Barrington Moore Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barrington Moore Jr.

American historian and sociologist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1913

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2005

Profession: historian, political scientist, sociologist, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Barrington Moore Jr.
(12 May 1913 – 16 October 2005) was an American political sociologist, and the son of forester Barrington Moore.
He is famous for his Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (1966), a comparative study of modernization in Britain, France, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Germany, and India.
His many other works include Reflections on the Causes of Human Misery (1972) and an analysis of rebellion, Injustice: the Social Basis of Obedience and Revolt (1978).