Michael Parenti | |
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![]() Parenti in Berkeley, California in 2004 | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | September 30, 1933
Nationality | American |
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Spouse | Susan Parenti |
Children | Christian Parenti |
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School | Marxism |
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Thesis | Ethnic and Political Attitudes: A Depth Study of Italian Americans (1962) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Lane |
Main interests | Socialism · Imperialism · Political economy · Media · Ideology |
Michael John Parenti (born September 30, 1933) is an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at universities as well as run for political office.[1] Parenti is well known for his Marxist writings and lectures,[2][3] and is an intellectual of the American Left.[4]