Gregory James Smits (born 1960) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japanologist. He is a professor of Japanese history at Pennsylvania State University. [1]
Early life
Smits was born in Columbia, Missouri. He earned a BA from the University of Florida in 1983. He was awarded a master's degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The University of Southern California granted his Ph.D. [1]
Select works
Smit's published writings encompass 8 works in 18 publications in 2 languages and 1,101 library holdings. [2]
- The sages' scale in Japan: Nakae Tōju (1608-1648) and situational weighing, 1991
- Visions of Ryukyu identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics, 1999
- Jahana Noboru: Ikinawan activist and scholar, 2002
- The politics of culture in early twentieth century Okinawa, 2006
- Economic thought in early modern Japan, 2010
References
- ^ a b Pennsylvania State University, "Gregory James Smits"; retrieved 2013-3-22.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: Smits, Gregory 1960-
External links
- Smits faculty website Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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