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Michael Szonyi

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Michael Szonyi is a Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University. He is a social historian of late imperial and modern China. His research focuses on the local history of southeast China, from the Ming dynasty to the twenty-first century, using a...

Serhii Plokhii

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Research interests include the intellectual, cultural, and international history of Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Ukraine. Teaches courses and seminars on early modern and modern East European history that engage major problems in the history of...

Ian J. Miller

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On Leave Academic Year 2026-2027

I am a historian of Japan and its modern empire whose research is primarily focused on the cultural dimensions of scientific, technological, and environmental change. I began my career as a cultural historian because I...

Lisa McGirr

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On Leave Academic Year 2026-2027

Lisa McGirr specializes in the history of the 20th century United States. Her research and teaching interests bridge the fields of social and political history and focus, in particular, on collective action, state building...

Terry Martin

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Office Hours: Mon. 5:45 in person in CGIS S328. Zoom office hours by request. Please email martin11@fas.harvard.edu to schedule a time.

Terry Martin is the author of The Affirmative Action Empire: Nations and Nationalism in the USSR, 1923–1939 (Cornell UP...

William C. Kirby

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On Leave Academic Year 2026-2027

William C. Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University.  He is a University Distinguished Service Professor....