George T. Crane

Sam (George T.) Crane

Edward S. Greenbaum 1910 Professor in Political Science and Director of the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford University

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Williams Oxford Program
At Williams since 1989

Education

B.A. SUNY at Purchase College (1979)
M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science (1981)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science (1986)

Areas of Expertise

In recent years my writing and research have focused on ancient Chinese philosophy. I made a first foray into this field with, Aidan’s Way. I then published Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life,  which explores applications of Confucian and Daoist ideas to contemporary issues.

I blog on ancient Chinese thought at The Useless Tree. And I have made a book out of that blog, that has just been published (2019): Blogging China in the 21st Century: Philosophical, Historical, and Political Observations from The Useless Tree Blog.

Courses

Current Committees

  • Global Studies