Carter Eckert
Carter J. Eckert is an American academic and author and the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]
Early life and education
Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history.[1] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[2]
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[1] He later returned to the United States to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[1]
Career
Eckert joined Harvard University in 1985.[3]
Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.[3]
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[4]
- Korea, old and new: a history (1990)
- Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); Nihon Teikoku no mōshigo: Kōshō no Kin ichizoku to Kankoku shihon shugi no shokuminchi kigen 1876-1945 (日本帝国の申し子: 高敞の金一族と韓国資本主義の植民地起源 1876-1945) (2004). Winner John K. Fairbank Prize
- Hanʼguk kŭndaehwa, kijŏk ŭi kwajŏng (한국근대화) Modernization of the Republic of Korea: a Miraculous Achievement (2005)
Honors
- American Historical Association, John K. Fairbank Prize[1]
- Association for Asian Studies, John Whitney Hall Book Prize, 1994[5]
- Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 1996–1997[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J.
- ^ John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list
External links
- Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University