Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff (born 1947) is a noted Canadian scholar and novelist. He is the son of noted Canadian George Ignatieff.
Michael went to Upper Canada College secondary school and then studied political science at University College in the University of Toronto. There he met fellow student (and later Premier of Ontario) Bob Rae, who became a longtime close friend. After Toronto, Ignatieff and Rae both went to Oxford University where they studied under the noted liberal theorist Isaiah Berlin.
Of Russian descent, Ignatieff is perhaps best known for his Russian Album which discussed the history of his family in the context of Russian history. He is a noted scholar and has written frequently on human rights issues. He is currently teaching at Harvard University.
Works:
- The Needs of Strangers - 1984
- The Russian Album - 1987 (winner of the 1987 Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction)
- Asya - 1991
- Scar Tissue - 1993
- Blood and Belonging: Journeys Into the New Nationalism - 1994
- Warrior's Honour: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience - 1997
- Isaiah Berlin: A Life - 1998
- Virtual War: Kosovo and Beyond - 2000
- The Rights Revolution - 2000
- Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry - 2001
