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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

BronxKingsNew 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.

1986

Literary Work

Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media (1992)
St. Martin’s Press
0312086296 / 978-0312086299
Nonfiction.

1995

Literary Work

Against Empire
City Lights Publishers
0872862984 / 978-0872862982
Nonfiction.

1996

Literary Work

Dirty Truths
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.

2000

Literary Work

To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia (2001)
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.

2007

Literary Work

Superpatriotism
City Lights Publishers
0872864332 / 978-0872864337
Nonfiction.

2007

Literary Work

Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
City Lights Publishers
0872864820 / 978-0872864825
Nonfiction.

2011

Literary Work

Face of Imperialism: Responsibility-Taking in the Political World
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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