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About Peter Sahlins
- Peter Sahlins (born April 26, 1957) is an American historian of France and Europe.
- He is Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley, where he specializes in early modern France.
- From 2006 to 2008 he was on leave at the Social Science Research Council as its Director of Academic Programs, where he directed the major fellowship programs and led a new environmental programming initiative.
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