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Professor Xu, Guoqi 徐国琦

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Professor (by courtesy) in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Professor Xu, Guoqi 徐国琦

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Professor (by courtesy) in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
1984Anhui Normal University (China)B.A. in History
1987Nankai University (China)M.A. in History
1993Harvard UniversityM.A. in History
1999Harvard UniversityPh.D. in History
Biography

Professor Xu Guoqi was born in China and taught both in Asia and the USA before joining the University of Hong Kong’s History Department. He writes and has published widely in both Chinese and English on various topics.

Professor Xu is a leading authority of international history of modern China. His peers in Society of Chinese Historians in the United States (CHUS) recently honored him with the 2008 academic excellence award. His most recent book Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008, published by Harvard University Press in spring 2008, was chosen by International Society of Olympic Historians as the best book of 2008. The same book also received rave reviews from Washington Post, [London] Times, Irish Times, New York Review of Books, South China Morning Post, Toronto Star, Journal of Asian Studies, among many others. The Phoenix Television (Hong Kong) devoted two whole episodes of its book program to focus on this book, a rare treatment for any authors. His ideas and comments have been frequently sought by media such as Associated Press, Reuters, the New York Times, the South China Morning Post. His invited articles appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, and other places. Professor Xu’s research has attracted worldwide attention and his research profiles and interviews appeared in both the United States and China. Most recently two long interviews of him regarding his research on Chinese laborers in France during the First World War and the May Fourth Movement were published respectively in 2009 from China in China Archives China Archives’ February issue (中国档案) and the July issue of Xi Hu Zazhi (西湖杂志), a popular literary journal.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2009-07-01the best book of the year for Olympic Dreams: China and sports, 1895-2008: International society of Olympic Historians
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
International history, modern China, First World War, military history, labour history, sports history, Olympic Games and movements, sino-foreign relations, US-China relations, Asia and the Great War
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Putonghua英語、普通話
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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