Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century
Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science, has co-written a new book, Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century (Columbia University Press, 2025). The book, written with Charles R. Butcher, challenges the Eurocentric view of the world by offering a comparative analysis of non-Western state systems in the 19th century, supported by an original dataset.
See related: Government, Political Parties, United States
New Book Edited by Gueorguiev Examines the Increasingly Dire State of Academic Freedom in Asia
Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, has contributed to and edited "New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia" (Columbia University Press, 2023).
See related: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia
Ma’s book analyzes Chinese student experiences in U.S. higher ed
See related: China
Kallander authors book on 17th century Qing Manchu invasion of Korea
See related: East Asia
The World of Sofia Velasquez: The Autobiography of a Bolivian Market Vendor
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean
The Jacksonians Versus the Banks: Politics in the States after the Panic of 1837