Duke University Global Asia Initiative

Duke University Global Asia Initiative invites Prof. Chris Coggins
Bard College at Simon's Rock to discuss the history of nature conservation in China and the importance of preserving local knowledge in indigenous societies.

The Webs of Humankind, Ecological Teleconnections and the Anthropocene Debate Chris Reed Coggins is a professor of Geography and Asian Studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Open Society University Network). He is the co-editor (wit...

Prof. J. R. McNeill discusses his latest book 'The Webs of Humankind' with Dr. Yuan Chen, Postdoctoral Associate, Franklin Humanities Institute & Global Asia Initiative, Duke University.

J. R. McNeill is a professor of history at Georgetown University. He is the author of award-winning works in world and environmental history. These include The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History (co-authored with his father and world history pioneer, William H. McNeill), and Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, both published by Norton. McNeill is a recent past president of the American Historical Association.

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The Webs of Humankind, Ecological Teleconnections and the Anthropocene Debate Prof. J. R. McNeill discusses his latest book 'The Webs of Humankind' with Dr. Yuan Chen, Postdoctoral Associate, Franklin Humanities Institute & Global Asia...

Global Asia Initiative at Duke University invites Prof. Valerie Hansen
of Department of History at Yale University to talk about the world circa 1000 CE when globalization began—how trades, religions, and conflicts connected the world.

Year 1000: When Globalization Began | A Conversation with Prof. Valerie Hansen The celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen discusses her book 'The Year 1000 (When Explorers Connected the World-and Globalization Began with Dr. Yuan Chen...

Global Asia Initiative Director, Professor Prasenjit Duara was invited by the Oxford PPE Society to share his research interests and his views on the future of East Asia. He was joined in the discussion by Professor Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford and Vice President, British Academy.

Watch G*I Director’s Interview at the Oxford PPE Society | Duke University Center for International and Global Studies G*I Director, Professor Prasenjit Duara shares his respective research interests and his views on the future of East Asia