James A. Millward

James A. Millward is an American historian currently serving as Professor of Inter-societal History at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Millward specializes in Chinese and Central Asian history, including the region of Xinjiang.

Education
Millward holds a BA from Harvard College, a MA from SOAS University of London, and a PhD from Stanford University.

Books

 * Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang (revised edition), Columbia University Press, December 2021


 * The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, April 12, 2013


 * Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864, Stanford University Press, June 1998

Articles

 * China’s New Anti-Uyghur Campaign, Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2023
 * Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang, New York Times, December 6, 2022
 * What Xi Jinping Hasn’t Learned From China’s Emperors, New York Times, October 1, 2019

Book Reviews

 * ‘Reeducating’ Xinjiang’s Muslims,' New York Review of Books, February 2019

Edited Volumes

 * New Qing Imperial History: The Making of Inner Asian Empire at Qing Chengde. Co-edited with Mark Elliott, Ruth Dunnell, and Philippe Forêt. RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.