Kenneth Pomeranz
Kenneth Leonard Pomeranz (* 1958 ) is an American historian and sinologist who works at the University of Chicago . He primarily deals with economic and social issues relating to China in the 20th century.
Career
Kenneth Pomeranz attended Hillcrest High School in Queens , New York City , before succumbing to the 1976 Cornell University , a study of history began. In 1980 he got there his Bachelor of Arts and then moved to the Yale University who, at the 1983 Master of Arts , 1984, the Master of Philosophy and finally in 1988 the promotion to Ph.D. followed in history. In his doctoral thesis, Pomeranz dealt with the economic, ecological and social change in North China from 1900 to 1937 (Original: "The Making of a Hinterland: State, Society and Economy in Inland North China, 1900-1937" ). After a brief interlude at Dartmouth College in the spring of 1988, he became an assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in July 1988 . Four years later, Pomeranz was appointed to a full professorship at the UCI, which he held until June 2012 when he moved to the University of Chicago and has been professor of history there ever since.
Pomeranz is a member of the American Historical Association and was President of it in 2013. He was also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006 and the British Academy in 2017 . In 2019 he received the Dan David Prize and the Toynbee Prize in 2021 .
Scientific work
Pomeranz is primarily concerned with China in the late Imperial period and the 20th century, with a particular focus on economic and social issues. Another focus is the historical comparison between Europe and East Asia , especially with regard to work, family and their organization as well as economic change. His most important work, which has received several awards, is "The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy" .
Pomeranz is also involved in the editing of several specialist journals, including The Journal of Economic History .
Web links
- Profile on the University of Chicago site
- A Conversation with Kenneth Pomeranz (September 2007, accessed December 23, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ^ Elections to the British Academy celebrate the diversity of UK research. British Academy , July 21, 2017, accessed July 21, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pomeranz, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pomeranz, Kenneth Leonard (full name); Pomeranz, Kenneth L .; Pomeranz, Ken; Bang, Mulan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American historian and sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |