Philip A. Kuhn je americký akademik a sinolog. Zaměřuje se na historii a Východoasijská studia. Jeho práce se soustředí na hlubší porozumění čínské společnosti a jejímu vývoji. Jeho přínos k oboru je významný.
During the reign of Emperor Ch'ien-lung, mass hysteria broke out among the common people, who feared that sorcerers were roaming the land and clipping the ends of men's braids in order to steal their souls. In his chronicle of this epidemic of fear and the official prosecutions that ensued, Kuhn opens a window on eighteenth-century China.
What is Chinese about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire. schovat popis
Focusing on the early history of psychoanalysis in Britain, this study explores the development of psychoanalytic theories and techniques, offering a revisionist perspective on their origins. It delves into the contributions of some of the first practitioners, providing insights into their influence on the field and the evolution of psychoanalysis during its formative years.