The politics of chinese labor stanford, 1993 received the john king fairbank prize of the american historical association. Belknap press of harvard university press,2006 paperback 2nd revised edition. Andrew gordons teaching and research focus primarily on modern japan but he has also taught japans premodern history and courses on comparative history of labor. The distinguished historian merle goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the. Perry is henry rosovsky professor of government at harvard university and director of the harvardyenching institute. Joint winner of the world history association prize for best book of 2000. Fairbank, china scholar of wide influence, is dead at. Kenneth pomeranz department of history, 200 krieger. Established by a gift to the association from the friends of the prominent historian of china and east asia at harvard and president of the associatio established by a gift to the association from the friends of the prominent historian of china and east asia at harvard and president of the association in 1968, the john k. His book, the origins of the korean war, w on the john king fairbank book award of the american historical association and the quincy wright book award of the international studies association. This essay is adapted from professor cohens 2002 reischauer lectures at harvard university. Fairbank, john king article about fairbank, john king by. White lecture on press and politics was inaugurated with a panel discussion in the forum featuring r.
John king fairbank was francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east asian research center now the fairbank center for chinese studies at harvard university search results. Fairbank prize in east asian history is offered annually for an outstanding book in the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia, manchuria, korea, or japan, substantially after 1800. The mass culture of japanese modern times, which appeared in 2007 and is published by university of california. Bernstein, a student of harvards john king fairbank and a former new york times reporter, covers chinas political context in 1945 like a scholar, but maintains his journalists eye for. Established by a gift to the association from the friends of the prominent historian of china and east asia at harvard and president of the association in 1968, the john k. Among his most widely read books are the united states and china, which. Price new from used from paperback, 1968 please retry. In this enlarged 4th edition fairbank includes a new preface and an epilogue that bring the book up to date through 1982. Fellow radcliffe institute for advanced study at harvard. She holds a phd from the university of michigan and is a former president of the association for asian studies and former director of harvards fairbank center for chinese studies. Among his honors, the john king fairbank prize for best book in east asian history 1994, 2001, the world history association book prize 2011.
Bringing to bear 60 years of research, travel, and teaching, fairbank weaves a detailed history that reaches from chinas neolithic days to its troubled present. The chinese world order traditional chinas foreign relations. Fairbank, china scholar of wide influence, is dead at 84. Fairbank, francis lee higginson professor of history. Books by john king fairbank author of china goodreads. Harry and teddy the turbulent friendship of press lord henry r. They were later published in the book, the asian american century cambridge. Listed by choice as one of the notable academic books of the year for 2000. The united states and china, 4th revised and enlarged edition.
China by john king fairbank, merle goldman waterstones. Fairbank prize is awarded for the best work on the history of china proper, vietnam, chinese central asia, mongolia, manchuria, korea, or japan since the year 1800. State, society, and economy in inland north china, 18531937, which won the john king fairbank prize from the american historical association, and coauthor with steven topik of the world that trade created. John king fairbank has 56 books on goodreads with 12714 ratings. History and the college at the university of chicago. His second book, labor and imperial democracy in prewar japan university of california press, 1991, won the john king fairbank prize in 1992 for the best book on modern east asian history, and was a finalist for the 1992 arisawa hiromi prize for the best book on japan. Born in south dakota, john king fairbank attended local public schools for his early education. Americanization of east asia association for asian studies. Andrew gordon east asian languages and civilizations. The great chinese revolution 18001985 by john king fairbank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I could think of no more outstanding failure of intellectual leadership than my own in this case. A new history edition 2 by john king fairbank, merle. The making of a japanese periphery, 17501920 by karen wigen.
Fairbank prize of the american historical association. Andrew gordon lee and juliet folger fund professor of history he has written, edited, or translated numerous books, including one that won the john king fairbank prize in 1992 for the best book on modern east asian history and was a finalist for the 1992 arisawa hiromi prize for the best book on japan. Out of the countless books there are on chinese history meant for either a academic or general. Fairbank was the only child of arthur boyce fairbank, a lawyer, and lorena king. Fairbank, john king born may 24, 1907, in huron, s. John king fairbank was francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east asian research center at harvard university. Princeton university press, 1990, which received the 1990 john king fairbank prize in east asian history.
John king fairbank was the wests doyen on china, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. Pulitzer prizewinning historian john dower to speak at. For 30 years, this has been the best general introduction to the chinese political system. Born in huron, south dakota in 1907, he graduated summa cum laude in 1929 from harvard college. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime.
From mencius to mao and now perspectives on politics, 2008 received the heinz i. An earlier book, labor and imperial democracy in prewar japan university of california press, 1991 won the john king fairbank prize in 1992 for the best book on modern east asian history, and was a finalist for the 1992 arisawa hiromi prize for the best book on japan. Established by a gift to the association from the friends of the prominent historian of china and east asia at harvard and president of the association i. Kenneth pomeranz department of history, 200 krieger hall. Harvard university press, 2002 some years ago, in the heyday of john king fairbank, it was customary to think of change in east asia, evidence of modernization, as a response to the west, as. From 1936 to 1941, fairbank was a professor at harvard university. Fairbank prize, american historical association cowinner of the 2001 book prize, world history association one of choices outstanding academic titles for 2000 the vast international disparity in incomes and standards of living between western europe and its offshoots on the one hand, and most of asia, africa, and latin america on the other, is a striking feature.
About this book about the authors table of contents. He was elected a corresponding fellow of the british academy fba, the united kingdoms national academy for the humanities and social sciences 2017. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Andrew gordon committee on regional studies east asia. Fairbank prize wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Miriam silverberg, in memoriam ucla international institute. His second book, labor and imperial democracy in prewar japan university of california press, 1991, won the john king fairbank prize for the best book on modern east asian history in 1992.
The distinguished historian merle goldman brings the book up to date and provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary china that will shape the nation in the years to come. Society, and economy in inland north china, 18531937, which won the john king fairbank prize from the american historical association, and coauthor with steven topik of the world that trade created. Her focus, the ina valley, served as a gateway to the mountainous interior of central japan. He was elected a corresponding fellow of the british academy fba, the united kingdoms national. Before moving to harvard, she was professor of anthropology at the university of california, irvine and, before that, senior research associate of the nycbased population council. Dower born june 21, 1938 in providence, rhode island is an american author and historian. Aug 16, 2012 john king fairbank was the founder of modern chinese studies in the united states. Fairbanks historical approach allows us to grasp the enormity of these problems for chinas future. White, the owlfaced, pulitzer prize winning journalist and historian who dramatically changed the look of american political reporting with his popular the making of the president. The united states and china john king fairbank harvard. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. John king fairbank fairbank center for chinese studies. Fairbank, francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east asian research center at harvard university, and president of the american.
Image and reality in the chienlung reign harvard university press, 1971 that won the commonwealth club first. Fairbank, francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east asian research center at harvard university, and president of the american historical association in 1968. Rural society in north china, 19001942 stanford univ press, 1988 won the john king fairbank book prize of the american historical association 1989 and the joseph levenson prize for the association for asian studies 1990. John king fairbank prize, american historical association. And he closes the book with the worry that increased technological flows to china could rekindle the ageold tensions between town and countryside which mao tried to abate. Only books of high scholarly and literary merit will be considered. Blair clark, a shorenstein center advisory board member and former vicepresident of cbs news, worked closely with marvin kalb to raise the funds from more than one hundred friends and admirers of the. In four editions of this work he has provided these. His first book, the origins of the korean war, won the john king fairbank book award of the american historical association, and the second volume of this study won the quincy wright book award of the international studies association. His multivolume history of the new deal, the age of roosevelt, began in 1957 with the. Considered the doyen of postwar china studies, the fairbank center for chinese studies at harvard university is named after him.
The sephardic diaspora, livorno, and crosscultural trade in the early modern period. John king fairbank books and biography waterstones. Cowinner of the 2001 book prize, world history association. Winner of john king fairbank prize for best book in east asian history, american historical association, 2001. He has written, edited, or translated numerous books, including one that won the john king fairbank prize in 1992 for the best book on modern east asian history and was a. Caricature of sir robert hart by julius mendes price 18571924. These prizes consisting of books with rare illustrations, books from noted presses, first editions, and presentation copies, are awarded through a foundation established by edward hopkins, a. Almost forty years have passed since john king fairbanks first book, the. The third quarter of the book is devoted to the failure of republican.
Susan greenhalgh fairbank center for chinese studies. China 1945, by richard bernstein the new york times. Professor fairbank, made the recommendation to kahn by observing that he already had learned a tonal language swedish. Mar 01, 2007 the book sold more than 90,000 copies in its first year, and won the 1946 pulitzer prize for history.
From there he went on first to exeter, then the university of wisconsin, and ultimately to harvard, from which he received his b. Using methods drawn from historical geography and economic development, wigen. Fairbank recalled later that china appealed to me at age twentytwo as something interesting that no one else seemed to be doing. If you can read only one book on china, make sure you select this by the justly renowned prof. The reason for this longevity, aside from the brilliance of the harvard sinologists original effort, is that fairbank has repeatedly updated his workfirst in 1958, then again in 1971in each instance restructuring the text and absorbing the best new scholarship. Traditional chinas foreign relations paperback 1968. John fairbank distinguishes two major motifs in recent chineseamerican. Japan in the wake of world war ii, was awarded numerous honors this year including. Fairbank as he boarded ship for england in the autumn of 1929 to take up a rhodes scholarship, there was little in john fairbank s background to mark him as the future founder of modern chinese studies in the united states. For generations scholars and the general public have looked to john king fairbank for knowledge and insights about china.
China watch john king fairbank harvard university press. John king fairbank may 24, 1907 september 14, 1991, was an american sinologist. Harvard, he writes, had been as unprepared as the american people generally. Listed by choice as one of the notable academic books. John king fairbank was francis lee higginson professor of history and director of the east. Japanese, korean, and spanish translations underway. He has written, edited, or translated numerous books, including one that won the john king fairbank prize in 1992 for the best book on modern east asian history and was a finalist for the 1992 arisawa hiromi prize for the best book on japan. Kenneth pomeranz, fba born november 4, 1958 is university professor of history at the university of chicago. Susan greenhalgh is professor of anthropology and john king and wilma cannon fairbank professor of chinese society at harvard university. He will be remembered for his relevant work on the qianlong emperor in his book, monarchy in the emperors eyes.