معرفی
Morris L. Bian is a Professor in the Department of History at Auburn University, College of Liberal Arts. He joined Auburn in 1998 after earning his PhD from the University of Washington, with MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and Northeast Normal University.
Education
- PhD, University of Washington
- MA, Southern Illinois University
- MA, Northeast Normal University
Research Focus
Bian’s work redefines the Chinese Revolution of 1949 by examining institutional continuity between Nationalist and Communist eras. His research emphasizes pre-1949 structures adapted and expanded by the CCP, particularly state enterprise systems shaped during WWII. Current projects analyze Guizhou economic institutions from 1937–1957, revealing hybrid radical-gradual institutional evolution.
His publications explore themes like the transnational origins of Chinese socialism, war-time economic governance, and the Danwei system’s roots. He critiques Western scholarship on China while highlighting bureaucratic and ideological persistence across regimes.
Key Contributions
- Challenged the 'radical break' thesis in The Making of the State Enterprise System (2005)
- Reinterpreted Guizhou’s state enterprises in Modern China (2015)
- Extended analysis to 1928–2008 in State Capitalism, Institutional Adaptation and the Chinese Miracle (2015)
