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Keith Pratt

Keith Leslie Pratt is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University in the United Kingdom.

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Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University in the United Kingdom.1

Life

Pratt is the author or coauthor of numerous books and articles on Korea, including Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary.1

Selected work

Pratt's published writings encompass 53 works in 76 publications in 3 languages and 2,174 library holdings.2

  • 2006 — Everlasting Flower: a History of Korea
  • 1999 — Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary
  • 1995 — Korean Painting
  • 1970 — Visitors to China; Eyewitness Accounts of Chinese History

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  1. University of Chicago Press, author bio notes
  2. WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: Pratt, Keith L.
  3. University of Durham, News & Events: "Korean specialist honoured," 16 January 2002.
  4. British Association for Korean Studies, BAKS, Council, 2010 Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine