STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES G. Clinton Godart (University of Hawaii Press, 2017) For information from the publisher, please click here. Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine is the first book in English on the history of evolutionary theory in Japan. Bringing to life more than a century of ideas, G. Clinton Godart examines how and why Japanese intellectuals, religious … [Read more...]
Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine: Evolutionary Theory and Religion
“Casualties of History: Wounded Japanese Servicemen and the Second World War”
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute - Japan Author Lecture Series "Casualties of History: Wounded Japanese Servicemen and the Second World War" Lee K. Pennington, Associate Professor of History, United States Naval Academy Moderated by Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM International Affairs … [Read more...]
The Cultural Revolution on Trial: Mao and the Gang of Four
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Alexander C. Cook (Cambridge University Press, 2016) For information from the publisher, please click here. The trial of Cultural Revolution leaders, including Mao's widow and her Gang of Four, was the signal event in China's post-Mao transition. In its wake, Chinese socialism emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution to … [Read more...]
Inheritance of Loss: China, Japan, and the Political Economy of Redemption After Empire
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Yukiko Koga (University of Chicago Press, 2016) For information from the publisher, please click here. Winner, 2017 Francis L. K. Hsu Book Prize, American Anthropological Association Winner, 2017 Anthony Leeds Book Prize, American Anthropological Association How do contemporary generations come to terms with losses inflicted by … [Read more...]
Sept. 20 Event: “The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the September 20, 2016 event "The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan" During the discussion, Princeton University professor and Columbia PhD Federico Marcon talked about his Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan … [Read more...]
