John W. Chaffee Explained

John W. Chaffee
Birth Place:	Anhui, Republic of China^[1]
Alma Mater:	University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Workplaces:	Binghamton University
Discipline:	Chinese history
Doctoral Advisor:	Edward A. Kracke Jr.
Module:	Child: yes P: Jiǎ Zhìyáng

John William Chaffee (born 1948) is an American historian specializing in the history of China especially the Song dynasty. He is currently Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History and Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University.

Books

• Book: The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China: A Social History of Examinations. 1995. Cambridge University Press.

Chinese translation: Book: 宋代科舉. 9789571917467. 1995. San Min Book Company.

Korean translation: Book: 송대 중국인의 과거생활. 9788979405347. 2001. Yang Chong-guk. Sinseowon.

• Book: The Branches of Heaven: A History of the Sung Imperial Clan. 1999. Harvard University Press.

Chinese translation: Book: 天潢貴胄：宋代宗室史. 9787214040978. Zhao Dongmei. Jiangsu People's Publishing House. 2006. .

• Book: The Muslim Merchants of Premodern China: The Social History of a Trade Diaspora, 700-1400. 2018. Cambridge University Press.

He also edited one volume of The Cambridge History of China (with Denis Twitchett).

External links

• Web site: John William Chaffee. Binghamton University.

Notes and References

1. News: Dong Jiacheng. 2017-03-10. The Paper. zh. 宋史专家贾志扬：爱杭州，爱麻婆豆腐. Song dynasty historian expert John W. Chaffee: I love Hangzhou and Mapo tofu.