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# Bruce Cumings

(1943)   Historian

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Bruce Cumings is a historian.

## Quick Facts About Bruce Cumings

Born September 5, 1943

Profession Historian

## About Bruce Cumings

American East Asian historian, professor, lecturer and author... \| Bruce Cumings is an American historian of East Asia, professor, lecturer and author. He is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History, and the former chair of the history department at the University of Chicago. He formerly taught at Northwestern University and the U

##  Quotes by Bruce Cumings

> [“it is difficult to understand that not everyone in the world wants to be an American.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-cumings/it-is-difficult-to-understand-that-not-everyone-in-the-world-wants-to/)

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