Arthur John Brereton Marwick FRHistS (29 February 1936 – 27 September 2006) was a British social historian, who served for many years as Professor of History at the See more

Marwick was a left-wing social and cultural historian, but critical of Marxism and other approaches to history that he believed stressed the … See more

• The Explosion of British Society 1914–62 (1963); revised as The Explosion of British Society 1914–1970 (1971)
• Clifford Allen: the open conspirator (1964) See more

Marwick worked as an assistant lecturer in history at the University of Aberdeen in 1959–60, before becoming a lecturer in history at the University of Edinburgh in 1960. In 1969 he … See more

Marwick had a flamboyant and outgoing personality. A. W. Purdue described him as "alternatively, wonderful, outrageous and dangerous to know. Kind and supportive to colleagues, he was an heroic drinker but not always fun after the first few drinks." See more

• Anon. (4 October 2006). "Professor Arthur Marwick (obituary)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
• Emsley, Clive (4 October 2006). See more