Andre H. Schmid is a Canadian academic, author and former Director of the Centre for the Study of Korea at the

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Biography

He received his undergraduate degree from the

. Schmid was awarded his Ph.D. at

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. Schmid is Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. His research interests include the cultural history of the

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and the historiographical literature on 19th century peasant movements. He is best known for his award-winning 2002 book, ''Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919'' (Columbia University Press). In 2004, he won the

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Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about

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Schmid, Andre
/ref> * ''Constructing Independence: Nation and Identity in Korea, 1895-1910'' (1996) * ''Nation Work: Asian Elites and National Identities'' (2000) * ''Korea between Empires, 1895-1919'' (2002)