This book presents a concise introduction to contemporary China. It is intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, providing the…

The history of Chinese medicine hinges on three major turning points: the formation of canonical theory in the Han dynasty; the transformation of medicine via…

The essays in this volume present contemporary anthropological perspectives on Chinese kinship, its historical complexity and its modern metamorphoses. The collection draws particular attention to…

Stephen Haw sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to…

On July 1^st, 2007, Hong Kong celebrated the 10^th anniversary of its return to the People’s Republic of China, but the past decade has been…

The transnational and diasporic dimensions of early Chinese migrant politics opened in the late nineteenth century when Chinese radical groups bent on overthrowing the Qing…

In 1949 Mao Zedong made the historic proclamation that "the Chinese people have stood up". This statement was significant, undoubtedly reflecting the changing nature not…

Although it is generally believed in China that socialism raised women’s status and paid work liberated them from the shackles of patriarchy, the economic reforms…

Stephen Haw sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to…

Since the victory of the 1949 revolution the incumbency of the Chinese Communist Party has been characterized by an almost relentless struggle to legitimize its…