Sören Urbansky (Princeton University Press, 2020) For information from the publisher, please click here. The Sino-Russian border, once the world’s longest land border, has received scant attention in histories about the margins of empires. Beyond the Steppe Frontier rectifies this by exploring the demarcation’s remarkable transformation—from a vaguely … [Read more...]
Friend: A Novel from North Korea
WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Paek Nam-nyong. Friend: A Novel from North Korea Translated by Immanuel Kim (2020) Paek Nam-nyong’s Friend is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce. As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case, the story unfolds into a broader … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Fei-Hsien Wang’s “Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China published by Princeton University Press. The book’s author, Fei-Hsien Wang, is assistant professor of history at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is also a research associate at the Centre for … [Read more...]
Shang-Jin Wei quoted in Xinhua article on US-China economic decoupling
Professor Shang-Jin Wei was quoted in a December 7, 2019 roundup article by Xinhua news agency titled "Experts say US-China economic decoupling to leave US decoupled from world." "Contrary to the notion that China is the most important economic competitor to the United States, Wei, also former chief economist of the Asian Development Bank, said that the two economies are … [Read more...]
Qin Gao co-leads newly added Mandarin-speaking sample study for Robin Hood Foundation
Qin Gao, professor of Social Policy and Social Work as well as the founding director of Columbia University’s China Center for Social Policy, is co-leading the recently added Mandarin-speaking sample study for the Robin Hood Foundation to better understand and address poverty among Chinese Americans in New York City. Dr. Gao states, “This new addition in the Poverty Tracker … [Read more...]
