Kerry Brown (historian)

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Professor
Kerry Brown
FRSA
Brown speaking at Chatham House, 2015
First Secretary of the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Beijing
In office
1998–2005
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
AmbassadorChristopher Hum
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2017)
Websitewww.kerry-brown.co.uk

Kerry Brown (born 1967) is a British academic, author

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office as First Secretary of the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Beijing from 2000 to 2003, and then as Head of the Indonesia, Philippine and East Timor Section from 2003 to 2005.[5] From 2011 to 2014, he led the Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN) funded by the European Union.[6]

Writing

Brown is a prolific author on matters relating to contemporary China, having written over 20 books since 2006. His main interests are around the development of politics and society in China from 1949 onwards. He has written in particular about the

He is currently working on a history of Britain's relations with China from the 16th century, and the ways in which the complex interaction between the shifting identities of these two powers over the last five centuries have created the multi-layered relationship they have today. in 2022 he published a source book of materials of key European thinkers from Hegel to Leibniz to Weber and their thinking on China from the 17th century to the 1970s. He has written for every major news outlet, appeared on all major news networks commenting on China, and lectured about China in over 45 countries across four continents.

Education

Brown holds an M.A. from

Leeds University. He has a postgraduate diploma in Chinese from the University of West London.[11]

Kerry Brown meets Wen Jiabao
, 2009

Bibliography

  • 2022 - Xi: A Study in Power
  • 2020 – China (Polity Histories)
  • 2020 – A Tale of Five Chinese Cities (In English and Chinese)
  • 2019 – The Trouble with Taiwan: the United States and a Rising China
  • 2019 – The Future of UK China Relations: The Search for a New Model
  • 2019 – The World According to Xi: Everything You Need to Know About the New China
  • 2018 – China's Dream: The Culture of Chinese Communism and the Secret Sources of Its Power
  • 2017 – China's World: What Does China Want
  • 2016 – CEO, China: Xi Jinping
  • 2015 – Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography, four volumes 2014–2015, online with Oxford Reference
  • 2015 – What's Wrong with Diplomacy: The Case of the UK and China
  • 2014 – The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China
  • 2012 – Hu Jintao: China's Silent Ruler
  • 2011 – China 2020
  • 2009 – Friends and Enemies: The Past, Present and Future of the Communist Party of China
  • 2008 – The Rise of the Dragon – Chinese Investment Flows in the Reform Period
  • 2007 – Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century

References

  1. ^ "Detail – AgendaPublishing". www.agendapub.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ Zhang, Juan (17 December 2019). "Kerry Brown on Brexit, Trade Deal, Hong Kong and Royal Family". US-China Perception Monitor. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Kerry Brown | Kent Archaeological Society". www.kentarchaeology.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kerry Brown – The Diplomat". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Professor Kerry Brown". Chatham House. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Professor Kerry Brown". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ^ "China's Dream: The Chinese Communist Party's Culture, Resilience and Power". Chatham House. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  8. ^ "The UK and China after Brexit". UK in a changing Europe. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Kerry Brown | Chinese Studies | Chartwell Speakers". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kerry Brown". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kerry Brown Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London".

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