Peter Stearns
Professor
Peter Stearns received his Ph.D. from Harvard
University. Editor of the Journal of Social
History, he is also a prolific author,
having recently published The Battleground
of Desire: The Struggle for Self-Control in
Modern America; Fat History: Bodies and Beauty
in Western Society; Gender in World History;
and World History: Patterns of Change and
Continuity. Dr. Stearns also is editor of
the recently published 6-volume Encyclopedia
of European Social History from 1350 to 2000.
He is active in several professional organizations
including the American Historical Society, the
Society of French Historical Studies, the Social
Science History Association, and the International
Society for Research on Emotion. He is currently
provost at George Mason University, bringing to
that position nearly 40 years of professional
experience in higher education, both as a teacher
and an administrator.
Email: pstearns@gmu.edu Home Department: History and Art History Department Affiliations: Women and Gender Studies
Phone: 703.993.8776
Office: Mason Hall D109