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Professor Hans van de Ven is a Fellow of the British Academy and serves as the Professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of East Asian Studies. He is the Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at St Catharine's College, where he actively supervises graduate students.
- Educated at Leiden University (Sinology) and Harvard University (Ph.D. in Modern Chinese History)
His research focuses on modern Chinese history from 1850 onwards, with specialization in:
- History of warfare (Taiping Rebellion to Chinese Civil War)
- Chinese Communist Party before 1949
- Globalization (1850-1950)
- Economic and political history
- Maritime Customs Service
- World War II in China
Recent publications analyze the Maritime Customs Service's role in shaping modernity and its anomalies during WWII. His work bridges military, economic, and global historical perspectives.
Scientific awards highlight his contributions:
- Philip Lilienthal Prize (1991) for best first book in Asian Studies
- Elected Fellow of the British Academy (2013)
- Recipient of British Academy Research Readership
He teaches undergraduate courses in Chinese history and supervises graduate students on topics including:
- Third Front Construction
- Institutions and Small-Scale Industry
- Food Access during WWII
Active in international collaborations, he has held visiting positions at Academia Sinica (Taiwan) and the Johns Hopkins–Nanjing University Center.
