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SUMMARY:1619: The Iberian and Global Origins of Anglo-American Slavery
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/1619-the-iberian-and-global-origins-of-anglo-american-slavery/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221117T090000
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SUMMARY:Qing Officialdom: Insights from Historical Big Data
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/qing-officialdom-insights-from-historical-big-data/
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221116T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221116T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
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SUMMARY:Sailors and Slaves in Medieval Maritime Asia: from baghdād to baghpūr
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/sailors-and-slaves-in-medieval-maritime-asia-from-baghdad-to-baghpur/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221111T163000
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SUMMARY:Networks and the Management of Risk in the China Trade during the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/networks-and-the-management-of-risk-in-the-china-trade-during-the-eighteenth-and-early-nineteenth-centuries/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221027T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221027T090000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
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SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall of Imperial China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-rise-and-fall-of-imperial-china/
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T210000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T220705Z
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SUMMARY:The State of Religions in Hong Kong 2022
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-state-of-religions-in-hong-kong-2022/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T222010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103304Z
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SUMMARY:Between Hierarchy and Patriarchy: The Duality of Chinese Bureaucracy in History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/between-hierarchy-and-patriarchy-the-duality-of-chinese-bureaucracy-in-history/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221020T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221020T090000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T224642Z
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SUMMARY:The Journey of Humanity: The Origin of Wealth and Inequality
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-journey-of-humanity-the-origin-of-wealth-and-inequality/
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T224944Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Worship and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/classical-worship-and-modern-growth-the-shadow-of-the-sages/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221007T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221007T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T225301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103305Z
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SUMMARY:Silver Valley: The Merchant Society of Central Shanxi in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/silver-valley-the-merchant-society-of-central-shanxi-in-the-eighteenth-and-nineteenth-centuries/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221006T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221006T160000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T225615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103305Z
UID:83975-1665072000-1665072000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:唐代中國是否出現過牡丹泡沫? (“Peony Bubble” in the Tang Dynasty)
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/%e5%94%90%e4%bb%a3%e4%b8%ad%e5%9c%8b%e6%98%af%e5%90%a6%e5%87%ba%e7%8f%be%e9%81%8e%e7%89%a1%e4%b8%b9%e6%b3%a1%e6%b2%ab-peony-bubble-in-the-tang-dynasty/
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220929T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220929T100000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T230228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103305Z
UID:83982-1664445600-1664445600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Strengthening State Capacity: Postal Reform and Innovation during the Gilded Age
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/strengthening-state-capacity-postal-reform-and-innovation-during-the-gilded-age/
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T231308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z
UID:83989-1663677000-1663680600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:‘The Most Expensive Item in the World’ Online Marketing and the E-commercialisation of Charitable Projects in Contemporary China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-most-expensive-item-in-the-world-online-marketing-and-the-e-commercialisation-of-charitable-projects-in-contemporary-china/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220913T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220913T130000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T233613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z
UID:83997-1663074000-1663074000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Iran and BRI: A Cultural Perspective of Strategic Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/iran-and-bri-a-cultural-perspective-of-strategic-cooperation/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220909T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220909T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T235343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z
UID:84004-1662726600-1662732000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Yudahua Business Group in China's Early Industrialization
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-yudahua-business-group-in-chinas-early-industrialization/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220610T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220610T100000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240613T235702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z
UID:84011-1654851600-1654855200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Market Maoists: The Communist Origins of China’s Capitalist Ascent
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/market-maoists-the-communist-origins-of-chinas-capitalist-ascent/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220525T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220525T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T000130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103307Z
UID:84018-1653481800-1653487200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Magic Power Reconfigured: Chinese Popular Religion in Cities
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/magic-power-reconfigured-chinese-popular-religion-in-cities/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220513T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220513T100000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T000757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103307Z
UID:84025-1652432400-1652436000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Recharging China in War and Revolution\, 1882 – 1955
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/recharging-china-in-war-and-revolution-1882-1955/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220510T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220510T130000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T001254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103307Z
UID:84033-1652187600-1652187600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“The Dharma Assembly”: Exploring a dynamic infrastructure for contemporary Han Chinese participation in Tibetan Buddhist monastic contexts
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-dharma-assembly-exploring-a-dynamic-infrastructure-for-contemporary-han-chinese-participation-in-tibetan-buddhist-monastic-contexts/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/brinfaith-lecture-by-dr-catherine-hardie-20220510-1080.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T001600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84040-1651667400-1651672800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Oysterman and Refugee: Hong Kong and China Between the Tides\, 1949 – 1997
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/oysterman-and-refugee-hong-kong-and-china-between-the-tides-1949-1997/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T002009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
UID:84047-1651161600-1651161600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Mass Timber: Engineered Wood and Material Modernity in the People’s Republic of China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/mass-timber-engineered-wood-and-material-modernity-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T002837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Feminist Theory: Language\, Pedagogy\, and Becoming in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/queer-feminist-theory-language-pedagogy-and-becoming-in-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T003205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z
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SUMMARY:Death\, Ritual\, and Redemption: A Study of Ghost Opera from a Socio-religious Perspective
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/death-ritual-and-redemption-a-study-of-ghost-opera-from-a-socio-religious-perspective/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220411T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220411T130000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T003950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103309Z
UID:84079-1649682000-1649682000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Without Ritual\, There Would Be No Ethnic Culture”: Religion and Changing Chinese Diasporic Identity in Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/without-ritual-there-would-be-no-ethnic-culture-religion-and-changing-chinese-diasporic-identity-in-vietnam/
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220408T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220408T173000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T004338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103309Z
UID:84087-1649435400-1649439000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:‘I am not now\, that which I have been’: A global-microhistory of Augustine Heard & Company
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/i-am-not-now-that-which-i-have-been-a-global-microhistory-of-augustine-heard-company/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T140000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T004833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103317Z
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SUMMARY:U-turn to the Future: Sustainable Urban Mobility since 1850
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/u-turn-to-the-future-sustainable-urban-mobility-since-1850/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T011550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z
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SUMMARY:Cabo Verde-China Relations: How Can a Small State Navigate between Great Powers
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cabo-verde-china-relations-how-can-a-small-state-navigate-between-great-powers/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T011919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z
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SUMMARY:Funny Money Circulation and Fabric Exports From China to Dubai Through Indian Trading Networks
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/funny-money-circulation-and-fabric-exports-from-china-to-dubai-through-indian-trading-networks/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T012335Z
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SUMMARY:Centralising Africa — The Importance of Decolonising
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/centralising-africa-the-importance-of-decolonising/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220304T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220304T100000
DTSTAMP:20261108T171205
CREATED:20240614T012707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103319Z
UID:84127-1646384400-1646388000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Green Gold and Paper Gold: Financing the Chinese-American Tea Trade before the Opium War
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTAsia\, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions\, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical\, cultural\, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop\, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives\, but as a regional entity shaped by enduring internal linkages. Beginning in the early 1980s\, Japanese and international scholars\, working within the conceptual framework of the “Asian Trading Zone\,” examined economic interconnections across the region as a cohesive whole. By focusing on trade-related dimensions\, they traced the emergence of intra-Asian linkages from the 16th century onward and reinterpreted the region’s economic transformations in the 19th century and beyond through the lens of these earlier dynamics. This framework offered an alternative to nation-centered\, Eurocentric narratives and anticipated the rise of global economic history in the 1990s\, with its emphasis on connectivity and comparison. The study of Asia’s regional economic history has continued to evolve alongside contemporary political and economic developments. This presentation reflects on the intellectual trajectory of Asian economic history and considers how historical perspectives may inform our understanding of the region’s current challenges and future prospects.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERTomoko Shiroyama is a Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics\, the University of Tokyo\, and a Research Associate at Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library). She earned her Ph.D. in History from Harvard University in 1999. As a historian of China and Asia\, her research explores China’s global connections through the commodity trade\, financial flows\, and the migration of traders and laborers. Her major works include China during the Great Depression: Market\, State\, and the World Economy\, 1929-1937(2008) and the co-edited volume Chinese and Indian Merchants in Modern Asia: Networking Businesses and Formation of Regional Economy (2019). Most recently\, she led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project The Hydrosphere and Socioeconomics in Modern Asia – Exploring a New Regional History Using a Database and Spatial Analysis (2017–2022). She is an executive board member of the International Economic History Association and serves as a series editor for the Economic History Library at Brill.   Professors John D. Wong and Ghassan MoazzinHong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, The University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/green-gold-and-paper-gold-financing-the-chinese-american-tea-trade-before-the-opium-war/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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