James Wilford Garner
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James Wilford Garner, Ph. D. (November 22, 1871, Pike County, Mississippi
– December 9, 1938) was an American
professor of political science
.
He graduated from the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
in 1892 and studied at the University of Chicago
(Ph.M., 1900) and at Columbia University
(Ph.D., 1902), where he was a member of the Dunning School
. His dissertation, Reconstruction in Mississippi, though critical of Reconstruction, was regarded by W. E. B. Du Bois as the fairest of the works of the Dunning School.
He was professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1902 - 1903 and professor of political science at the University of Illinois
, and he was editor in chief of the American Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1910–1911).
He edited Essays on Southern History and Politics (1914). He was Hyde lecturer in the French
universities (1921) and Tagore lecturer in the University of Calcutta
(1922).
Professor Garner was the author of:
Pike County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,940 people, 14,792 households, and 10,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 95 people per square mile . There were 16,720 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...
– December 9, 1938) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professor of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
.
He graduated from the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
in 1892 and studied at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(Ph.M., 1900) and at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(Ph.D., 1902), where he was a member of the Dunning School
Dunning School
The Dunning School refers to a group of historians who shared a historiographical school of thought regarding the Reconstruction period of American history .-About:...
. His dissertation, Reconstruction in Mississippi, though critical of Reconstruction, was regarded by W. E. B. Du Bois as the fairest of the works of the Dunning School.
He was professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1902 - 1903 and professor of political science at the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, and he was editor in chief of the American Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1910–1911).
He edited Essays on Southern History and Politics (1914). He was Hyde lecturer in the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
universities (1921) and Tagore lecturer in the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
(1922).
Professor Garner was the author of:
- Reconstruction in Mississippi (1901)
- The History of the United States, with Henry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...
(four volumes, 1906) - Introduction to Political Science (1910)
- Government in the United States, National, State, and Local (1911)
- Civil Government for Indian Students (1920)
- Idées et Institutions Politiques Américaines (1921)
- International Law and the World War (1920)