Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of History recently received the Best Book in Non-North American History Award from the Urban History Association, for his book “The Teahouse Under Socialism: The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950-2000,” according to a UM statement yesterday.
“The Best Book in Non-North American History Award is an important award in the field of urban history, which is presented biennially,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the award committee praised Prof. Wang’s book “for making a valuable contribution not only to the studies of Chinese and global urban history, but also to public understanding of civil society and the public sphere in non-Western contexts.”
This handout photo released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday shows the cover of Prof Wang Di’s award-winning book.
