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Rhoads Murphey (1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania − 2012 Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a geographer and historian of Asia who taught at University of Washington, Seattle, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served for many years as executive director of the Association for Asian Studies, and in 1987-88 as its president, He was editor of the ''Journal of Asian Studies''. The University of Michigan in 1974 gave Murphey its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. Murphey also accepted Association of American Geographers Honors in 1980. In 1966 he was a Guggenheim Fellow. 〔(John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation )〕 ==Education and career== Murphey earned his A.B. degree ''magna cum laude'' in history in 1941 and his M.A. degree in history from Harvard University in 1942. Although not a Quaker, Murphey attended a Friends School in his hometown of Philadelphia. That environment shaped his belief that “killing wouldn't solve anything.” He resolved, however, to assist against the threat of the Axis powers. He enlisted as a conscientious objector and served with the British Friends Ambulance Unit in China from 1942 to 1946. In the ambulance unit, Murphey and an international group of men drove old, charcoal-powered Chevrolet trucks throughout southwest China with medical supplies. Following the war, Murphey received an M.A. degree in international and regional studies in 1948 and his Ph.D. degree in Far Eastern history and geography from Harvard University in 1950. Murphey taught Asian studies and geography at the University of Washington from 1952-64. In 1964, he went to University of Michigan as professor of Asian studies and geography. His title was changed to professor of history in 1982. Professor Murphey wrote or co-authored a dozen books on the history and geography of China and South Asia. He focused on the modern history of urbanization in the region through such works as ''Shanghai: Key to Modem China'' (1953). ''The Outsiders: Westerners in India and China'' (1977) won an award for best book of the year by the University of Michigan Press. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhoads Murphey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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