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Carter Eckert
EducationLawrence University (BA, MA), University of Washington (PhD)
Occupation(s)American historian and Korea specialist
EmployerHarvard University

Carter J. Eckert is an American historian and Korea specialist currently serving as the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]

Early life and education

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Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history.[2] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[3]

After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[2] He later returned to the U.S. to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[2]

Career

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Eckert joined Harvard's faculty in 1985.[4]

In 2004, Eckert was named the first SBS Yoon Se Young Professor. The Yoon Se Young Professorship was established in honor of Yoon Se Young, chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System.[5][6]

Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.[4]

Publications

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In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[7]

  • Korea, old and new: a history (1990)
  • Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); Nihon Teikoku no mōshigo: Kōshō no Kin ichizoku to Kankoku shihon shugi no shokuminchi kigen 1876-1945 (日本帝国の申し子: 高敞の金一族と韓国資本主義の植民地起源 1876-1945) (2004). Winner John K. Fairbank Prize
  • Hanʼguk kŭndaehwa, kijŏk ŭi kwajŏng (한국근대화) Modernization of the Republic of Korea: a Miraculous Achievement (2005)
  • Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945 (2016)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Eckert, Carter J. (2017-05-11). "South Korea's Break With the Past". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
  3. ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
  4. ^ a b "International and Domestic Cooperation to Foster Korean Studies Abroad and to Promote Truthful Korean History". blog.naver.com. October 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004.
  6. ^ "SBS chairman's resignation raises questions". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J.
  8. ^ "John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list". Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
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