Background
McKnight, Brian Emerson was born on June 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Donald George and Isobel Allison McKnight.
( In imperial China, workers drawn from the local populac...)
In imperial China, workers drawn from the local populace performed many of the basic functions of local administration. Standing between the rulers and the ruled, these men mediated in both directions. McKnight's study concentrates on the nature of this village-level subbureaucratic activity in the Sung period; it sheds new light on the emergence of early Chinese society while providing a background against which to assess social changes during later dynasties.
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McKnight, Brian Emerson was born on June 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Donald George and Isobel Allison McKnight.
Bachelor cum laude, University Chicago, 1960. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1968.
Assistant professor history University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1965—1970. Associate professor history University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970—1975, professor, since 1975, chairman department, 1981—1983.
( In imperial China, workers drawn from the local populac...)
(Monograph.)
Fellow: American Council Education. Member: Association Asian Studies, Sung and Conquest Dynasties Group.
Married Patricia Anne Morrow, April 21, 1962. Children: Jennifer Alice, James Ian, Matthew David.