Page 5 - Harvard Asia Center News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Harvard asia center. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Harvard Asia Center Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Professor Ezra Vogel, 'A Towering Figure in East Asian Studies' with a 'Heart of Gold,' Dies at 90 | News


With a dedication to scholarship and an innate ability to connect with others, Harvard professor emeritus Ezra F. Vogel will be remembered for not just “how many books he wrote, but how many people he touched,” his son, Steven K. Vogel, said.
Vogel, who served as Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Emeritus, and was described by his colleagues as a visionary in East Asian studies, died on Dec. 20 at age 90 of complications from cancer surgery.
His work, centered around East Asia, spanned a wide range of disciplines from sociology to political science and, in later years, history. Above all, he exhibited unfailing humility and what Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies research associate Sabina Knight described as a “heart of gold.” ....

United States , Hong Kong , Ohio Wesleyan University , Deng Xiaoping , Derek Bok , Suzanneh Vogel , Sabina Knight , Stevenk Vogel , Ezra Vogel , Steven Vogel , Michaela Szonyi , Andrewd Gordon , Ezraf Vogel , Christinal Davis , William Hsiao , University Of California , Japanese Society , Harvard Fairbank Center , School Of Public Health , Harvard Asia Center , A Third Degree Of Energy , National Intelligence Council , Harvard Program , Fairbank Center , Henry Ford , Social Sciences ,

Talk at the Library: Martina Deuchler on Old and New Traditions in Korea


In this Talk at the Library, Professor
Martina Deuchler discusses how the role of Confucianism and traditional rituals in Korea have changed over the past decades. Deuchler is a founding figure in the study of Korean history in the West, and a witness of South Korea’s transformation since visiting Seoul and remote rural areas for the first time in 1967.
Prof. Martina Deuchler, born in Switzerland in 1935, received a BA in Chinese classics from the University of Leiden and a Ph.D. in History and Far Eastern Languages from Harvard University. From 1967 to 1969 and again from 1973 to 1975 she conducted research on Korean diplomatic and social history in Korea. From 1988 to 2000 she was professor of Korean Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She is the author of ....

Soult Ukpyolsi , South Korea , Martina Deuchler , Locality In Premodern Korea Harvard Asia Center , University Of London , Harvard University , University Of Washington , Ideology Council Of East Asian , A Study Of Society , University Of Leiden , Professor Martina Deuchler , Far Eastern Languages , Korean Studies , African Studies , Confucian Gentlemen , Barbarian Envoys , Washington Press , Confucian Transformation , East Asian Studies , Ancestors Eyes , Premodern Korea , Harvard Asia Center , Pictorial Memoir , தெற்கு கொரியா , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் லண்டன் , ஹார்வர்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகம் ,