John Curtis Perry
John Curtis Perry
Phone: (617) 627-5453
Fax: (617) 627-4005
Office: Cabot 502
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00-11:30
and by appointment with
Karin McMaster x72003
Address:
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
160 Packard Ave
Medford, MA 02155
Henry Willard Denison Professor of History
Education
BA and MA in Chinese Studies, Yale University
PhD in History, Harvard University
Professional Activities
Director, Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Past Director, North Pacific Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Senior Advisor, Japan Society of Boston; Director, Japan America Society of New Hampshire; Consultant, Policy Planning Branch, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea.
Programs & Centers
Courses
Fall 2009
Research Interests
International (oceanic) history and American-East Asian relations. Contemporary oceanic history including how and to what effect humankind is currently using the oceans.
Selected Publications
Books
- The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga (1999).
- Facing West: Americans and the Opening of the Pacific (1995), published in Japanese as "Nishi E!" (1998).
Op-eds
- "The Deep Blue Highway", New York Times, 2 January 2007, op-ed by John Curtis Perry, Scott Borgerson, and Rockford Weitz.
- "Navigating the Swirling Currents of Change", Straits Times (Singapore), 10 July 2006, op-ed by Rockford Weitz, John Curtis Perry, and Scott Borgerson.