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Yorgos Moraitis (莫亦古)

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Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Crete. Postdoctoral researcher at IDIS China Program. My first monograph is out now by Palgrave Macmillan: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031908842

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Recently, we have been working on the Greek translation of Prof. Bickers' book The Scramble for China, a work that covers a period of Chinese history largely unfamiliar to most Greek readers, yet one that explains China’s modern relations with the West.

19.10.2025 11:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Guest blog: Yorgos Moraitis on Robert Hart and his Loyalties, Neither Chinese Nor British | Visualising China

Prof. Bickers was kind enough to invite me to contribute an article to his blog, sharing reflections on my book about Hart. To see my words featured alongside those of the many esteemed scholars he has invited to write for his blog is truly an honor.

hpchina.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/10/19/g...

19.10.2025 11:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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My book "Robert Hart and Sino-Foreign Disputes in Qing China, 1863-1908: Negotiating Sovereignty" has officially been published!

Link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

23.07.2025 13:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Harlaftis for her initiative and encouragement in making this workshop a reality, and to Simon Ward for his insightful contributions on China's shipbuilding market.

07.05.2025 10:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am also deeply grateful to Dr. De Angeli for her participation and fascinating presentation. Our connection goes back to my PhD days, and I would like to thank her once again for her invaluable feedback and unwavering support throughout that journey.

07.05.2025 10:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Prof. Henriot has been an endless source of inspiration for me and for anyone engaged in the study of Chinese history, and having him participate in a workshop I organized is a memory I will always treasure.

07.05.2025 10:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yesterday, I had the profound honor of hosting Prof. Christian Henriot, Dr. Aglaia De Angeli, Prof. Gelina Harlaftis, and Simon Ward as speakers at the workshop I organized for the Institute for Mediterranean Studies about Greeks in 1930s Shanghai.

07.05.2025 10:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Robert Hart and Sino-Foreign Disputes in Qing China, 1863-1908 This book highlights the ambivalence exhibited by both Qing and Western officials, emphasizing the challenges and opportunities in negotiations

Pre-orders for the book will open soon: link.springer.com/book/9783031...

24.03.2025 10:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Hello! Since I’m new here, let me introduce myself. I teach Chinese history at the University of Crete, with a focus on late imperial China and its interactions with Western institutions. My book, Robert Hart and Sino-Foreign Disputes in Qing China, will be published by Palgrave this August.

24.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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