Jim Butcher (2) (1966–)
Author of Volunteer Tourism: The Lifestyle Politics of International Development
For other authors named Jim Butcher, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Jim Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri on October 26, 1971. He is the author of The Dresden Files series, the Codex Alera series, Side Jobs, Ghost Story, and the Cinder Spires series. He has also written a Spider-Man novel entitled The Darkest Hours and a novelette entitled Backup. He has show more contributed to numerous anthologies including My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding, Blood Lite, and Many Bloody Returns. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Jim Butcher
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1966
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Coventry
University of Birmingham (PhD) - Occupations
- professor (business)
- Organizations
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Short biography
- [from People's Lockdown Inquiry website]
Jim Butcher is reader, Christ Church Business School, Canterbury Christ Church University. He has written a number of books and articles looking at tourism: its critics, the claims made for it and why mass tourism should be celebrated in spite of the naysayers.
He has also written on a diverse subjects including citizenship, free speech, decoloniality and education. His latest book is Volunteer Tourism: The Lifestyle Politics of International Development (Routledge, 2015).
Jim is also a union rep in the University College Union (UCU) and volunteers with a charity for young asylum seekers. - Places of residence
- Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Discussions
Dresden Files Series Order in Jim Butcher (June 2020)
Dresden Files Heirarchy in Jim Butcher (January 2013)
The Dresden Files in FantasyFans (August 2011)
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Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 5
- Popularity
- #1,360,913
- ISBNs
- 791
- Languages
- 17
