Xinru Liu
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Xinru Liu is currently employed at The College of New Jersey
as an assistant professor of early Indian history
and world history
, and has held since 1993 a full professorship at the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Born in 1951 she had little formal schooling but instead worked as a peasant farmer and then as a factory worker during the cultural revolution. She taught herself English and history and gained admittance to the University of Pennsylvania
where she earned a PhD in 1985 for work on Ancient Indian and Chinese History. Her PhD was published by Oxford University Press as Ancient India and Ancient China: Trade and Religious Exchanges, A.D. 1-600 (1988). She has written many books on Indian and Chinese history.
Xinru Liu has won a Grant from American Association of University Women
, 1984, a Grant from Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
, 1990. Her book, "Ancient India and Ancient China: Trade and Religious Exchanges, A.D. 1-600" won the award for Outstanding Research Works done between 1977-1991 from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
. She is a member of the American Association of Asian Studies, The American Historical Association
, and the World History Association.
Her most recent work is Dionysus
and drama in the Buddhist art of Gandhara
written jointly with Pia Brancaccio and published in the Journal of Global History.
"A Study of Primitive Democracy," Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1997 no.2.
“Origin of the Caste System in South Asia,” Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1998, no.2.
“Social Mobility in the Caste System in South Asia,” Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1999, no. 4.
“Silk, Robes and Relations between Early Chinese Dynasties and Nomads beyond the Great Wall,” in Robes and honor: the Medieval World of Investiture, ed. Steward Gordon, St. Martin’s press.
“Migration and Settlement of the Yuezhi-Kushan : Interaction and Interdependence of Nomadic and Sedentary Societies,” the Journal of World History, Fall 2001.
‘Trade and Pilgrimage Routes from Afghanistan to Taxila, Mathura and the Ganges Plains,” Hindistan Turk Tarihi Arastirmalari, The Journal of Indo-Turcica, no.1, 2001, 113-140.
The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....
as an assistant professor of early Indian history
History of India
The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from...
and world history
World History
World History, Global History or Transnational history is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective...
, and has held since 1993 a full professorship at the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Born in 1951 she had little formal schooling but instead worked as a peasant farmer and then as a factory worker during the cultural revolution. She taught herself English and history and gained admittance to the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
where she earned a PhD in 1985 for work on Ancient Indian and Chinese History. Her PhD was published by Oxford University Press as Ancient India and Ancient China: Trade and Religious Exchanges, A.D. 1-600 (1988). She has written many books on Indian and Chinese history.
Xinru Liu has won a Grant from American Association of University Women
American Association of University Women
The American Association of University Women advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. It was founded in 1882 by Ellen Swallow Richards and Marion Talbot...
, 1984, a Grant from Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , located in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential Memorial that was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of Congress in 1968...
, 1990. Her book, "Ancient India and Ancient China: Trade and Religious Exchanges, A.D. 1-600" won the award for Outstanding Research Works done between 1977-1991 from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , established in 1977, is the premier and highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences as well as a national center for comprehensive studies in the People's Republic of China. It was described by Foreign Policy...
. She is a member of the American Association of Asian Studies, The American Historical Association
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
, and the World History Association.
Her most recent work is Dionysus
Dionysus
Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete...
and drama in the Buddhist art of Gandhara
Gandhara
Gandhāra , is the name of an ancient kingdom , located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River...
written jointly with Pia Brancaccio and published in the Journal of Global History.
Books
- Ancient India and Ancient China: Trade and Religious Exchanges, A.D. 1-600 (1988)
- A Social History of Ancient India, Beijing: the Publisher of Chinese Social Sciences (1990)
- Studies on Monarchism and Despotism in the Ancient World (1993)
- Silk and Religion—An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People in A.D. 600-1200 (1996)
- The Silk Road, in the series of Essays on Global and Comparative History (1998)
- Connections Across Eurasia: Transportation, Communication, and Cultural Exchange on the Silk Roads (2007)
Articles
"Republics in Ancient India," World History, Beijing, 1996, no.3."A Study of Primitive Democracy," Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1997 no.2.
“Origin of the Caste System in South Asia,” Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1998, no.2.
“Social Mobility in the Caste System in South Asia,” Historiography Quarterly, Beijing, 1999, no. 4.
“Silk, Robes and Relations between Early Chinese Dynasties and Nomads beyond the Great Wall,” in Robes and honor: the Medieval World of Investiture, ed. Steward Gordon, St. Martin’s press.
“Migration and Settlement of the Yuezhi-Kushan : Interaction and Interdependence of Nomadic and Sedentary Societies,” the Journal of World History, Fall 2001.
‘Trade and Pilgrimage Routes from Afghanistan to Taxila, Mathura and the Ganges Plains,” Hindistan Turk Tarihi Arastirmalari, The Journal of Indo-Turcica, no.1, 2001, 113-140.