Paul Ginsborg

Paul Ginsborg was born in London in 1945. He is currently Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Florence and before that taught European Politics at the University of Cambridge. He writes for many international newspapers including the LRB and lives in Florence. His previous books include A History of Contemporary Italy (Penguin Press); followed by Italy and its Discontents 1981-2001 (Penguin Press) in 2002.