I am a historian of China since 1500 and the global history of empire. Most of my work follows the lives of ideas inside the Qing state (1644–1912): where ideas about governing came from, how they moved between the throne, the province, and the county, and what happened when they were put into practice. I use research materials in five languages and quantitative methods.
I hold a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University, an M.A. in Chinese History from Tsinghua University, and an A.B. in East Asian Studies from Princeton. Before graduate school I spent a year at Zhejiang University as a Fulbright Scholar, and I have since spent time as a visitor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo and Tsinghua University.
I welcome inquiries about collaboration, invited talks, and visiting research, and I am glad to hear from prospective students working on Qing political or administrative history.
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- ca@charlesargon.com
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