IU School of Liberal Arts

Xin Zhang

Campus Address: CA 503B
Phone: (317)274-4898
Email: xzhang@iupui.edu
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Appointments

Associate Professor of History and faculty member, Center for East Asian Studies-IU Bloomington
Associate member, Center for East Asian Studies-University of Chicago

Education

M.A. University of Chicago 1986
Ph.D. University of Chicago 1991

Academic Interests

Chinese History, Asian history, and world history

Awards

Century Fellow (University of Chicago, 1986-1990)
American Council of Learned Societies Grant (1997)
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Publication Grant (1998)
Pacific Cultural Foundation Publication Grant (1998)
Center on Philanthropy Research Grant (1999-2000) and numerous research grants from Indiana University (2001-2006).

Publications

Social Transformation in Modern China: The State and Local Elites in Henen, 1900-1937 (Cambridge University Press 2000);
Ershi shiji zhongguo shehui zhi yanbian 二十世纪中国社会之演变 (Beijing: Zhonghua shuju 中华书局 2004);
and numerous articles in journals.

Service

Panel discussant and paper presenter, Association for Asian Studies National Conference, frequent;
Panel discussant and paper presenter, American Historical Association National Conference, frequent; Organizer, Midwest Summit on China Studies (attended by most scholars working on China in the Midwest region), 2003;
Speaker, The First World Forum on China Studies, The People’s Republic of China, 2004;
Speaker, Modern China Seminar, Columbia University, 2005;
Speaker, Modern China Seminar, University of California at Berkeley, 2006;
Consultant, U.S. government and business community.

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