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Jackson Yue Bin Guo is a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Toronto's Department of History, following the completion of his PhD at the same institution. His specialization lies in late imperial Chinese history, with a broad interest in food history, food studies, legal history, and cultural history. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the transformation of China's alcohol industry, covering the period from the Ming dynasty to the early Republican era. Through extensive research utilizing classical Chinese documents and archives, his work examines the multifaceted perspectives of alcohol consumption within the context of early modern China. This comprehensive analysis provides insights into the intricate dynamics of power relations surrounding alcohol in Chinese culture and society.
Department of Sociology