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Professor Kenneth Pomeranz FBA

Late imperial and modern Chinese history, emphasizing social, economic and environmental change; comparative political economy in early modern and modern times; empires and their contemporary legacies; world history
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2017
Sections
Modern History from 1850
Website
https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/kenneth-pomeranz

Current post

University Professor in History and the College, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago

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