Professor Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, has received two prestigious awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her recent publication on migration and collective action in rural China. The article, titled “Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China,” won the Distinguished Contribution to … [Read more...]
Michael C. Davis quoted in New York Times article on Chinese security law in Hong Kong
WEAI Research Scholar Michael C. Davis was quoted in a June 20 article in The New York Times titled "Law Will Tighten Beijing’s Grip on Hong Kong With Chinese Security Force." In the article, which discusses the Chinese government's recently revealed plans to establish a security agency in Hong Kong, various experts expressed concerns that the new law would undermine … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Benno Weiner’s “The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author, Benno Weiner is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and co-editor of Contested Memories. In The Chinese Revolution on the … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Andrew Liu’s “Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India published by Yale University Press. The book’s author, Andrew B. Liu, is assistant professor of history at Villanova University. In analyzing the global competition between Chinese and Indian tea, Andrew B. Liu … [Read more...]
Interview: Eugenia Lean on her new book “Vernacular Industrialism in China”
Early 20th-century romance novelist Chen Diexian (1879-1940) is best remembered today for his contribution to the "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies" genre of fiction. But Chen's literary background served him far beyond the sale of books, propelling his endeavors as a magazine editor and cosmetics magnate in the age of industrialization. In her new book, Vernacular … [Read more...]
