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Economic Cycles and Price Theory in Early Chinese Texts
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Paul R. Goldin, professor of Chinese thought in Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at University of Pennsylvania.
When:
February 9, 2017 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Where
Paul R. Goldin is a professor of Chinese thought in Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at University of Pennsylvania. His main area of research is Warring States China (5th to 3rd centuries B.C.). Although his focus is intellectual and cultural history, the study of this period is necessarily interdisciplinary, and his work also involves archaeology, art history, literature, philosophy, and religion.
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
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Phone Number:
(310) 825-8683
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