James M Hargett

James M. Hargett is professor of Chinese at the State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of Jade Mountains and Cinnabar Pools: The History of Travel Literature in China (University of Washington Press, 2018) and Stairway to Heaven: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Emei (SUNY Press, 2006); and translator of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea : The Natural World and Material Culture of 12th Century South China (University of Washington Press, 2010) and...See more

James M. Hargett is professor of Chinese at the State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of Jade Mountains and Cinnabar Pools: The History of Travel Literature in China (University of Washington Press, 2018) and Stairway to Heaven: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Emei (SUNY Press, 2006); and translator of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea : The Natural World and Material Culture of 12th Century South China (University of Washington Press, 2010) and Riding the River Home: A Complete and Annotated Translation of Fan Chengda's (1126-1193) Boat Trip to Wu (Wuchuan lu) (Chinese University Press, 2008). See less