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...]
REMOTE WORKSHOP – Bombay and Indian Ocean Urbanism Conference
Institute for Comparative Literature and Society Event Please join us for a conference with: Anupama Rao, Barnard History and MESAAS, Columbia University Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell University Nancy Um, State University of New York at Binghamton Mustansir Dalvi, Sir JJ College of Architecture, University of Mumbai Debjani Bhattacharyya, Drexel University Sheetal … [Read more...]
The Historical Roots of Social Policy Exclusion: Shanghai and Bombay in the 1950s
School of Social Work Event Please join us for a lecture with: Mark Frazier, Professor of Politics and Academic Director of India China Institute New School University Moderated by: Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work; Director, China Center for Social Policy Columbia University Scholars of Western democracies have amply … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks to the Washington Post about Tibetans in Exile in India
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The Washington Post in an October 9, 2017 article titled "After Nearly Six Decades of Exile, Some Tibetans in India are Slowly Letting Go of the Past." The article examines how the opportunity for Tibetans in exile in India to apply for Indian nationality poses a dilemma: "Take the passport, … [Read more...]
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai Reports on the Summer 2017 Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India & China”
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai recently reported on this summer's successful Global Scholars Program "Media Practices in India and China," which was organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Office of Global Programs, and Columbia Global Centers. During the program, which ran from May 22 to June 30, WEAI faculty member Ying Qian, Assistant Professor of East … [Read more...]
