Edward L. Shaughnessy
Encyclopedia
Edward L. Shaughnessy is an expert on early Chinese history
and Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Professor at the University of Chicago
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Shaughnessy received his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame
and hits M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University
. He joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1984.
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
and Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Professor at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
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Shaughnessy received his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and hits M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1984.
Selected works
- The Cambridge History of Ancient ChinaThe Cambridge History of Ancient ChinaThe Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC is a book edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy, published by Cambridge University Press in 1999....
, Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 1999, ISBN 9780521470308 - China: Empire and Civilization, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2005, ISBN 0195182871 - Rewriting Early Chinese Texts, NY Press, 2006
External links
- Biography of Shaughnessy, University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
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