West should bear in mind China's uniqueness

Kenneth Pomeranz

History professor at the University of Chicago

Education:

・ 1976-80: Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University, United States

・ 1980-88: PhD in History, Yale University, United States

Career:

・ 1988: Visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College

・ 1988-2012: Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine

・ 1991-2012: Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Irvine

・ 2012-present: Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago

Books:

・ The Making of a Hinterland: State, Society, and Economy in Inland North China, 1853-1937

・ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy

・ The World that Trade Created: Society, Politics, and an Emerging World Economy (Co-authored with Steven Topik)

Favorite Chinese food: Sichuan cuisine

Hobbies: Walking, reading, music (especially jazz) and rowing