Andrew Mark Davies, FRHistS, FRSA (born 1962) is a British historian. A professor at the University of Liverpool, he specialises in the history of crime, policing and violence in modern Britain.

Career

Born in 1962, Davies attended

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before studying at King's College, Cambridge, where he read history. He completed Part I of the Historical Tripos in 1983 and Part II in 1984, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.John Butler and Martin Butler Booth (eds), ''A Register of Admissions to King's College, Cambridge, 1945–1982'' (Cambridge: King's College Association, 1989), p. 511. OCLC 23012198 He then carried out doctoral studies at King's. For his thesis on leisure and poverty in early-20th-century Manchester and Salford (supervised by A. J. Reid), he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the University of Cambridge in 1989. By 1991, Davies was working at the University of Liverpool. As of 2021, he is a professor of modern social history there. Since 2009, Davies has been a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts."Andrew Davies: Professional Activities"
'' University of Liverpool''. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Bibliography

Books Theses Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Andrew 1962 births Living people English historians British social historians Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Academics of the University of Liverpool Fellows of the Royal Historical Society