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Bhikhu Parekh
British political theorist (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bhikhu Chotalal Parekh FBA FAcSS FRSA (Baron Parekh; born 4 January 1935)[1] is a British political theorist, academic, and life peer. He is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords. He was Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hull from 1982 to 2001, and Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Westminster from 2001 to 2009. He served as president of the Academy of Social Sciences from 2003 to 2008.[1]
Quick Facts Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal, Personal details ...
The Lord Parekh | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 10 May 2000 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhikhu Chotalal Parekh (1935-01-04) 4 January 1935 (age 89) Amalsad, Gujarat, India |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Political party | Labour |
Children | Anant Parekh |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Bombay London School of Economics |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
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Institutions | |
Notable works | Marx's Theory of Ideology (1982) Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory (2002) |
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