The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director, will receive the 2016 Chinese Anthropology Lifetime Achievement Award from the Shanghai Society of Anthropology. Professor Cohen, who earned his PhD from Columbia in 1967 and has taught at the University since 1966, … [Read more...]
Reto Hofmann’s “The Fascist Effect” Shortlisted for Australian Book Award
We are pleased to announce that Reto Hofmann's Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy: 1915-1952, has been shortlisted for the Australian Historical Association's W.K. Hancock Book Prize. The W.K. Hancock Prize recognises Australian scholars who have published an outstanding first book in any field of history. The Prize was … [Read more...]
