华裔学者詹姆斯·林芝大开讲新著 从农业发展看现代台湾的形成

位于伊利诺伊州库克县的 Chicago 市,芝加哥大学东亚研究中心(CEAS)“东亚书系”对谈系列20日傍晚5时至6时30分在弗兰克人文研究所(东57街1100号)举行,华裔历史学者詹姆斯·林(JamesLin)携新著开讲,芝大学者约翰娜·兰斯迈尔担任与谈人。林现任华盛顿大学国际研究与历史学副教授,专攻二十世纪台湾史;其新著《全球先锋:农业发展与现代台湾的形成》(加州大学出版社2025年)考察了从二十世纪初到战后中国与台湾的乡村改革与农业科学,以及1950年代起台湾向非洲、亚洲与拉丁美洲派出发展使团时这套经验如何被重新讲述与输出。
他指出,冷战高峰期台湾技术人员曾赴三十多个国家,土地改革等“成功故事”一部分被建构与渲染,但一线人员缓解饥饿与贫困的努力同样真诚,影响延续至今。该系列与SeminaryCo-op书店合办并向芝大学生赠书,吸引了华人学界与台湾研究爱好者到场。
Historian James Lin Brings New Book on Taiwan's Agrarian Development to UChicago Talk
In Chicago, a city in Cook County, Illinois, Historian James Lin, an associate professor of international studies and history at the University of Washington in Seattle, spoke at the University of Chicago's Franke Institute on October 20 in the Center for East Asian Studies author talk series. His new book, "In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan" (University of California Press, 2025), traces how agricultural development shaped modern Taiwan.
Historian Johanna Ransmeier served as discussant. Lin, a Chinese American scholar, has written widely on Taiwan's rural development and its global connections.
The talk ran from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and was open to the public.
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