MACKERRRAS, Colin

Professor Emeritus and Honorary Director of the Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University

Professor Emeritus and Honorary Director of the Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University, Australia. He won a Special China Book Award 中华图书特殊贡献奖. Main research areas include: Chinese theatre, China’s ethnic minorities, Chinese history, especially of the Tang Dynasty, and Western images of China. Major publications include: China in Transformation, 1900-1949 (2nd Edition); China in My Eyes, Western Images of China Since 1949; Western Perspectives on the People's Republic of China, Politics, Economy and Society.