John W. Chaffee

John William Chaffee (born 1948) is an American historian specializing in the history of China especially the Song dynasty. He is currently Distinguished Service Professor of History and Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University.

John W. Chaffee
Born	1948 (age 71–72) Anhui, Republic of China[1]
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisor	Edward A. Kracke Jr.
Academic work
Discipline	Chinese history
Institutions	Binghamton University
Notes
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	賈志揚
Simplified Chinese	贾志扬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎ Zhìyáng

Books

• The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China: A Social History of Examinations. Cambridge University Press. 1995.

Chinese translation: 宋代科舉. San Min Book Company. 1995. ISBN 9789571917467.

Korean translation: 송대 중국인의 과거생활. Translated by Yang Chong-guk. Sinseowon. 2001. ISBN 9788979405347.

• The Branches of Heaven: A History of the Sung Imperial Clan. Harvard University Press. 1999.

Chinese translation: 天潢貴胄：宋代宗室史. Translated by Zhao Dongmei. Jiangsu People's Publishing House. 2006. ISBN 9787214040978..

He also edited one volume of The Cambridge History of China (with Denis Twitchett).

References

1. Dong Jiacheng (2017-03-10). "宋史专家贾志扬：爱杭州，爱麻婆豆腐" [Song dynasty historian expert John W. Chaffee: I love Hangzhou and Mapo tofu]. The Paper (in Chinese).

External links

• "John William Chaffee". Binghamton University.