Feudalism, Socialism and the Present Mixed Economy in Rural China (Xinjiang)

06/05/2009 - 15:30

14 May 2009
15.30 - 17.00 hrs
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Seminar with Professor Chris Hann (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology). Chair and Moderator: John Kleinen

Venue: Spinhuis, room 2.18 (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, Amsterdam)

Professor Hann will be discussing his current research project entitled Feudalism, Socialism and the Present Mixed Economy in Rural China (Xinjiang).

Chris Hann was born in Wales in 1953 and studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University before switching to Social Anthropology as a graduate student in Cambridge. After holding teaching positions in the UK at the universities of Cambridge and Kent (Canterbury), Hann moved in 1999 to Halle, Germany, to take up his present position as a Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. His research areas include Hungary, Poland, Turkey, and China (Xinjiang). Hann is the author of numerous books, chapters, and journal articles. His most recent book is "Not the Horse We Wanted!" Postsocialism, Neoliberalism and Eurasia (LiT Verlag, 2006).

Please confirm your attendance via Michiel Baas (Michiel.Baas@uva.nl).