Masako Hattori, Ph.D.
Historian
About Me
I am a historian of the twentieth-century U.S. My research and teaching interests include the U.S. in the world; military, war, and society; nations and empires; political history; U.S.-East Asian relations; transnational history; and education and childhood.
I received my Ph.D. from Columbia University and am currently an assistant professor of history at the National University of Singapore.
Research Projects
My first monograph, The Age of Youth: American Society and the Two World Wars (Cambridge University Press, 2025), ties together the history of U.S. foreign relations, U.S. social policy, and the history of youth and education to show how military service and educational opportunity became linked in the first half of the 20th century. Please see the "Research" page for more information.
News
March 10, 2025
My first monograph, The Age of Youth: American Society and the Two World Wars, will be published soon! Please see the "Research" page for more information & a discount code.
July 7, 2023
"The Second Phase of War," my latest peer-reviewed article, has received an honorary mention for the Fass-Sandin Article Prize in English from the Society for the History of Children and Youth.
July 7, 2023
"The Second Phase of War" has been reviewed on H-Diplo by Kristin Roebuck (Cornell University).