What is Benjamin Barber?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Benjamin Barber | image = Benjamin R Barber in 2010 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Barber in 2010 | pseudonym = | birth_name = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|4|24|1939|8|2|mf=y}} | death_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | occupation = [[Academic]] | nationality = [[United States of America|American]] | period = | genre = [[Political theory]] | subject = | movement = | notableworks= | signature = | website = {{URL|http://www.benjaminrbarber.com}} }} '''Benjamin R. Barber''' (August 2, 1939 &ndash; April 24, 2017) was an American [[political theory|political theorist]] and author. He was best known for his 1995 bestseller, ''[[Jihad vs. McWorld]]'', and for 2013's ''If Mayors Ruled the World''. Barber died on April 24, 2017 in [[New York City]] after a four-month battle with [[pancreatic cancer]], aged 77.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/KatrinaNation/status/856666053690228736 |title=Saddened to learn of Benjamin Barber's death |last=vandenHuevel |first=Katrina |date=April 24, 2017 |publisher=[[The Nation]] |access-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalparliamentofmayors.org/dr-benjamin-barber-august-2-1939-april-24-2017/ |title=Dr Benjamin Barber – August 2 1939 – April 24 2017 |date=April 25, 2017 |publisher=Global Parliament of Mayors |access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.civworld.org/ CivWorld] * {{C-SPAN|benjaminbarber}} * [http://www.interdependencemovement.org/ The Interdependence Movement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704045854/http://www.interdependencemovement.org/ |date=2012-07-04 }} * [http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_3.4/barber_interview.htm A Conversation on American Politi