Professor Madeleine Zelin delivered three lectures as part of the 27th Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lecture series on November 11, 18, and 25, 2019. In her lectures on the theme of "China Semi-Incorporated: The Battle for a Chinese Legal Modernity in the Early Twentieth Century," Professor Zelin discussed her scholarship on Chinese legal history, beginning with the … [Read more...]
Beyond the Steppe Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border
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...]
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...]
Weiping Wu to discuss global urbanization in China at National Council for the Social Studies conference
Weiping Wu, Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preparation, will speak at a public conference of the National Council for the Social Studies on November 22 in Austin, Texas.The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia is a sponsor of Wu's presentation, which will begin at 2:05 PM. Professor Wu's presentation will focus on … [Read more...]
Michael C. Davis writes about the rule of law in Hong Kong in Washington Post analysis piece
WEAI Research Scholar Michael C. Davis published an article in The Washington Post on November 21 titled "In Hong Kong, Beijing's tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis." In his analysis, Davis provides legal background on the recent developments in Hong Kong and the current challenges facing Hong Kong's rule of law. "At this point, Beijing appears set to intervene in … [Read more...]
