Andrew Malcolm Preston (born 1973) is a Canadian historian, who won the 2013

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for his book ''Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy''."Andrew Preston takes Charles Taylor Non-Fiction Prize"
''Toronto Star'', March 4, 2013. He is also a fellow at

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Education

Preston is a Professor of

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at the

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. Originally from

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, Canada, Preston was educated at the

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, the

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(LSE), and

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. He previously taught at the

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and at

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where he was a postdoctoral educator."Andrew Preston wins Charles Taylor Prize for book on U.S. diplomacy"
''The Globe and Mail'', March 4, 2013.

Research

Preston is the author of ''Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy'' which won the Charles Taylor Prize in 2013. His prior publications include ''The War Council: McGeorge Bundy, the NSC, and Vietnam'' (2006) and ''Nixon in the World: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1969–1977'' (2008).

Awards

In 2013, Preston was awarded the

in Non-Fiction Books for his book ''Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy''.

References

External links

Andrew Preston
1973 births 21st-century Canadian historians 21st-century Canadian male writers Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Alumni of the London School of Economics Canadian expatriate academics in the United Kingdom Canadian male non-fiction writers Fellows of Clare College, Cambridge Historians from Ontario Historians of American foreign relations Living people People from Brockville University of Toronto alumni {{Canada-historian-stub