About John W. Chaffee
Born 1948. John W. Chaffee is a historian.
John William Chaffee (born 1948) is an American sinologist and historian specializing in the history of China, particularly the Song dynasty. He is currently Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History and Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University.
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He also edited one volume of The Cambridge History of China (with Denis Twitchett).
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American historian of China
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