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McCormack's main research interest is "modern Japanese (and East Asian) political, intellectual, and environmental history". He has published widely in both academic and popular journals on the "liberation" struggles in
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Chang Tso-lin, the Mukden Military Clique, and Japan, 1920–1928: The Development and interrelationships of Chinese warlordism and Japanese imperialism in northeast China
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is a researcher specializing in East Asia who is Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History of the
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in general and has claimed that North Korea's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons are justified by American belligerence.
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McCormack, Gavin (1973), "The student left in Japan", in Livingston, Jon; Oldfather, Felicia; Moore, Joe (eds.),
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Bonsai Australia Banzai: Multifunctionpolis and the Making of a Special Relationship with Japan
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Chang Tso-lin in Northeast China, 1911–1928: China, Japan and the Manchurian Idea
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Target North Korea: Pushing North Korea to the Brink of Nuclear Catastrophe
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in South Australia. In 1990 he was appointed Professor in Japanese at the
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Peace and Regional Security in the Asia-Pacific: A Japanese Proposal
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Gavan McCormack had contributed as a guest editorial staff of the
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from 1955 to 1959, then spent the years 1960–1962 completing an
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Japanese Imperialism Today: Co-prosperity in Greater East Asia
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Cold War Hot War: An Australian Perspective on the Korean War
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Japan's Contested Constitution – documents and analysis
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The Price of Affluence: Dilemmas of Contemporary Japan
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Academic staff of the Australian National University
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Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
745:(Melbourne), No.53, September 1979, pp. 40–82. 35:Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities 462:The Japanese Trajectory: Modernization and Beyond 928: 997:Academic staff of Tokyo Institute of Technology 798:, 13, 4, October–December 1981, pp. 50–61. 773:(Melbourne), 56, pp. 34–40, November 1980. 562:Multicultural Japan: Palaeolithic to Postmodern 432:, translated and edited by Gavan McCormack and 376:, New York, Monthly Review Press, 1978, 240 pp. 136:. He is also a coordinator of an award-winning 837:(35). New Left Review. September–October 2005. 727:"The Politics of Korean Studies in Europe" in 506:), Melbourne, Longman Cheshire, and New York, 482:The Burma-Thailand Railway: memory and history 907:"Gavan McCormack's Kyunghyang Shinmun Column" 633: 422:(Tokyo), Iwanami, 1980). Tokyo and New York, 114:Modern East Asian history, particularly Japan 972:Academic staff of the University of Adelaide 488:), ed, Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 1993, 175pp 209:McCromack's academic career took him to the 701:, Vol.2, No.1, Spring 1972, pp. 36–55. 392:, Sydney, Hale and Iremonger, 1983; 191 pp 706:"Japan and America: antagonistic alliance" 644:, School of Oriental and African Studies, 430:Japanese Society: Ins and Outs in Showa 60 171:. He spent the 1962–1963 academic year at 791:, 14, 2, April–June 1982, pp. 20–33. 672: 39:Ryukyu Shimpo Ikemiyagi Shui Prize (2008) 992:Academic staff of Ritsumeikan University 766:, Vol.11, No.2, 1981, pp. 231–236. 929: 731:, Vol.7, No.3, 1977, pp. 387–392. 616:, New York, Nation Books, and Sydney, 295: 181:School of Oriental and African Studies 967:Academic staff of La Trobe University 813:), 55, 1, pp. 5–31, Spring 1982. 752:, Vol.10, 1–2, 1980, pp. 75–118. 292:from December 2007 to December 2009. 141:The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus 861:Australian Academy of the Humanities 796:Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars 789:Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars 414:, translator-in-chief and editor of 252:He has been a visiting professor at 231:Australian Academy of the Humanities 206:. It was later published as a book. 962:Alumni of SOAS University of London 879: 877: 536:The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence 380:Twice Victims: Koreans at Hiroshima 279: 243:The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence 221:, Australia, and eventually to the 173:Osaka University of Foreign Studies 13: 987:Academic staff of Kyoto University 270:International Christian University 146: 14: 1013: 952:People educated at Parade College 857:"Fellow Profile: Gavan McCormack" 820:, No.66, 1984, pp. 196–205). 734:"The South Korean Phenomenon" in 229:. He was elected a Fellow of the 874: 748:Revised and expanded version in 440:Democracy in Contemporary Japan 213:in the United Kingdom, then to 899: 849: 811:University of British Columbia 620:Australia, 2004. 228 pp.  227:Australian National University 134:Australian National University 93:Australian National University 1: 274:Tokyo Institute of Technology 919:Called "개번 매코맥 칼럼" in Korean 843: 783:"1930's Japan: Fascist?" in 764:Journal of Contemporary Asia 750:Journal of Contemporary Asia 729:Journal of Contemporary Asia 699:Journal of Contemporary Asia 7: 957:Melbourne Law School alumni 778:Far Eastern Economic Review 776:"Letter from Pyongyang" in 769:"Korea North and South" in 653:"The student left in Japan" 183:(SOAS) in London, taking a 10: 1018: 757:Universiteit van Amsterdam 675:The Japan Reader, volume 2 634:Articles and book chapters 570:Cambridge University Press 356:Stanford University Press 118: 110: 88: 83: 70: 52: 47: 43: 30: 23: 314:), London and New York, 300: 191:at SOAS. His thesis was 982:Australian orientalists 648:, 1969, pp. 16–22. 590:, London and New York, 161:University of Melbourne 59:University of Melbourne 883:Professor McCormack's 671:Reproduced in part in 424:Kodansha International 420:Sengo Shiso o Kangaeru 262:Ritsumeikan University 223:University of Adelaide 97:University of Adelaide 942:Australian historians 893:21 April 2013 at the 510:, 1993, 226 pp.  370:Korea North and South 358:, 1977, 334 pp.  322:, 1974, 279 pp.  681:, pp. 552–556, 646:University of London 502:, (co-authored with 320:Monthly Review Press 202:Japanese imperialism 64:University of London 594:, 2001, 212 pages. 296:Select bibliography 247:American government 215:La Trobe University 211:University of Leeds 185:second-class degree 138:open access journal 105:University of Leeds 101:La Trobe University 48:Academic background 16:Australian academic 947:Historians of Asia 736:Australian Outlook 508:St. Martin's Press 484:, (co-edited with 310:(co-authored with 290:Kyunghyang Shinmun 266:Tsukuba University 204:in northeast China 198:Chinese warlordism 780:, 15 August 1980. 372:, co-edited with 336:, co-edited with 122: 121: 1009: 922: 921: 916: 914: 903: 897: 881: 872: 871: 869: 867: 853: 838: 825:"Koizumi's coup" 719: 692: 666: 540:Armonk, New York 500:Korea Since 1850 280:Editorial career 258:Kyoto University 131: 21: 20: 1017: 1016: 1012: 1011: 1010: 1008: 1007: 1006: 927: 926: 925: 912: 910: 905: 904: 900: 895:Wayback Machine 882: 875: 865: 863: 855: 854: 850: 846: 841: 830:New Left Review 823: 803:Pacific Affairs 785:Social Analysis 711:New Left Review 704: 689: 658:New Left Review 651: 636: 631: 434:Yoshio Sugimoto 334:Crisis in Korea 303: 298: 282: 254:Kobe University 239:South East Asia 151:McCormack read 149: 147:Academic career 127: 125:Gavan McCormack 103: 99: 95: 62: 38: 26: 25:Gavan McCormack 17: 12: 11: 5: 1015: 1005: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 924: 923: 898: 873: 847: 845: 842: 840: 839: 821: 814: 799: 792: 781: 774: 767: 760: 753: 746: 739: 732: 725: 702: 694: 693: 687: 668: 667: 649: 637: 635: 632: 630: 629: 611: 580: 559: 533: 527: 497: 479: 473: 459: 437: 427: 409: 387: 377: 367: 349: 331: 304: 302: 299: 297: 294: 281: 278: 148: 145: 120: 119: 116: 115: 112: 111:Main interests 108: 107: 90: 86: 85: 81: 80: 74: 68: 67: 56: 50: 49: 45: 44: 41: 40: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1014: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 937:Living people 935: 934: 932: 920: 908: 902: 896: 892: 889: 886: 880: 878: 862: 858: 852: 848: 836: 832: 831: 826: 822: 819: 815: 812: 808: 804: 800: 797: 793: 790: 786: 782: 779: 775: 772: 768: 765: 761: 758: 754: 751: 747: 744: 740: 737: 733: 730: 726: 723: 717: 713: 712: 707: 703: 700: 696: 695: 690: 688:9780394706689 684: 680: 676: 670: 669: 664: 660: 659: 654: 650: 647: 643: 639: 638: 627: 626:1-56025-557-9 623: 619: 615: 612: 609: 608:0-415-24100-6 605: 601: 600:0-415-24099-9 597: 593: 589: 585: 581: 579: 578:0-521-55067-X 575: 571: 567: 563: 560: 557: 556:1-56324-712-7 553: 549: 548:1-56324-711-9 545: 541: 537: 534: 531: 528: 525: 524:0-312-09685-2 521: 517: 516:0-582-87111-5 513: 509: 505: 501: 498: 495: 494:9781863734233 491: 487: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 470:0-521-34515-4 467: 463: 460: 457: 456:0-87332-398-X 453: 449: 448:0-87332-397-1 445: 441: 438: 435: 431: 428: 425: 421: 417: 416:Rokuro Hidaka 413: 410: 407: 406:0-86806-083-6 403: 399: 398:0-86806-082-8 395: 391: 388: 385: 381: 378: 375: 371: 368: 365: 364:0-8047-0945-9 361: 357: 353: 350: 347: 346:0-85124-186-7 343: 339: 338:John Gittings 335: 332: 329: 328:0-14-021669-3 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 306: 305: 293: 291: 287: 277: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 250: 248: 244: 240: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 207: 205: 203: 199: 195: 194:Chang Tso-lin 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 144: 142: 139: 135: 130: 126: 117: 113: 109: 106: 102: 98: 94: 91: 87: 84:Academic work 82: 78: 75: 73: 69: 65: 60: 57: 55: 51: 46: 42: 36: 33: 29: 22: 19: 918: 913:11 September 911:. 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Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
University of London
Thesis
Australian National University
University of Adelaide
La Trobe University
University of Leeds
FAHA
Australian National University
open access journal
The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
Law
Arts
University of Melbourne
MA
history
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Chinese
School of Oriental and African Studies
second-class degree
PhD
Chang Tso-lin
Chinese warlordism
Japanese imperialism
University of Leeds
La Trobe University
Victoria
University of Adelaide

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