Chen, Yixin

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Dr. Chen earned his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, specializing in twentieth-century Chinese socioeconomic history, particularly the early period of the People’s Republic of China. He co-authored the book Paths To Modern Nations in Chinese. He is also the author of When Food Became Scarce: How Chinese Peasants Survived the Great Leap Forward Famine (Cornell University Press 2024) and Experiencing Famine: Environment and Social Mechanisms and the Life and Death of Chinese Peasants, 1958-1916 (The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press). His work extends to numerous articles published in academic journals in both English and Chinese, with contributions appearing in the US, China, and Hong Kong. In 2009 Dr. Chen was honored with the Bernon Carstensen Memorial Award for Best Article in Agricultural History. Some of his articles have been translated into Japanese. Currently, he is crafting a book-length manuscript studying the collective rebellions of peasants during the early years of the People's Republic of China. Dr. Chen teaches a diverse range of courses in East Asian history and global history, spanning from undergraduate surveys to graduate seminars.
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