China Perspectives
About the Book Series
The China Perspectives series focuses on publishing original and translated works by leading Chinese scholars, writing about both global topics and China-related themes. It represents the complete portfolio of Taylor & Francis Books in China, which covers Humanities & Social Sciences, Education, Mental Health and Psychology, Science and Technology, Engineering, as well as many interdisciplinary themes.
This is the first time that any of these books have been published or translated into English for international readers. The series aims to put forward a Chinese perspective, give insights into cutting-edge academic thinking in China, and inspire researchers globally.
To submit proposals, please contact the Taylor & Francis Publisher for China Publishing Programme, Lian Sun ([email protected])
Conscience and Cognition in Social Research
1st Edition
By Zhang Qingxiong
October 08, 2024
This book is a critical examination of the different roles of conscience and cognition in social research in China and the West, exploring how the two traditions can enrich each other and help societies navigate through the complex intellectual and moral crises of our time.Drawing on a rich array ...
Economic Growth and Income Distribution in the Development of China’s Dual Economy
1st Edition
By Wang Dihai
October 08, 2024
Since the start of the process of economic reform in 1978, China has maintained the structure of a dual economy, with concurrent development of the agricultural and industrial sectors. This book explores the key issues of China's economic growth and income distribution in this context.Pivoting on ...
Community Governance in China: History and Reality
1st Edition
By Wu Xiaolin
October 02, 2024
This book provides an overview of China’s distinctive community governance, examining its 2000-year history and describing its recent development under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The book presents new insights into community governance in China. It explores the historical ...
Approaching the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips
1st Edition
By Guozhong Liu
September 30, 2024
This book provides a detailed introduction to the study of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, explaining the preservation and analysis of the artifacts and their significance in historical research of the pre-Qin period. The Tsinghua Bamboo Slips are a collection of Chinese texts inscribed on approximately...
A Study of Shang Dynasty Aesthetic Consciousness
1st Edition
By Zhu Zhirong
September 11, 2024
This book explores the aesthetic consciousness of the Shang Dynasty and its influence on Chinese aesthetic development and contemporary aesthetic creation. The Shang Dynasty is the first era in China with authentic historical documentation. Its artifacts and inscriptions have great aesthetic value ...
The “Historicization" of Contemporary Literature
1st Edition
By Cheng Guangwei
September 03, 2024
This book provides a concise introduction to the intellectual trends in contemporary Chinese literature from the 1950s to the 1990s and the influence of overseas Sinology. The turbulent period of the second half of the 20th century in China witnessed a significant societal shift from a ...
Nationalisation, Peasantry and Rural Integration in China
1st Edition
By Xu Yong
August 31, 2024
This two-volume set examines the process of rural integration in modern China. In short, this is how the state penetrates the countryside and transforms the rural population, thus consolidating the foundation of modern state governance. Drawing on contemporary examples of state integration while ...
The Indigenization of Christianity in China
1st Edition
By Qi Duan
August 31, 2024
Over the course of its growth in modern China, Christianity has faced twists and turns in its embedding in Chinese society and indigenous culture. This three-volume book delineates the genesis and trajectory of Christianity’s indigenization in China over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth ...
The Indigenization of Christianity in China II: 1922–1927
1st Edition
By Qi Duan
August 31, 2024
As the second volume of a three- volume set on the indigenization of Christianity in modern China, this book focuses on Christianity’s encounter with the turbulent history of China in the 1920s, the responses of the Chinese Church to criticisms and the backlash against Christianity. Over the ...
The Indigenization of Christianity in China III: 1927–2000
1st Edition
By Qi Duan
August 31, 2024
As the third volume of a three-volume set on the indigenization of Christianity in modern China, this book analyzes the endeavors of Christianity in adapting to the changing social environment between the late 1920s and the end of the twentieth century.Over the course of its growth in modern China,...
Comprehensive Land Consolidation in China
1st Edition
By Yan Jinming, Xia Fangzhou
August 26, 2024
This book systematically investigates the strategy and practice of comprehensive land consolidation in China by assessing the objective of the program and its implementation. In the first part of the book, the authors first review the development and historical policy of land consolidation and land...
Dual Narrative Dynamics
1st Edition
By Dan Shen
August 26, 2024
Combining narratological and stylistic methods, this book theorizes dual narrative dynamics consisting of plot development and covert progression and demonstrates the consequences for the interpretation of literary works.In narratives with such dynamics, writers work simultaneously with overt and ...