David Strand

David Strand
Nationality	American
Fields	History, Political Science
Institutions	Dickinson College
Alma mater	Lawrence University Columbia University

David Strand is a professor at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Career

A specialist in Chinese history,^[1] Strand completed his undergraduate work at Lawrence University (BA 1971), and received his graduate degrees from Columbia University (MA 1973, M.Phil 1974, PhD 1979). He holds the position of Charles A Dana Professor of Political Science and is the current chair of the East Asian Studies Department at Dickinson College. Strand's research interests include 20th century China,^[2] particularly Beijing. He is the author of the study of "Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s". He teaches a regular course on the history of China and Japan, as well as other courses such as Human Rights, Four Chinese Cities, East Asian Senior Research in the East Asian Studies and Political Science departments.

References

1. ^ Eckholm, Erik (January 13, 2000). "China's Arrest of Pennsylvania Librarian Alarms Scholars". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/13/world/china-s-arrest-of-pennsylvania-librarian-alarms-scholars.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 
2. ^ "Carlisle woman recalls Tiananmen Square uprising". The Ledger. June 9, 2009. http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/06/09/news/local/doc4a2e6fd641b6a081631365.txt. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 

External links

• Dickinson College personal webpage

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