Peter Way (born 1957) is a Canadian

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

of America and the Atlantic world.

Life

Born in Belleville, Ontario, he graduated from

Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.

in 1981,

Queen's University Queen's or Queens University may refer to: *Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada *Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK **Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950) **Queen's University of Belfast ...

with an M.A. in 1983, and

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

with a Ph.D., in 1991. Dr. Way taught at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

from 1989 to 2001, and

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...

, while Department Chair, from 2001 to 2006. He then chaired the History Department at the

University of Windsor , mottoeng = Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge , established = , academic_affiliations = CARL, COU, Universities Canada , former_names = Assumption College (1857-1956)Assumption University of Windsor (1956-1963) , type = Public universit ...

from 2006 to 2011, where he now teaches.

Awards

* 1994

Frederick Jackson Turner Award The Frederick Jackson Turner Award, is given each year by the Organization of American Historians for an author's first book on American history. It was started in 1959, by Mississippi Valley Historical Association, as the Prize Studies Award. ...

, for ''Common Labour: Workers and the Digging of North American Canals, 1760–1860'' * 1994

Philip Taft Labor History Book Award The Philip Taft Labor History Book Award is sponsored by the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in cooperation with the Labor and Working-Class History Association for books relating to labor history of the United States. L ...

for ''Common Labour'' by the

School of Industrial and Labor Relations The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University (ILR) is an industrial relations school and one of the four New York State contract colleges at Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, United States. The ...

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

. * 1994 Binkley-Stephenson Award by the

Organization of American Historians The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S. and abroad inc ...

for “Evil Humors and Ardent Spirits: The Rough Culture of Canal Construction Laborers,” ''

Journal of American History ''The Journal of American History'' is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It covers the field of American history and was established in 1914 as the ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'', the official jo ...

'' (March 1993). * 2001 Harold L. Peterson Award awarded by

Eastern National Eastern National (also known as EN) is a nonprofit Cooperating Association based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, that partners with the National Park Service in the United States. It was created by charter in 1948 to "provide quality education ...

for the best article on American military history given to “Rebellion of the Regulars: Working Soldiers and the Mutiny of 1763-1764,” ''

William and Mary Quarterly William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

'', 3rd Ser., vol. 57, no. 4 (Oct. 2000), 761-92. * 2007 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean’s Special Recognition Award for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (co-winner), University of Windsor. * 2013 Established Scholar Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award, University of Windsor.

Works

"Soldiers of Misfortune: New England Regulars and the Fall of Oswego, 1755–1756", ''Massachusetts Historical Review'', Vol. 3, 2001
* *

Criticism

* [http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/canadian_historical_review/v087/87.3way.html "Review: ''Through So Many Dangers: The Memoirs and Adventures of Robert Kirk, Late of the Royal Highland Regiment''", ''The Canadian Historical Review'', Volume 87, Number 3, September 2006]

Current research

''Making War: Common Soldiers and the Forging of Britain’s Atlantic Empire in the Seven Years' War.'' This study treats soldiers as laborers and the professional army of the time as an essential component to the

fiscal-military state A fiscal-military state is a state that bases its economic model on the sustainment of its armed forces, usually in times of prolonged or severe conflict. Characteristically, fiscal-military states will subject citizens to high taxation for this pu ...

that protected merchant capital in the imperial environment. The book examines the British state, empire and army in the 18th century, casting warfare in economic terms as an instrument of the primitive accumulation of capital. The book is contracted to

University of Pennsylvania Press The University of Pennsylvania Press (or Penn Press) is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The press was originally incorporated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on 26 Ma ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Way, Peter 1957 births 20th-century Canadian historians 21st-century Canadian historians Trent University alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni University of Maryland, College Park alumni Bowling Green State University faculty Academic staff of University of Windsor Living people Canadian male non-fiction writers Historians of North America