J. Megan Greene

- Professor
- HISTORY
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Biography —
J. Megan Greene's field of study is the history of the Republic of China under the KMT both in China and on Taiwan. Specific research interests include nation and state-building projects in the areas of science, the economy, academia, and ideology. She is currently working on a project on scientific and technical modernization in inland China during the Sino-Japanese war.
She is the author of The Origins of the Developmental State in Taiwan: Science Policy and the Quest for Modernization (Harvard University Press, 2008), a study of industrial science policy in China and Taiwan under the KMT. She co-edited with Robert Ash of Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and limitations of a development model (Routledge, 2007) that examines the extent to which Taiwan can serve as a development model for other states. She also collaborated with William Bowman and Frank Chiteji on the reader Imperialism in the Modern World: Sources and Interpretations (Prentice Hall, 2006).
Research —
Research interests:
- Modern China and East Asia
- History of the Republic of China under KMT both in China and Taiwan
- Nation and state-building projects in the areas of science, economics, academia, and ideology
- ROC science policy in Taiwan