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Gregory Smits
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Gregory James Smits (born 1960) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japanologist. He is a professor of Japanese history at Pennsylvania State University.[1] Many of Smits' works focuses on Ryukyuan history.
Early life
[edit]Smits was born in Columbia, Missouri. He earned a BA from the University of Florida in 1983. He was awarded a master's degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The University of Southern California granted his Ph.D.[1]
Select works
[edit]Smit's published writings encompass 8 works in 18 publications in 2 languages and 1,101 library holdings.[2]
- The sages' scale in Japan: Nakae Tōju (1608-1648) and situational weighing, 1991
- Visions of Ryukyu identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics, 1999
- Jahana Noboru: Ikinawan activist and scholar, 2002
- The politics of culture in early twentieth century Okinawa, 2006
- Economic thought in early modern Japan, 2010
- Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650, 2018
- Early Ryukyuan History: A New Model, 2024
- The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present, 2025
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pennsylvania State University, "Gregory James Smits" Archived 2016-12-08 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-22.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: Smits, Gregory 1960-
External links
[edit]- Smits faculty website Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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