Zhihui Zou

Zhihui is World History Encyclopedia's book review editor. He has previously written book reviews for a variety of history academic journals, such as Western Historical Quarterly, New England Journal of History, and others.

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History first caught my attention in third grade, when I, like many people, read about the wars and battles in the past. As years went by, I began to focus my research on two topics: American history and media history.

Currently, I research the nineteenth-century American West, especially Californian History. I'm affiliated with Duke University.

Because I also write and have published fiction, history to me is something more than an academic subject. It is a way of storytelling and engagement with the people around us.