Stephen Haliczer is an American historian of

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, and the

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during the Early Modern era. He is a professor of history at

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...

. Haliczer's undergraduate work was done at

Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic ...

and his graduate work at

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. His study of Early Modern Spain has received praise from a variety of other historians, such as

Joseph Pérez Joseph Pérez (14 January 1931 8 October 2020) was a French historian specializing in Spanish history. Pérez specialized in the births of the modern Spanish state and the Latin American nations. Among his books, he examined the independence ...

. In his books, Haliczer holds to the

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school of historical thought. In 2006, he released an educational board game ''Vatican: Unlock the Secrets of How Men Become Pope''. Based on his research, the game attempts to show the process of selecting a Pope as players first maneuver for position, then vie to be named the new Pope upon the previous Pope's death.Press Release detailing game
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Works

Books: * * * * * * (with coauthor Moshe Lazar) * The books concerning the history of Spain have had Spanish-language editions published. Haliczer has written a variety of articles in journals as well.

References

External links

Stephen Haliczer's works at WorldCatVatican Board Game from College of DuPage Press
(2011 archive) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haliczer, Stephen Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Jewish American historians American male non-fiction writers Northern Illinois University faculty Bard College alumni Alumni of the University of St Andrews Historians of Spain Historians of Italy Historians of the Catholic Church Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American historians 21st-century American historians