Interview with James Mackenzie Fallows

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Contributor

Fallows, James M. ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

James Mackenzie Fallows is a writer, editor, columnist, and journalist. His writing pieces have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, and Slate, among others. He has been a professor visiting several universities in the U.S and China. In addition, he wrote ten books and received the 1983 National Book Award. He studied at Harvard University for his B.A., 1970 and Queen's College, Oxford for economic development.

Date

2010-06-29

Rights

In Copyright

Date Modified

2017-03-01

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

46:08

Date of Interview

2010-06-29

Interviewer

Steven McKiernan

Interviewee

James M. Fallows

Biographical Text

James Mackenzie Fallows is a writer, editor, columnist, and journalist. His writing pieces have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Slate, and many others. He has been a professor visiting several universities in the U.S and China. In addition, he wrote ten books and received the 1983 National Book Award. He studied at Harvard University for his Bachelor's degree in 1970 and Queen's College, Oxford for economic development.

Duration

46:08

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

1 Microcassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Authors; Editors; Journalists; College teachers; Fallows, James M.--Interviews

Rights Statement

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Keywords

Family structure; 1960s; Baby boom generation; Racial Issues; Civil War; Watergate; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; The War in Afganistan; Iraq War; Martin Luther King Jr.; Student protest

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Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“Interview with James Mackenzie Fallows,” Digital Collections, accessed June 10, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/842.