Overview
Background
Martin Stuart-Fox is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Queensland. After completing a BSc in evolutionary biology, he worked in PNG, Hong Kong and Laos before joining United Press International as a foreign correspondent covering the Second Indochina War. On returning to Australia he tutored and lectured in Asian history at UQ while undertaking an MA (on the rationale for an evolutionary theory of history) and PhD (developing an evolutionary theory of history). As Head of History at UQ, Professor Stuart-Fox taught courses on History, Time and Meaning, and Theory of History at the Honours level. He is currently pursuing research on evolutionary theory of history.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox
Theory and philosophy of history; history of Laos; early Buddhism; history of Ideas
Works
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2003
Journal Article
Review of: A theory of modernity by Agnes Heller
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2003). Review of: A theory of modernity by Agnes Heller. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49 (1), 149-150. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00286
2003
Book
A short history of China and Southeast Asia: Tribute, trade and influence
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2003). A short history of China and Southeast Asia: Tribute, trade and influence. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen and Unwin.
2003
Book Chapter
Historiography, power and identity: History and political legitimization in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2003). Historiography, power and identity: History and political legitimization in Laos. Contesting visions of the Lao past: Lao historiography at the crossroads. (pp. 73-95) edited by Christopher Goscha and Soren Ivarson. Copenhagen, Denmark: NIAS Press.
2003
Book Chapter
Historiography, power and identity: History and political legitimization in Laos
Stuart-Fox, M. (2003). Historiography, power and identity: History and political legitimization in Laos. Contesting visions of the Lao past: Lao historiography at the crossroads. (pp. 71-95) edited by C. E. Goscha and S. Ivarsson. Copenhagen, Demark: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Press.
2002
Journal Article
Philosophies of history: From enlightenment to postmodernity
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2002). Philosophies of history: From enlightenment to postmodernity. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 48 (3), 447-448. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00269
2002
Book Chapter
On the writing of Lao history: Continuities and discontinuities
Stuart-Fox, M. (2002). On the writing of Lao history: Continuities and discontinuities. Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the Seventh to Twentieth Centuries. (pp. 1-24) edited by Mayoury Ngaosrivathana and Kennon Brazeale. Thailand: Silkworm Books.
2002
Book Chapter
Evolutionary Theory of History
Stuart-Fox, M. (2002). Evolutionary Theory of History. The Return of Science: Evolution, History, and Theory. (pp. 123-144) edited by Philip Pomper and David Gary Shaw. Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield.
2002
Book
Buddhist Kingdom Marxist State: The making of modern Laos
Stuart-Fox, M. (2002). Buddhist Kingdom Marxist State: The making of modern Laos. 2nd ed. Bangkok, Thailand: White Lotus.
2002
Other Outputs
Lao Buddhist Sangha
Stuart-Fox, M. (2002). Lao Buddhist Sangha.
2002
Journal Article
Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2002). Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 48 (3), 442-444. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00269
2002
Journal Article
The Dvaravati "Buddha on a Monster" Stelae: A possible interpretation
Tiffin, S.P. and Stuart-Fox, M. (2002). The Dvaravati "Buddha on a Monster" Stelae: A possible interpretation. Journal of Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 12 (3), 47-65. doi: 10.1017/S1356186302000135
2001
Journal Article
China and Southeast Asia
Stuart-Fox, M. (2001). China and Southeast Asia. IIAS Newsletter, 25, 37-37.
2001
Other Outputs
Laos
Stuart-Fox, M. (2001). Laos.
2001
Journal Article
Review of Michael A. Aung-Thwin, Myth and History in the Historiography of Early Burma: Paradigms, Primary sources and Prejudices
Stuart-Fox, M. (2001). Review of Michael A. Aung-Thwin, Myth and History in the Historiography of Early Burma: Paradigms, Primary sources and Prejudices. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 44 (1), 88-90.
2001
Book
Historical Dictionary of Laos
Stuart-Fox, M. (2001). Historical Dictionary of Laos. 2nd (revised and enlarged) ed. Maryland, USA: Scarecrow Press.
2000
Journal Article
Ing-Britt Trankell and Laura Summers (eds), Facets of Power and Its Limitations. Political Culture in Southeast Asia, Uppsala Studies in Cultural Anthropology 24, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Uppsala, 1998.
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2000). Ing-Britt Trankell and Laura Summers (eds), Facets of Power and Its Limitations. Political Culture in Southeast Asia, Uppsala Studies in Cultural Anthropology 24, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Uppsala, 1998.. Asian Ethnicity, 1 (1), 91-93. doi: 10.1080/146313600115090
2000
Journal Article
Conflicting conceptions of the state: Siam, France and Vietnam in the late nineteenth century
Stuart-Fox, M. (2000). Conflicting conceptions of the state: Siam, France and Vietnam in the late nineteenth century. The Journal of the Siam Society, 82 (Parts 1 & 2), 135-144.
2000
Book Chapter
The nature and causes of revolution in Asia
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2000). The nature and causes of revolution in Asia. Eastern Asia: An introductory history. (pp. 94-107) edited by Mackerras, C. Melbourne: Longman Cheshire.
2000
Journal Article
Political outlook 2000-2001: Laos
Stuart-Fox, M. (2000). Political outlook 2000-2001: Laos. Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia (2000/2001), 24-27.
2000
Journal Article
The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos since 1975. By Grant Evans
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2000). The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos since 1975. By Grant Evans. Pacific Affairs, 72 (4), 610-611. doi: 10.2307/2672424
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
How the Pathet Lao seized power in Laos in 1975
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Women and power in Burmese history
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION IN VIETMAN FROM 1975 TO 2000
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
POWER, PROGRESS, AND THE COURSE OF EMPIRE: BRITISH RUIN SENTIMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURIES
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
APSARA, ACCOUTREMENTS, ACTIVISTS: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND POWER IN CAMBODIA.
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
VIETNAM AND BLUEBELL
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
THE KACHIN INDEPENDENCE ORGANISATION AND THE STATE LAW AND ORDER RESTORATION COUNCIL CEASEFIRE IN 1994
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
'KINGDOM-MINDED' PEOPLE: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE BUSINESS CHRISTIANS TOWARD THE TRANSFORMATION IN SOCIETY
Associate Advisor
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2005
Master Philosophy
PATTERNS OF DIVERGENCE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE QIPAO AND CHEONGSAM IN MODERN CHINESE SOCIETY
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND THE IRANIAN HOSTAGES CRISIS
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
JAPAN'S KOREAN COMMUNITIES IN THE POST-1945 PERIOD
Associate Advisor
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- Cambodia
- Evolutionary theory of history
- History and theory
- Indochina
- Laos
- Theory of history
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