▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Studies ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁subsequently , ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁Department ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁R aff les ▁Professor ▁of ▁Human ities ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁Jan ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁joined ▁Duke ▁University ▁as ▁the ▁Oscar ▁Tang ▁Chair ▁Professor ▁of ▁East ▁Asian ▁Studies . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁( do ctor ▁philosoph iae ▁honor is ▁causa ) ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁- ----- ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁The ▁Cris is ▁of ▁Global ▁Modern ity : ▁Asian ▁Trad itions ▁and ▁a ▁S ust ain able ▁Future . ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press ▁http :// www . c amb ridge . org / us / ac ade mic / subject s / history / global - history / c ris is - global - mod ern ity - as ian - trad itions - and - s ust ain able - f uture ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁discussion ▁of ▁book , ▁https :// www . ny times . com / 2 0 1 6 / 1 0 / 1 8 / world / asia