Koji Hirata
@khirata.bsky.social
Modern Chinese (as well as Japanese and Russian/Soviet) history. Monash University. Former Shanghai resident. 中国（及び日ソ・露）近現代史。モナシュ大学。元上海居民。
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Koji Hirata
@khirata.bsky.social
· Dec 27
My book, “Making Mao’s Steelworks,” is now available online via Cambridge Core.
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Very happy to see my former student's article come out in a leading journal. Simon is now doing a PhD at ANU.
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A ‘Boy’s Own’ Adventure: Australian War Writings from the Boxer Rebellion, 1900–1901
This article examines the experiences of Australian sailors and marines who travelled to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion between 1900 and 1901. It analyses their diaries and correspondence to...
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September 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Very happy to see my former student's article come out in a leading journal. Simon is now doing a PhD at ANU.
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Chen Hao's review of Qingfei Yin, State Building in Cold War Asia: Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (Cambridge University Press, 2024), with a response by the author.
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September 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Chen Hao's review of Qingfei Yin, State Building in Cold War Asia: Comrades and Competitors on the Sino-Vietnamese Border (Cambridge University Press, 2024), with a response by the author.
networks.h-net.org/number-87-au...
networks.h-net.org/number-87-au...
I am delighted to announce that I have recently begun a new role of Reviews Editor for The Historical Journal:
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In this role, I commission review essays on all aspects of history since the fifteenth century.
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In this role, I commission review essays on all aspects of history since the fifteenth century.
August 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I am delighted to announce that I have recently begun a new role of Reviews Editor for The Historical Journal:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In this role, I commission review essays on all aspects of history since the fifteenth century.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In this role, I commission review essays on all aspects of history since the fifteenth century.
I really need to launch a campaign against digitising historical sources to prevent AI from taking my job.
August 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I really need to launch a campaign against digitising historical sources to prevent AI from taking my job.
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So happy to finally share the news that my book, “A History of Uncertainty: Science between the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe,” will be out in Spring 2027 by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.
I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.
July 30, 2026 at 4:58 PM
So happy to finally share the news that my book, “A History of Uncertainty: Science between the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe,” will be out in Spring 2027 by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.
I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.
僕はこれからもコメダに行き続ける。
July 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
僕はこれからもコメダに行き続ける。
Reposted by Koji Hirata
👉 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fbs... Look no further for #scholarship that helps explain and contextualize the extraordinary growth of the #Chineseeconomy. This new collection brings together key work in Chinese #bizhis by @jeremyhgoh.bsky.social
@entandsoc.bsky.social @khirata.bsky.social
@entandsoc.bsky.social @khirata.bsky.social
July 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
👉 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fbs... Look no further for #scholarship that helps explain and contextualize the extraordinary growth of the #Chineseeconomy. This new collection brings together key work in Chinese #bizhis by @jeremyhgoh.bsky.social
@entandsoc.bsky.social @khirata.bsky.social
@entandsoc.bsky.social @khirata.bsky.social
Perhaps the first time that my work (Phd thesis) has been cited in a "top 5" econ journal😃
Michela Giorcelli, Bo Li, "Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance," The Review of Economic Studies, 2026;, rdag047, doi.org/10.1093/rest...
Michela Giorcelli, Bo Li, "Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance," The Review of Economic Studies, 2026;, rdag047, doi.org/10.1093/rest...
Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance
Abstract. This paper studies the long-term effects of technology and know-how transfers on structural transformations. In the 1950s, the Soviet Union suppo
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May 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Perhaps the first time that my work (Phd thesis) has been cited in a "top 5" econ journal😃
Michela Giorcelli, Bo Li, "Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance," The Review of Economic Studies, 2026;, rdag047, doi.org/10.1093/rest...
Michela Giorcelli, Bo Li, "Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance," The Review of Economic Studies, 2026;, rdag047, doi.org/10.1093/rest...
While I was unable to attend the BHC meeting this year, I am honored that my book, "Making Mao’s Steelworks, was selected as a finalist for the Hagley Prize in Business History. I am very grateful to the prize committee, and congratulations to the recipient and fellow finalists.
March 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
While I was unable to attend the BHC meeting this year, I am honored that my book, "Making Mao’s Steelworks, was selected as a finalist for the Hagley Prize in Business History. I am very grateful to the prize committee, and congratulations to the recipient and fellow finalists.
 history.stanford.edu/news/alumni-...
My alumni interview at the website of Stanford’s history department.
スタンフォード大学歴史学科のウェブサイトに載った私の卒業生インタビュー。ご笑覧ください。
My alumni interview at the website of Stanford’s history department.
スタンフォード大学歴史学科のウェブサイトに載った私の卒業生インタビュー。ご笑覧ください。
Alumni Interview with Koji Hirata | Department of History
Koji Hirata is a Senior Research Fellow in History at Monash University in Australia and Zijiang Visiting Scholar at East China Normal University. A graduate of Stanford History Department (Ph.D. 2018...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
 history.stanford.edu/news/alumni-...
My alumni interview at the website of Stanford’s history department.
スタンフォード大学歴史学科のウェブサイトに載った私の卒業生インタビュー。ご笑覧ください。
My alumni interview at the website of Stanford’s history department.
スタンフォード大学歴史学科のウェブサイトに載った私の卒業生インタビュー。ご笑覧ください。
I am very happy to announce that I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
光栄なことに英国王立歴史学協会(Royal Historical Society)の会員(Fellow)に選出していただきました。
光栄なことに英国王立歴史学協会(Royal Historical Society)の会員(Fellow)に選出していただきました。
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I am very happy to announce that I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
光栄なことに英国王立歴史学協会(Royal Historical Society)の会員(Fellow)に選出していただきました。
光栄なことに英国王立歴史学協会(Royal Historical Society)の会員(Fellow)に選出していただきました。
The details of my upcoming book talk at Stanford confirmed. I am really grateful to my advisor and the other organizers for inviting me from overseas, which I know is not easy these days.
11月にスタンフォード大学で講演します。久しぶりの米国です。
events.stanford.edu/event/making...
11月にスタンフォード大学で講演します。久しぶりの米国です。
events.stanford.edu/event/making...
September 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The details of my upcoming book talk at Stanford confirmed. I am really grateful to my advisor and the other organizers for inviting me from overseas, which I know is not easy these days.
11月にスタンフォード大学で講演します。久しぶりの米国です。
events.stanford.edu/event/making...
11月にスタンフォード大学で講演します。久しぶりの米国です。
events.stanford.edu/event/making...
I am incredibly grateful to Professor Shellen Wu for their engaging review of "Making Mao’s Steelworks" in The China Quarterly. Yes, conducting the archival research for this book was challenging, beginning with an unforgettable trip to Anshan.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I am incredibly grateful to Professor Shellen Wu for their engaging review of "Making Mao’s Steelworks" in The China Quarterly. Yes, conducting the archival research for this book was challenging, beginning with an unforgettable trip to Anshan.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I am thrilled to share that my book, Making Mao’s Steelworks, has been awarded the 2025 Reid Prize (given for “the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia”) by the Asian Studies Association of Australia.
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Book about the Mao-era origins of Chinese industrialisation wins Reid Prize for 2025 - Asian Studies Association of Australia
The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) is delighted to announce that Dr Koji Hirata, a historian from Monash University in Melbourne, has won the 2025 Reid Prize for his recently published ...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am thrilled to share that my book, Making Mao’s Steelworks, has been awarded the 2025 Reid Prize (given for “the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia”) by the Asian Studies Association of Australia.
asaa.asn.au/news/book-ab...
asaa.asn.au/news/book-ab...
Yangyang Cheng’s excellent review of the much-discussed “House of Huawei” by Eva Dou is packed with sharp insights—and to my surprise and delight, cites the far less-discussed “Making Mao’s Steelworks” by yours truly🙂
昨年出版され話題沸騰の華為についての本の非常に興味深い書評。何故かワタクシの地味な本も引用されてます🙂
昨年出版され話題沸騰の華為についての本の非常に興味深い書評。何故かワタクシの地味な本も引用されてます🙂
June 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Yangyang Cheng’s excellent review of the much-discussed “House of Huawei” by Eva Dou is packed with sharp insights—and to my surprise and delight, cites the far less-discussed “Making Mao’s Steelworks” by yours truly🙂
昨年出版され話題沸騰の華為についての本の非常に興味深い書評。何故かワタクシの地味な本も引用されてます🙂
昨年出版され話題沸騰の華為についての本の非常に興味深い書評。何故かワタクシの地味な本も引用されてます🙂
My book, Making Mao's Steelworks, will soon reach its six-month anniversary since publication. It has recently received its third and fourth reviews. I am deeply grateful to Professors Jiaxiang Liu and Kerry Brown for their thoughtful engagement.
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May 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My book, Making Mao's Steelworks, will soon reach its six-month anniversary since publication. It has recently received its third and fourth reviews. I am deeply grateful to Professors Jiaxiang Liu and Kerry Brown for their thoughtful engagement.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
doi.org/10.1080/0306...
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
doi.org/10.1080/0306...
You ain't heard nothin' yet
If you thought tariff chaos was over, you haven't been paying attention.
May 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
You ain't heard nothin' yet
Now that I am a published book author, I assume I am expected to insist that the authors cite my book in every single article/book manuscript I peer-review.
May 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Now that I am a published book author, I assume I am expected to insist that the authors cite my book in every single article/book manuscript I peer-review.
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!
I'll be giving a talk at Oxford on Thursday 1 May. Everyone is welcome!
5月1日木曜にオックスフォード大学で講演します。来てください！
'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
Thursday 1 May 2025, 5pm
global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/making...
5月1日木曜にオックスフォード大学で講演します。来てください！
'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
Thursday 1 May 2025, 5pm
global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/making...
'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
2025
global.history.ox.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'll be giving a talk at Oxford on Thursday 1 May. Everyone is welcome!
5月1日木曜にオックスフォード大学で講演します。来てください！
'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
Thursday 1 May 2025, 5pm
global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/making...
5月1日木曜にオックスフォード大学で講演します。来てください！
'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
Thursday 1 May 2025, 5pm
global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/making...
If you are the person who canceled your booking at the Bank of England Archive this morning, you are my hero.
April 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you are the person who canceled your booking at the Bank of England Archive this morning, you are my hero.
www.kieas.keio.ac.jp/information/...
2月21日に慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス（ハイブリッド）で現在進行中の研究についてお話しさせていただきます。ご興味のある方はどうぞ。
2月21日に慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス（ハイブリッド）で現在進行中の研究についてお話しさせていただきます。ご興味のある方はどうぞ。
February 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
www.kieas.keio.ac.jp/information/...
2月21日に慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス（ハイブリッド）で現在進行中の研究についてお話しさせていただきます。ご興味のある方はどうぞ。
2月21日に慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス（ハイブリッド）で現在進行中の研究についてお話しさせていただきます。ご興味のある方はどうぞ。
I will give my online talk, “Local Governments and Central SOEs: Historical Evidence from Angang” (Urban China Lecture Series) on February 18 at 8:30PM EST (February 19 at 9:30AM Beijing Time).
February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I will give my online talk, “Local Governments and Central SOEs: Historical Evidence from Angang” (Urban China Lecture Series) on February 18 at 8:30PM EST (February 19 at 9:30AM Beijing Time).