Michael Parenti
September 30, 1933 - January 24, 2026
General Information
Bio
Michael Parenti (1933-2026) Political scientist, academic historian, cultural critic. Michael Parenti was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Full Name
Michael John Parenti
Locations
Bronx•Kings•New York
Author's Timeline
1933
Birth
New York County: Michael John Parenti was born in Manhattan, New York, on September 30, 1933.
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Residence
New York County: Growing up, Mr. Parenti lived in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York.
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Other Life Event
Bronx County: Mr. Parenti graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.
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Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Parenti graduated from the City College of New York.
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Other Life Event
Kings County: Mr. Parenti taught at several colleges, including Brooklyn College.
1974
Literary Work
Democracy for the Few (9th Edition, 2010)
Cengage Learning
0495911267 / 978-0495911265
Nonfiction.
Cengage Learning
0495911267 / 978-0495911265
Nonfiction.
1986
Literary Work
Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media (1992)
St. Martin’s Press
0312086296 / 978-0312086299
Nonfiction.
St. Martin’s Press
0312086296 / 978-0312086299
Nonfiction.
1995
Literary Work
Against Empire
City Lights Publishers
0872862984 / 978-0872862982
Nonfiction.
City Lights Publishers
0872862984 / 978-0872862982
Nonfiction.
1996
Literary Work
Dirty Truths
City Lights Publishers
0872863174 / 978-0872863170
Nonfiction.
City Lights Publishers
0872863174 / 978-0872863170
Nonfiction.
1997
Literary Work
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
City Lights Publishers
0872863298 / 978-0872863293
Nonfiction.
City Lights Publishers
0872863298 / 978-0872863293
Nonfiction.
2000
Literary Work
To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia (2001)
Verso
1859847765 / 978-1859847763
Nonfiction.
Verso
1859847765 / 978-1859847763
Nonfiction.
2003
Literary Work
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome
The New Press
1565847970 / 978-1565847972
Nonfiction.
The New Press
1565847970 / 978-1565847972
Nonfiction.
2007
Literary Work
Superpatriotism
City Lights Publishers
0872864332 / 978-0872864337
Nonfiction.
City Lights Publishers
0872864332 / 978-0872864337
Nonfiction.
2007
Literary Work
Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
City Lights Publishers
0872864820 / 978-0872864825
Nonfiction.
City Lights Publishers
0872864820 / 978-0872864825
Nonfiction.
2011
Literary Work
Face of Imperialism: Responsibility-Taking in the Political World
Routledge
1594519188 / 978-1594519185
Nonfiction.
Routledge
1594519188 / 978-1594519185
Nonfiction.
2026
Death
Michael Parenti died at an assisted living facility in Amherst, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2026.
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