakespeare's works. 254:Royal Historical Society 191:Johns Hopkins University 116:Johns Hopkins University 30:Not to be confused with 715:. PBS. 18 November 2019 474:The Richest of the Rich 384:Personal life and death 300:The Richest of the Rich 213:from 1974 to 1975, the 181:Rubinstein was born in 662:(1998). "Book review: 346:Australian Jewish News 329:. Holocaust historian 231:Aberystwyth University 143:Aberystwyth University 1066:Red Rose of Lancaster 392:is also a historian. 205:Rubinstein worked at 163:William D. Rubinstein 43:William D. Rubinstein 18:William D. Rubinstein 997:Richardson Institute 815:Lancaster University 390:Hilary L. Rubinstein 207:Lancaster University 139:Lancaster University 91:Hilary L. 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William D. Rubinstein
William Rubenstein
New York City
New York
Hilary L. Rubinstein
Alma mater
Swarthmore College
Johns Hopkins University
Lancaster University
Aberystwyth University
Deakin University
Australian National University
super rich
New York City
Swarthmore College
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Lancaster University
England
Australian National University
Canberra
Deakin University
Victoria
Aberystwyth University
Monash University
Deakin University
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Royal Historical Society
Jewish Historical Society of England

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