Ted Robert Gurr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetTed Robert Gurr
American political scientist
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1936
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 25-Nov-2017
Profession: political scientist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Ted Robert Gurr
- Ted Robert Gurr (1936–2017) was an authority on political conflict and instability.
- His book Why Men Rebel (1970) emphasized the importance of social psychological factors (relative deprivation) and ideology as root sources of political violence.
- It has been widely translated, most recently into Arabic and Russian.
- He was Distinguished University Professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and consulted on projects he established there.
- He died in November 2017.
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