Christopher Atwood

Currently the Chair of the University of Pennsylvania's East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department, he has authored six books and published more than 100 articles on a wide variety of topics.He holds a Master's from Indiana University Bloomington, where he also obtained Ph.D. in Mongolian Studies, History and East Asian Languages and Cultures.He later taught at Indiana University from 1996 to 2016, serving as department chair and interim director of the Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region.[1] He has been actively interviewed by and consulted with the US government, American, Asian and European universities, international academic and professional associations and media on modern affairs and history and cultural aspects of Mongolia and China.[7] His book Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire was widely praised by scholars and readers interested in Asian history.
MongolianChinese historyUniversity of PennsylvaniaOrder of the Polar StarPresident of MongoliaOnon PrizeUniversity of CambridgeMongolian Academy of SciencesNational University of MongoliaHarvard UniversityTibetanChineseIndiana University BloomingtonU.S. State DepartmentInner Mongolia UniversityJohn G. HanginThe Secret History of the MongolsVoice of America