Workshop and Discussion "Capitalist Transplants: Elite Refugees and the Reorientation of Hong Kong" Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World, Weatherhead East Asian Institute Moderated by Eugenia Lean, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Columbia University 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM International Affairs Building, … [Read more...]
WEAI Welcomes Peter E. Hamilton, the 2016-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World
Peter E. Hamilton is the 2016-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He received his doctorate in History from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Dr. Hamilton is a historian of China and the World and the modern Pacific. His research explores transpacific networks of migration and … [Read more...]
New Courses Offered for Fall 2016
WEAI is pleased to share several newly added Fall 2016 courses with the Columbia University community: New for Fall 2016 GLOBAL HONG KONG Professor Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World Thursdays, 10:10 AM - 12:00 PM Fayerweather Hall, Room 301 M History: East Asian GU 4844 Call Number 75954 Open to … [Read more...]
April 18 Event: “The Rise of Post-Umbrella Movement Political Forces in the New Era:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the April 18, 2016 "The Rise of Post-Umbrella Movement Political Forces in the New Era" event, which featured Hong Kong-based activist Joshua Wong in conversation with Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and Benjamin L. Liebman, Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and Director of the Center for … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses the Pushback Against Xi Jinping in ChinaFile
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed the pushback within China against president Xi Jinping in a March 18, 2016 article in ChinaFile. "Evidently he has gone too far in creating a cult of personality that has sought to place him beyond criticism even by cronies and elite supporters," Professor Nathan argues. … [Read more...]
