
1968
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Harvard East Asian Series 32.- By John K. Fairbank, Editor. 6x9" 416 pages. Copyright 1968 thus a First Edition, cover price $10.00, published by Harvard University Press.
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John King Fairbank
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John King Fairbank (1907 – 1991) was an American historian of China and United States-China relations. He taught at Harvard University from 1936 until his retirement in 1977. He is credited with building the field of China studies in the United States after World War II with his organizational ability, his mentorship of students, support of fellow scholars, and formulation of basic concepts to be tested. The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard is named after him.