Academic Background: Ph.D. in History, Yale University, 1990; M.A. in Chinese Studies, Cambridge University, 1984; B.A., Cambridge University, 1982.
Research Interests: Chinese history, early modern China, and cultural history.
Appointments: Professor, Department of History, New York University; Former Head, NYU New York History Department.
Publications: Author, The Culture of War in China (I.B. Tauris, 2006).