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Timothy Brook
Timothy Brook is a professor and writer on Chinese and world history at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. A native of Toronto and graduate of the University of Toron...view moreTimothy Brook is a professor and writer on Chinese and world history at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. A native of Toronto and graduate of the University of Toronto, Brook moved from Toronto to become principal of St. John’s College at UBC in 2004, where he was named to the Republic of China Chair. Brook previously held positions at the University of Alberta, Stanford University, and the University of Oxford, where he was Shaw Professor of Chinese from 2007 to 2009. He is the author of several books, including Vermeer's Hat and Confusions of Pleasure.view less
Books by Timothy Brook
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World Mr. Selden's Map of China: Decoding the Secrets of a Vanished Cartographer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat State: China and the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings