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Lost People on the Ming Frontiers: Captivity and Labor Acquisition in Early Modern China
My project contributes a distinct community of labor to “Ability and Authority”: one that was created through cross-border captivity. This project wil
Agricultural Uses of Alchemy in Early Modern Europe
This project examines the influence of alchemy on agricultural improvement projects in early modern Europe and the Atlantic world. In my research, I d
The Forgotten History of Intercropping: On the Marginalization of Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture
Intercropping—the practice of growing mixtures of crops in a single field, in contrast with the “pure stands” typical of industrial agriculture—has lo
Ayako Sakurai
Ayako Sakurai obtained a PhD in history of science at the University of Cambridge in 2007. Her d...
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How Fenye Entered Local Gazetteers
More than ten thousand local gazetteers have been preserved in China and most of them include special chapters on fenye (field allocation). Fenye, whi
A History of "Making Things" in West Africa, 1920–1980: Creating, Meaning Making, and Experience
This project studies artisans and craftspeople in Accra and Lagos by looking at productive processes with a focus on meaning, making, and creating. Th
Leah Lui-Chivizhe
Leah Lui-Chivizhe studied history at the University of Sydney, obtaining her PhD in 2017.&nb...
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Minakshi Menon
Minakshi Menon studied medieval Indian history at Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University...
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The Entry of India and China into the Global Production of Scientific Knowledge
This project of global knowledge production critically delves into the Chinese and Indian intellectuals’ assimilation to modern Western-dominated scie
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Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh
Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh is a PhD candidate in the Department of History and Philosophy of Sci...
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