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A. Tom Grunfeld

March 16, 2024

A. Tom Grunfeld (born 22 May 1946) is an American academic who is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at Empire State College of the State University of New York, who specializes in the modern history of East Asia, particularly of China and Tibet.[1][2]

Tom Grunfeld
Born
Adalbert Tomasz Grunfeld

(1946-05-22) May 22, 1946 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
ThesisFriends of the Revolution: American Supporters of China's Communists, 1926–1939 (1985)
Academic work
DisciplineModern History
Sub-disciplineEast Asia (China, Tibet)

Background edit

Grunfeld received his BA degree from the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1972, an MA degree in Chinese history from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1973, and a PhD from New York University in 1985.[2][1]

Career edit

He has been asked to comment on current Chinese and Tibetan affairs for the BBC and CNN International.[1][3] Grunfeld has been a member of the US–China Peoples Friendship Association and a staff member and contributor to its journal New China, as well as a member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars and contributor to its publication, Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (now Critical Asian Studies).

Reactions to Grunfeld's works edit

John Powers writes that Chinese and Tibetan writers attack each other in emotional language, and that the two sides "stake out extreme and uncompromising positions." Tibetan authors impugn Grunfeld's integrity and his authority to write. Powers classifies Grunfeld and Israel Epstein among those who "enthusiastically endorse the Chinese version of events and use much the same language as do Chinese writers to describe conditions in Tibet prior to the 1950s." Grunfeld, continues Powers, paints a picture of a "brutal, exploitative, and primitive society," one that was stratified into a nobility living in opulence while the majority of the people were serfs and slaves.[4] Others agree the reactions are politicized. Those opposing Chinese entrance into Tibet, writes T. Neuhaus, sometimes emphasized "deeper" knowledge rather than fact gathering, and accused Grunfeld and Melvyn Goldstein saying that "they should know better" than to criticize pre-1950s Tibet for being a feudal society.[5]

Reviewing the second edition of The Making of Tibet in the China Quarterly Philip Denwood wrote that Grunfeld gathered material from "diverse and uneven mass of largely secondary material," none in Chinese or Tibetan, and that he "weaves his chronological account with skill." Denwood noted that Grunfeld "seems to have no particular axe to grind or thesis to defend and is at pains to distance himself from the apologists for both Tibet and China, particularly the former." He concludes that "the book should certainly be on the standard list for both the academic and the general reader interested in its subject."[6]

According to Jamyang Norbu, Grunfeld speaks neither Chinese nor Tibetan, and used neither Tibetan nor Chinese sources in his book.[7]

Grunfeld has been drawn into other controversies. Regarding American journalist Edgar Snow (1905–1972), Grunfeld has concluded that he was not a Communist Party member, although he was sympathetic:

Having read through several decades (1920s-1960s) of Snow's diaries, countless pages of correspondence, his FBI file, two biographies, at least one MA thesis and countless articles leads me to believe he was not a member of the CPUSA... That he was sympathetic to some of their ideas and activities is, to my mind, beyond doubt.[8]

Awards edit

Grunfeld has received awards funding travel and research from the National Endowment for the Humanities (1984), the Research Foundation of City University of New York (1985), the State University of New York, and the Ford Foundation (1993). He has also been a Fulbright Senior Scholar (2009).[1][2]

Works edit

Grunfeld wrote his doctoral dissertation on "Friends of the Revolution: American Supporters of China's Communists, 1926–1939" (New York: University Microfilms International: 1985).[9]

Books: Books written, edited, or co-written or co-edited include:

  • The Making of Modern Tibet (1987,[10] 1996, 2015[11])
  • On Her Own: Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution, 1917-1927 (1993, 2017)[12]
  • World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 1 (1998, 2001, 2005)[13]
  • World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 2 (1998, 2001, 2005)[14]
  • The Vietnam War: A History in Documents (2002, 2003)[15]

Articles: Articles published include:

  • "Roof of the World / A Review Essay" Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (1977)[16]
  • "'God We Had Fun': The CIA in China and Sino-American Relations," Critical Asian Studies (2003)[17]
  • "Reassessing Tibet Policy" Institute for Policy Studies (2005)[18]
  • "Film Reviews: Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom and They Chose China," Critical Asian Studies (2009)[19]
  • "Review: Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China," Journal of Contemporary Asia (2014)[20]
  • Grunfeld, A. Tom (1997). "Demystifying Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows". Humanities & Social Sciences Online.
  • "Tibet and the United States," Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region (2017)[21]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Tom Grunfeld". Empire State College. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c . Empire State College. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ Sherman et al. 2001
  4. ^ Powers (2004), p. online.
  5. ^ Neuhaus (2012), p. 229.
  6. ^ Philip Denwood, The China Quarterly, no. 149 (1997): 199–200. http://www.jstor.org/stable/655068.
  7. ^ Jamyang Norbu. "ACME OF OBSCENITY". www.phayul.com.
  8. ^ "Edgar Snow & CPUSA". H-NET H-HOAC Discussion. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ^ Grunfeld, Adalbert T. (1985). Friends of the Revolution: American Supporters of China's Communists, 1926–1939. New York University. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (1987). The Making of Modern Tibet. Zed Books. ISBN 9780873324151. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  11. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (24 February 2015). The Making of Modern Tibet. Routledge. ISBN 9781317455837. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. ^ Bennett, Milly (22 July 2016). Grunfeld, A. Tom (ed.). On Her Own: Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution, 1917-1927. M.E. Sharpe. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom; Sherman, Dennis; Rosner, David (2005). World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780072418163. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  14. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom; Sherman, Dennis; Rosner, David (2005). World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780073133386. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  15. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom; Young, Marilyn Blatt; Fitzgerald, John J. (2003). On Her Own: Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution, 1917-1927. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 9780195166354. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  16. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (1977). (PDF). Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  17. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (2003). . Critical Asian Studies. 35: 113–138. doi:10.1080/14672710320000061505. S2CID 145498231. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  18. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (2003). "Reassessing Tibet Policy". Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 2 September 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (2009). . Critical Asian Studies. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  20. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (4 November 2014). "Review: Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 45 (3): 556–559. doi:10.1080/00472336.2014.976922. S2CID 154596316.
  21. ^ Grunfeld, A. Tom (2 March 2017). "Tibet and the United States". In Sautman, Barry; Teufel Dreyer, June (eds.). Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region. Routledge. p. 368. ISBN 9781315289991.

Sources and further reading edit

  • : bio
  • "Tibetan-Chinese Relations—an EAA Interview with A. Tom Grunfeld," Education About Asia 14.2 (Fall 2009)
  • Ingram, Paul O. Tibet, the facts (1990) Tibetan Young Buddhist Association
  • Joes, Anthony James. Resisting rebellion: the history and politics of counterinsurgency (2006) University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-9170-X
  • Neuhaus, T. (2012), Tibet in the Western Imagination, Springer, ISBN 978-1-137-26483-1
  • Powers, John (2004). History As Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-988397-4. pages=19 etc.
  • Sherman, Grunfeld, Markowitz, Rosner, and Heywood. World Civilization: Sources, Images and Interpretations Volume II, 3rd ed. (2001) McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-241825-7
  • A. Tom Grunfeld WorldCat Page.

March 16, 2024
grunfeld, born, 1946, american, academic, suny, distinguished, teaching, professor, empire, state, college, state, university, york, specializes, modern, history, east, asia, particularly, china, tibet, grunfeldbornadalbert, tomasz, grunfeld, 1946, 1946, natio. A Tom Grunfeld born 22 May 1946 is an American academic who is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at Empire State College of the State University of New York who specializes in the modern history of East Asia particularly of China and Tibet 1 2 Tom GrunfeldBornAdalbert Tomasz Grunfeld 1946 05 22 May 22 1946 age 77 NationalityAmericanAcademic backgroundThesisFriends of the Revolution American Supporters of China s Communists 1926 1939 1985 Academic workDisciplineModern HistorySub disciplineEast Asia China Tibet Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Reactions to Grunfeld s works 4 Awards 5 Works 6 Notes 7 Sources and further readingBackground editGrunfeld received his BA degree from the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1972 an MA degree in Chinese history from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1973 and a PhD from New York University in 1985 2 1 Career editHe has been asked to comment on current Chinese and Tibetan affairs for the BBC and CNN International 1 3 Grunfeld has been a member of the US China Peoples Friendship Association and a staff member and contributor to its journal New China as well as a member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars and contributor to its publication Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars now Critical Asian Studies Reactions to Grunfeld s works editJohn Powers writes that Chinese and Tibetan writers attack each other in emotional language and that the two sides stake out extreme and uncompromising positions Tibetan authors impugn Grunfeld s integrity and his authority to write Powers classifies Grunfeld and Israel Epstein among those who enthusiastically endorse the Chinese version of events and use much the same language as do Chinese writers to describe conditions in Tibet prior to the 1950s Grunfeld continues Powers paints a picture of a brutal exploitative and primitive society one that was stratified into a nobility living in opulence while the majority of the people were serfs and slaves 4 Others agree the reactions are politicized Those opposing Chinese entrance into Tibet writes T Neuhaus sometimes emphasized deeper knowledge rather than fact gathering and accused Grunfeld and Melvyn Goldstein saying that they should know better than to criticize pre 1950s Tibet for being a feudal society 5 Reviewing the second edition of The Making of Tibet in the China Quarterly Philip Denwood wrote that Grunfeld gathered material from diverse and uneven mass of largely secondary material none in Chinese or Tibetan and that he weaves his chronological account with skill Denwood noted that Grunfeld seems to have no particular axe to grind or thesis to defend and is at pains to distance himself from the apologists for both Tibet and China particularly the former He concludes that the book should certainly be on the standard list for both the academic and the general reader interested in its subject 6 According to Jamyang Norbu Grunfeld speaks neither Chinese nor Tibetan and used neither Tibetan nor Chinese sources in his book 7 Grunfeld has been drawn into other controversies Regarding American journalist Edgar Snow 1905 1972 Grunfeld has concluded that he was not a Communist Party member although he was sympathetic Having read through several decades 1920s 1960s of Snow s diaries countless pages of correspondence his FBI file two biographies at least one MA thesis and countless articles leads me to believe he was not a member of the CPUSA That he was sympathetic to some of their ideas and activities is to my mind beyond doubt 8 Awards editGrunfeld has received awards funding travel and research from the National Endowment for the Humanities 1984 the Research Foundation of City University of New York 1985 the State University of New York and the Ford Foundation 1993 He has also been a Fulbright Senior Scholar 2009 1 2 Works editGrunfeld wrote his doctoral dissertation on Friends of the Revolution American Supporters of China s Communists 1926 1939 New York University Microfilms International 1985 9 Books Books written edited or co written or co edited include The Making of Modern Tibet 1987 10 1996 2015 11 On Her Own Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution 1917 1927 1993 2017 12 World Civilizations Sources Images and Interpretations Volume 1 1998 2001 2005 13 World Civilizations Sources Images and Interpretations Volume 2 1998 2001 2005 14 The Vietnam War A History in Documents 2002 2003 15 Articles Articles published include Roof of the World A Review Essay Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars 1977 16 God We Had Fun The CIA in China and Sino American Relations Critical Asian Studies 2003 17 Reassessing Tibet Policy Institute for Policy Studies 2005 18 Film Reviews Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom and They Chose China Critical Asian Studies 2009 19 Review Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China Journal of Contemporary Asia 2014 20 Grunfeld A Tom 1997 Demystifying Tibet Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows Humanities amp Social Sciences Online Tibet and the United States Contemporary Tibet Politics Development and Society in a Disputed Region 2017 21 Notes edit a b c d Tom Grunfeld Empire State College Retrieved 2 September 2017 a b c Manhattan Faculty Profiles Empire State College Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Sherman et al 2001 Powers 2004 p online Neuhaus 2012 p 229 Philip Denwood The China Quarterly no 149 1997 199 200 http www jstor org stable 655068 Jamyang Norbu ACME OF OBSCENITY www phayul com Edgar Snow amp CPUSA H NET H HOAC Discussion Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld Adalbert T 1985 Friends of the Revolution American Supporters of China s Communists 1926 1939 New York University Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 1987 The Making of Modern Tibet Zed Books ISBN 9780873324151 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 24 February 2015 The Making of Modern Tibet Routledge ISBN 9781317455837 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Bennett Milly 22 July 2016 Grunfeld A Tom ed On Her Own Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution 1917 1927 M E Sharpe Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom Sherman Dennis Rosner David 2005 World Civilizations Sources Images and Interpretations Volume 1 Oxford University Press ISBN 9780072418163 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom Sherman Dennis Rosner David 2005 World Civilizations Sources Images and Interpretations Volume 2 Oxford University Press ISBN 9780073133386 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom Young Marilyn Blatt Fitzgerald John J 2003 On Her Own Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution 1917 1927 M E Sharpe ISBN 9780195166354 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 1977 Roof of the World A Review Essay PDF Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars Archived from the original PDF on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 2003 God We Had Fun The CIA in China and Sino American Relations Critical Asian Studies 35 113 138 doi 10 1080 14672710320000061505 S2CID 145498231 Archived from the original on 31 December 2017 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 2003 Reassessing Tibet Policy Institute for Policy Studies Retrieved 2 September 2017 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Grunfeld A Tom 2009 Film Reviews Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom and They Chose China Critical Asian Studies Archived from the original on 31 December 2017 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Grunfeld A Tom 4 November 2014 Review Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China Journal of Contemporary Asia 45 3 556 559 doi 10 1080 00472336 2014 976922 S2CID 154596316 Grunfeld A Tom 2 March 2017 Tibet and the United States In Sautman Barry Teufel Dreyer June eds Contemporary Tibet Politics Development and Society in a Disputed Region Routledge p 368 ISBN 9781315289991 Sources and further reading editEmpire State College bio Tibetan Chinese Relations an EAA Interview with A Tom Grunfeld Education About Asia 14 2 Fall 2009 1 Ingram Paul O Tibet the facts 1990 Tibetan Young Buddhist Association Joes Anthony James Resisting rebellion the history and politics of counterinsurgency 2006 University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0 8131 9170 X Neuhaus T 2012 Tibet in the Western Imagination Springer ISBN 978 1 137 26483 1 Powers John 2004 History As Propaganda Tibetan Exiles versus the People s Republic of China Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 988397 4 pages 19 etc Sherman Grunfeld Markowitz Rosner and Heywood World Civilization Sources Images and Interpretations Volume II 3rd ed 2001 McGraw Hill ISBN 0 07 241825 7 A Tom Grunfeld WorldCat Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Tom Grunfeld amp oldid 1183864829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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