Born 1913, Barrington Moore Jr. is a comparative historian, whose works include 1966's Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Moore worked as a policy analyst for the U.S. government during World War II. In the 1950's he was based at Harvard's Russian research centre, also writing books concentrating on the Soviet Union at the time. In 1958 he published a book of essays on methodology and theory, entitled Political Power and Social Theory, in which he attacked the methodological outlook of 1950's social science. Whilst at Harvard, his students included comparative social scientist Theda Skocpol. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Theda Skocpol is a political scientist. ...

Other works include, Reflections on the Causes of Human Misery (1972) and Injustice: the Social Basis of Obedience and Revolt. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...