Carter Eckert
Carter J. Eckert is an American academic and author and the Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.
Early life and education[]
Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history.[1] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[2]
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[1] He later returned to the United States to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[1]
Career[]
Eckert joined Harvard University in 1985.[3]
In 2004, Eckert was named the first SBS Yoon Se Young Professor. The Yoon Se Young Professorship was established in honor of Yoon Se Young, the chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System.[4][5]
Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.[3]
Selected works[]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[6]
- Korea, old and new: a history (1990)
- Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); Nihon Teikoku no mōshigo: Kōshō no Kin ichizoku to Kankoku shihon shugi no shokuminchi kigen 1876-1945 (日本帝国の申し子: 高敞の金一族と韓国資本主義の植民地起源 1876-1945) (2004). Winner John K. Fairbank Prize
- Hanʼguk kŭndaehwa, kijŏk ŭi kwajŏng (한국근대화) Modernization of the Republic of Korea: a Miraculous Achievement (2005)
- Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945 (2016)
Honors[]
- American Historical Association, John K. Fairbank Prize[1]
- Association for Asian Studies, John Whitney Hall Book Prize, 1994[7]
- Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 1996–1997[1]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
- ^ "Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004.
- ^ "SBS chairman's resignation raises questions". The Korea Times.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J.
- ^ John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list
External links[]
- Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
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