James A. Millward

James A. Millward
Other names	米華健
Education	Harvard College (BA) School of Oriental Studies, University of London (MA) Stanford University (PhD)
Occupation	Historian
Employer	Georgetown University
Spouse	Madhulika Sikka
Website	https://sites.google.com/a/georgetown.edu/james-a-millward/home

James A. Millward is an American historian. He is currently a professor of inter-societal history at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. ^[1] His research focuses on Chinese and Central Asian history, including the region of Xinjiang. ^{[2] [3]}

Education

Millward holds a BA from Harvard College, an MA from SOAS University of London, and a PhD from Stanford University.

Awards

Milward received a Fulbright grant in 2022 to conduct research in Norway. ^{[4] [5]}

Publications

Books

• Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang (revised edition), Columbia University Press , December 2021 ^[6]

• The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press , April 12, 2013 ^[7]

• Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864, Stanford University Press , June 1998 ^[8]

Articles

• China’s New Anti-Uyghur Campaign, Foreign Affairs , January 23, 2023 ^[9]
• Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang, New York Times , December 6, 2022 ^[10]
• What Xi Jinping Hasn’t Learned From China’s Emperors, New York Times , October 1, 2019 ^[11]

Book Reviews

• ‘Reeducating’ Xinjiang’s Muslims,' New York Review of Books, February 2019 ^[12]

Edited Volumes

• New Qing Imperial History: The Making of Inner Asian Empire at Qing Chengde. Co-edited with Mark Elliott, Ruth Dunnell, and Philippe Forêt. RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.

References

1. "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
2. "James Millward". aparc.fsi.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
3. "Why A Chinese Government Think Tank Attacked American Scholars". NPR. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
4. "James Millward | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
5. Liu, Kelly Kaili (2022-04-22). "Professor James Millward Awarded Fulbright Grant at the Norwegian Nobel Institute". Asian Studies. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
6. Millward, James A. (2021). Eurasian crossroads: a history of Xinjiang (Revised ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN   978-0-231-20454-5.
7. Millward, James A. (2013). The Silk Road: a very short introduction. Very short introductions stimulating ways in to new subjects. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-978286-4.
8. Millward, James A. (1998). Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-2933-8.
9. Millward, James (2023-01-23). "China's New Anti-Uyghur Campaign". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-11-18.
10. Millward, James A. (December 6, 2022). "Why It Matters That China's Protests Started in Xinjiang". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
11. Millward, James A. (October 1, 2019). "What Xi Jinping Hasn't Learned From China's Emperors". The New York Times . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
12. Millward, James. "'Reeducating' Xinjiang's Muslims | James Millward". ISSN   0028-7504 . Retrieved 2023-11-18.