花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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Susan Mann awarded Fairbank Prize

Historian Susan Mann of UC Davis has been awarded this year’s Fairbank Prize for her book The Talented Women of the Zhang Family.  (Read a review here.)  It’s a brilliant book and the award couldn’t be more deserved.  Her previous book Precious Records received the Levenson Prize in 1997.   The prize is awarded by the American [...]

February 13th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Chinese History, Recommended Readings | Comments are closed

Voices from China’s Past: The Abdication of Puyi

Puyi (The Xuantong Emperor)

Most people know that yesterday marked 200 years since the births of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin…but it was also the 96th anniversary of the end of Manchu rule.  The text below is a section from one of two edicts which officially ended imperial rule.  The first turned over the reins of [...]

February 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Chinese History, Voices from China's Past | One comment - (Comments are closed)