Jim Freedman

Jim Freedman was born in a small southern town in the United States. After completing a Ph.D. at Princeton, he took a job in a Canadian university to make a new life in a more peaceful country. He has led an eclectic professional life, teaching, researching, creating an international consulting firm and writing a variety of books. His books are equally eclectic. They include a study of African religion, a young adult novel in a Zen Buddhist setting, an exploration into small town professional wrestling shows, an account of the 1968 student revolt in France, irrigation in Pakistan, an historical novel set among African-Canadians in late 19th century Nova Scotia and now the story of the first trial at the International Criminal Court. He has received grants and awards for his writing and continues to carry out consulting assignments in conflict-affected parts of the world.