Dr. Harold James

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Biography

Harold James is the Claude Lore Kelly Professor of European Studies at Princeton University and a Professor of History in the Woodrow Wilson School. He is also associated with the Bendheim Center for Finance. His scholarly work includes a study of the interwar depression in Germany titled 'The German Slump' (1986), and he has analyzed the evolving character of German national identity through his book 'German Identity 1770-1990' (1989). His significant contributions to the fields of economic history and international monetary cooperation include influential works such as 'Bretton Woods' (1996) and 'The End of Globalization' (2001). He co-authored the history of Deutsche Bank (1995), which won the Financial Global Business Book Award in 1996. His recent publications include 'Family Capitalism' (2006), 'Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle' (2009), and 'Making the European Monetary Union' (2012). In 2020, he published 'The Making of Modern Central Banking: The Bank of England 1979-2003' and in 2021, 'War Words: A Glossary of Globalization' from Yale University Press. Apart from academia, he serves as an official historian for the International Monetary Fund and writes a monthly column for Project Syndicate.

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.