Chun Xu

Xu, Chun is a historian specializing in late imperial China. He focuses on the interplay between technology and political processes in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, with an emphasis on agriculture and water control. His current book project, "Sediments of Conquest," examines the Ming Empire's presence in the remote province of Yunnan and explores how studying technology in a predominantly agrarian society can provide new perspectives on Ming China as a premodern empire.

He is currently conducting research on the epistemological and technological foundations of the Chinese empire over the longue durée.

Contact:
Chun Xu
Ethics and Politics
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