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Full-time Faculty

Edward A. McCord

Edward A. McCord

Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
Director, Taiwan Education and Research Program

1957 E Street, NW Suite 503

Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: (202) 994-5785
Fax: (202) 994-6069
E-mail: mccord@gwu.edu
Homepage: http://home.gwu.edu/~mccord/

Education:

Ph.D., University of Michigan

Expertise:

Chinese History

Background:

Professor McCord received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan. A specialist in Chinese history, he lived and studied for five years in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. Before coming to The George Washington University, he was an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Florida. Besides teaching at GW, Professor McCord has also lectured on Chinese history at the Foreign Service Institute and the Smithsonian Institution's Campus on the Mall program. He is the author of the book The Power of the Gun: The Origins of Chinese Warlordism as well as articles that have appeared in Modern China, Republican China, and Modern Asian Studies. He is currently working on a major book-length project that examines militia organizations in Republican China (1911-1949). Professor McCord is also a member of the editorial board of Modern China.

Courses Taught:

Hist 118 China to 1800
Hist 187 Modern China
Hist 251 The Uses of History in International Affairs
Hist 295 Readings Seminar: Late Imperial China
Hist 296 Readings Seminar: 20th Century China
IAff 91 East Asia: Past and Present

Last update: 10.03.07