Martin Stuart-Fox

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martin Stuart-Fox (* 1939 ) is an Australian Southeast Asian scholar , historian and former journalist . He is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Queensland at Brisbane and the author of several books on the history of Laos .

Life

Martin Stuart-Fox was born in 1939. After graduating from school, he first studied zoology , evolutionary biology and mathematics at the University of Queensland (UQ) and graduated with a BSc in 1960 . He then worked as a marine biologist for the Papua New Guinea Fisheries Authority , a math and science teacher in Hong Kong, and an agricultural consultant for USAID in Laos . From 1964 to 1972 he worked as a journalist and correspondent for United Press International (UPI), for which he reported in particular on the Vietnam War . After leaving Vietnam, he reported from Afghanistan , India and Bangladesh .

At the end of 1972 he returned to Australia. He received his BA in History and Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 1975 and his MA in History in 1979 . From 1976 he taught as a tutor , later a lecturer , reader and finally professor of history at UQ. In 1985 he received his PhD , his dissertation deals with "evolutionary history theory". He headed the historical seminary for five years. Stuart-Fox is a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and has been awarded a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities . As a consultant, he prepared reports for the Asian Development Bank on the establishment of the National University of Laos (1993), for the Australian mining company Oxiana on political risks in Laos (1996) and for the World Bank on the economic reform process in Laos (2004). In 2005 he retired.

Research priorities

Stuart-Fox deals, among other things, with historical theory , the history of ideas , early Buddhism , history and cultural traditions of South and East Asia as well as religious symbolism ; However, he was particularly known as an expert on the history of Laos. As author, co-author and editor, he published eleven books between 1982 and 2006, most of them on Laos.

Works (selection)

  • 1982: Contemporary Laos: studies in the politics and society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Editor)
  • 1985: The murderous revolution: life and death in Pol Pot's Kampuchea
  • 1986: Laos: politics, economics and society
  • 1986: The twilight language: explorations in Buddhist symbolism and meditation (co-author)
  • 1987: Vietnam in Laos: Hanoi's model for Kampuchea
  • 1992: Historical dictionary of Laos (co-author)
  • 1996: Buddhist kingdom, Marxist state: the making of modern Laos
  • 1997: A history of Laos
  • 1998: The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang: rise and decline
  • 2001: Historical dictionary of Laos (new edition)
  • 2003: A short history of China and Southeast Asia: tribute, trade and influence
  • 2006: Naga cities of the Mekong: a guide to the temples, legends and history of Laos

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Curriculum vitae: Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox.
  2. ^ Professor Martin Stuart-Fox: Researcher biography. The University of Queensland, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry.
personal data
SURNAME Stuart-Fox, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian scientist, university professor and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1939