Welcome
Karl gerth
Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History, UC San Diego
(Huangshan, 1986, during first year in China)
Latest book
UNending Capitalism
What forces shaped the twentieth-century world? Capitalism and communism are usually seen as engaged in a fight-to-the-death during the Cold War. With the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party aimed to end capitalism. Gerth argues that despite the socialist rhetoric of class warfare and egalitarianism Communist Party policies actually developed a variety of capitalism and expanded consumerism…
About
Karl Gerth writes on the history and contemporary implications of Chinese consumerism. Based on over thirty years of living in and traveling to China…
Publications
Learn more about his three books and published articles.
Press
See a collection of select press appearances from TV, radio, newspapers, and more.
Unending Capitalism
Unending Capitalism, his latest book, examines the Chinese Communist Party's failed attempts to end capitalism.
As China Goes, So Goes the World
As China Goes, So Goes the World reveals why we should all care about the everyday choices made by ordinary Chinese.