Manuel Pérez García

Manuel Pérez García is an Associate Professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, and a Faculty Member in the Department of History at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As Principal Investigator for the GECEM Project (2016-2021) funded by the European Research Council, he bridges global history with Sino-Latin American studies.

Educational Background includes a PhD in Global and Trans-National History (European University Institute), MAs in Trans-National History, Early Modern European/American History, and Management of Historical Resources, and a BA in History from Universidad de Murcia.

Research Interests

• Global and transnational history
• Economic and social history of early modern Europe and China
• China-Latin America relations
• Consumer society evolution

Notable Contributions

• 2021 monograph on Blood, Land and Power analyzing Spanish nobility
• 2018 edited volume Global History and New Polycentric Approaches
• 2016 China and Latin America in Transition on policy dynamics

Academic Recognition

• ERC Starting Grant (2016)
• Matteo Ricci Scholarship (2015)
• Multiple Foreign Ministry scholarships
• Marie Curie Fellowship