Michael W. Charney (born 27 December 1967) is a

military historian Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians ...

of Asia, a

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

specialist, and a Professor of Asian and Military History at

SOAS University of London The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

, where he teaches

international security ''International Security'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of international and national security. It was founded in 1976 and is edited by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and publis ...

strategic studies Strategic studies is an interdisciplinary academic field centered on the study of peace and conflict strategies, often devoting special attention to the relationship between military history, international politics, geostrategy, international ...

, and Asian military history. He is one of contributing authors of '' Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History.''

Academic career

His has M.A. degrees in

Asian Studies Asian studies is the term used usually in North America and Australia for what in Europe is known as Oriental studies. The field is concerned with the Asian people, their cultures, languages, history and politics. Within the Asian sphere, Asian ...

at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

and

Asian History The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe. See History of the Mid ...

Ohio University Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...

. After receiving his PhD in History at the University of Michigan in 1999, Charney joined the Centre for Advanced Studies at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University ...

(1999-2001) as a

postdoctoral research fellow A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD). Postdocs most commonly, but not always, h ...

for two years working on

migration studies Migration studies is the academic study of human migration. Migration studies is an interdisciplinary field which draws on anthropology, prehistory, history, economics, law, sociology and postcolonial studies. Origin and development of migration ...

and religion studies. In 2001, he began teaching in the history department at SOAS. From 2003 to 2010, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the '' SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research''. In 2019, he moved to the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, also at SOAS.

Works

Monographs

* Imperial Military Transportation in British Asia: Burma 1941-1942 (Bloomsbury, 2019) * A History of Modern Burma (Cambridge University Press, 2009) * Powerful Learning: Buddhist Literati and the Throne in Burma's Last Dynasty, 1752-1885 (The University of Michigan Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, 2006) * Southeast Asian Warfare 1300-1900 (Brill, 2004)

Edited books

* History of Warfare (Routledge, 2022) * Warring Societies of Pre-colonial Southeast Asia: Local Cultures of Conflict Within a Regional Context (NIAS, 2017) * The Encyclopedia of Empire (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) * Warfare in Early Modern South East Asia: Special Issue of South East Asia Research (Taylor & Francis, 2004) * Asian Migrants and Education: The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies and Among Migrant Groups (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003) * Approaching Transnationalism: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts and Imaginings of Home (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003) * Chinese Migrants Abroad: Cultural, Educational and Social Dimensions of the Chinese Diaspora (Singapore University Press, 2003)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charney, Michael W. Living people 1967 births Academics of SOAS University of London Military historians Ohio University alumni Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies alumni