Geoffrey Ostergaard | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Nielsen Ostergaard 25 July 1926 Near Huntingdon, England |
| Died | 22 March 1990 (aged 63) Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Gaston Gerard (pseudonym) |
| Known for | Work on the connections between Gandhism and anarchism, on the British co-operative movement, and on syndicalism and workers' control |
| Spouse | Eva Dryden |
| Children | Magnus |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Huntingdon Grammar School; Peterhouse, Cambridge; Nuffield College, Oxford |
| Alma mater | Nuffield College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Public Ownership in Great Britain: A Study in the Development of Socialist Ideas (1953) |
| Doctoral advisor | G. D. H. Cole |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham |
| Notable works | Latter-day Anarchism: The Politics of the American Beat Generation (1964), The Gentle Anarchists: A Study of the Sarvodaya Movement for Non-Violent Revolution in India (1971), Nonviolent Revolution in India (1985) |
Geoffrey Nielsen Ostergaard (25 July 1926 – 22 March 1990)[1] was a British political scientist best known for his work on the connections between Gandhism and anarchism, on the British co-operative movement, and on syndicalism and workers' control.[2][3] His books included The Gentle Anarchists: A Study of the Sarvodaya Movement for Non-Violent Revolution in India (1971), coauthored with Melville Currell, and Nonviolent Revolution in India (1985), both dealing with the Sarvodaya movement. He spent the majority of his academic career at the University of Birmingham.
- ^ Bamford, Brian (1997). "Geoffrey Ostergaard: The Official Life". The Tradition of Workers' Control: Selected Writings. By Ostergaard, Geoffrey. Bamford, Brian (ed.). Freedom Press. p. 7.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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