Richard Cockett
Richard Cockett (born 1961)[1] is a British historian,[2] journalist[3] and author.
He is a regional editor of The Economist, with experience in Mexico, Central America, Africa[2] and Singapore,[3] and was previously a senior lecturer in politics and history at Royal Holloway, University of London.[2]
Richard Cockett is the main recipient of the 2024 Bruno-Kreisky-Prize.[4][5]
Works
- Thinking the Unthinkable: Think-tanks and the Economic Counter-revolution, 1931–1983. (HarperCollins, 1994). ISBN 978-0-00-223672-0.
- Twilight of Truth: Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the Manipulation of the Press (St. Martin's Press, 1989) ISBN 978-0-312-03140-4
- David Astor and The Observer (Andre Deutsch, 1990). ISBN 978-0-233-98735-4
- New Left, New Right and Beyond. Taking the Sixties Seriously (with Geoff Andrews, Alan Hooper, Michael Williams) (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999). ISBN 978-0-333-74147-4
- Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African State. (Yale University Press, 2010). ISBN 978-0-300-16273-8
- Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of Burma. (Yale University Press, 2015). ISBN 978-0-300-20451-3
- Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World. (Yale University Press, 2023). ISBN 978-0-300-26653-5
References
- ^ "Richard Cockett". British Library of Political and Economic Science. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Richard Cockett" (profile). openDemocracy. 15 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Richard Cockett". The Economist (profile). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Bruno-Kreisky-Preisverleihung für das politische Buch 2024". Renner Institut (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Kreisky-Preis für politisches Buch an Richard Cockett" [Kreisky Prize for political book awarded to Richard Cockett]. science.ORF.at (in Austrian German). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.