David I. Kertzer, author portrait
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David I. Kertzer

David I. Kertzer is the Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science and professor of anthropology and Italian studies at Brown University, where he served as provost from 2006 to 2011. He is the author of twelve books, including The Pope and Mussolini, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the American Historical Association prize for best book on Italian history, and The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, a finalist for the National Book Award in 1997. He has twice been awarded the Marraro Prize from the Society for Italian Historical Studies for the best book on Italian history and in 2005 was elected to membership in the American Association of Arts and Sciences. He and his wife, Susan, live in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Pope at War
The Pope Who Would Be King
The Pope and Mussolini
The Popes Against the Jews
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara

Books

The Pope at War
The Pope Who Would Be King
The Pope and Mussolini
The Popes Against the Jews
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara

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