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A. Tom Grunfeld (born 22 May 1946) is an American academic who is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at
Empire State College Empire State College (SUNY Empire or ESC) is a public university headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Empire State College is a multi-site institution offering associate, ...
of the State University of New York, who specializes in the modern history of
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, particularly of China and
Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...
.


Background

Grunfeld received his BA degree from the
State University of New York at Old Westbury The State University of New York College at Old Westbury (SUNY at Old Westbury) is a public college in Old Westbury, New York, with portions in the neighboring town of Jericho, New York. It enrolls just over 5,000 students. History The State Uni ...
in 1972, an MA degree in Chinese history from the
School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury a ...
in 1973, and a PhD from
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in 1985.


Career

He has been asked to comment on current Chinese and Tibetan affairs for the
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and
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.Sherman et al. 2001 The discussion is politicized. Those opposing Chinese entrance into Tibet, writes T. Neuhaus, sometimes emphasized "deeper" knowledge rather than fact gathering, and accused Grunfeld and
Melvyn Goldstein Melvyn C. Goldstein (born February 8, 1938) is an American social anthropologist and Tibet scholar. He is a professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on ...
saying that "they should know better" than to criticize pre-1950s Tibet for being a feudal society. John Powers writes that Chinese and Tibetan writers attack each other in emotional language, and that the two sides "stake out extreme and uncompromising positions." Tibetan authors impugn Grunfeld's integrity and his authority to write. Powers classifies Grunfeld and Israel Epstein among those who "enthusiastically endorse the Chinese version of events and use much the same language as do Chinese writers to describe conditions in Tibet prior to the 1950s." Grunfeld, continues Powers, paints a picture of a "brutal, exploitative, and primitive society," one that was stratified into a nobility living in opulence while the majority of the people were serfs and slaves. Grunfeld has been a member of the US–China Peoples Friendship Association and a staff member and contributor to its journal ''New China'', as well as a member of the
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and contributor to its publication, ''
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'' (now '' Critical Asian Studies''). According to Jamyang Norbu, he speaks neither Chinese nor Tibetan, and used neither Tibetan nor Chinese sources in his book. Regarding American journalist
Edgar Snow Edgar Parks Snow (19 July 1905 – 15 February 1972) was an American journalist known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of t ...
(1905–1972), Grunfeld has concluded that he was not a
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member, although he was sympathetic:
Having read through several decades (1920s-1960s) of Snow's diaries, countless pages of correspondence, his FBI file, two biographies, at least one MA thesis and countless articles leads me to believe he was not a member of the CPUSA... That he was sympathetic to some of their ideas and activities is, to my mind, beyond doubt.


Awards

Grunfeld has received awards funding travel and research from the
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(1984), the Research Foundation of City University of New York (1985), the State University of New York, and the
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(1993). He has also been a Fulbright Senior Scholar (2009).


Works

Grunfeld wrote his doctoral dissertation on "Friends of the Revolution: American Supporters of China's Communists, 1926–1939" (New York: University Microfilms International: 1985). Books: Books written, edited, or co-written or co-edited include: *''The Making of Modern Tibet'' (1987, 1996, 2015) *''On Her Own: Journalistic Adventures from the San Francisco Earthquake to the Chinese Revolution, 1917-1927'' (1993, 2017) *''World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 1'' (1998, 2001, 2005) *''World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 2'' (1998, 2001, 2005) *''The Vietnam War: A History in Documents'' (2002, 2003) Articles: Articles published include: * "Roof of the World / A Review Essay" ''Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars'' (1977) * "'God We Had Fun': The CIA in China and Sino-American Relations," ''Critical Asian Studies'' (2003) * "Reassessing Tibet Policy" ''Institute for Policy Studies'' (2005) * "Film Reviews: Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom and They Chose China," ''Critical Asian Studies'' (2009) * "Review: Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China," ''Journal of Contemporary Asia'' (2014) * * "Tibet and the United States," ''Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region'' (2017)


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Sources and further reading


Empire State College
bio * "Tibetan-Chinese Relations—an EAA Interview with A. Tom Grunfeld," ''
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'' 14.2 (Fall 200

*Ingram, Paul O. ''Tibet, the facts'' (1990) Tibetan Young Buddhist Association *Joes, Anthony James. ''Resisting rebellion: the history and politics of counterinsurgency'' (2006)
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. * * pages=19 etc. *Sherman, Grunfeld, Markowitz, Rosner, and Heywood. ''World Civilization: Sources, Images and Interpretations'' Volume II, 3rd ed. (2001)
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