English sociologist and academic

Anthony Giddens

Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most cited author of books in the humanities. He has academic appointments in approximately twenty different universities throughout the world and has received numerous honorary degrees.

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1938

January 18

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1930s

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350 General Magnentius is proclaimed emperor by Roman aristocrats discontent with the rule of emperor Constans.
474 Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
532 Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
1126 Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.

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The world in 1938

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april 18 Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938).
april 25 U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
april 5 Spanish Civil War: Two days after the Nationalist army occupied the Catalan city of Lleida, dictator Francisco Franco decrees the abolition of the Generalitat (the autonomous government of Catalonia), the self-government granted by the Republic, and the official status of the Catalan language.
august 18 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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A. A. Ames 1842–1911 American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (died 1911) Ashleigh Murray 1988– American actress and singer Crispian Mills 1973– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director David Howell 1936– Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Edmund Barton 1849–1920 Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (died 1920) François-Michel le Tellier 1641–1691 Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1691) Jim O'Rourke 1969– American guitarist and producer John Hume 1937–2020 Northern Irish politician (born 1937) Kang Ji-young 1994– South Korean singer

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Alan Bond 1938–2015 English-Australian businessman (died 2015) Alberto Fujimori 1938–2024 Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024) Andrew Clennel Palmer 1938–2019 British engineer (born 1938) Anthony James Leggett 1938– English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026) Billy Shaw 1938–2024 American football player (died 2024) Caryl Churchill 1938– English-Canadian playwright Claudia Cardinale 1938– Italian actress (died 2025) Daniel Buren 1938– French sculptor and painter David Eden Lane 1938– American white supremacist (died 2007)

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