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])
The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Citizenship
1st Edition
Edited
By Zhonghua Guo
September 25, 2023
Two assumptions prevail in the study of Chinese citizenship: one holds that citizenship is unique to the Western political culture, and China has historically lacked the necessary conditions for its development; the other implies that China is an authoritarian regime that has always been ...
The Transformation of American Political Culture and the Impact on Foreign Strategy
1st Edition
By PAN Yaling
September 25, 2023
This book examines the interplay between political culture and diplomatic strategy in the U.S., revealing the transformation of American political culture and its impact on the country’s foreign strategy. The theoretical pivot of this study is an analysis of the dynamics of political culture and ...
Toward Multimodal Pragmatics: A Study of Illocutionary Force in Chinese Situated Discourse
1st Edition
By Lihe Huang
September 25, 2023
Classic pragmatic theories emphasize the linguistic aspect of illocutionary acts and forces. However, as multimodality has gained importance and popularity, multimodal pragmatics has quickly become a frontier of pragmatic studies. This book adds to this new research trend by offering a perspective ...
Understanding the Professional Agency of Female Language Teachers in a Chinese University: Rhetoric and Reality
1st Edition
By Xiaolei Ruan
September 25, 2023
Centering on a qualitative study of three female English teachers in Shanghai, China, the book explores female language teachers' perceived discrepancies and agency exercised in their teaching, research and teacher learning practices. By adopting multiple research methods, such as narrative ...
China Urban and Rural Public Education Service Equalization: Development and Application of Performance Measurement
1st Edition
By Luo Zhe
May 31, 2023
Centering on issues of disparity and equality in basic public education services in China, this book proposes a performance measurement system that assesses and guides equality of basic public education in urban and rural areas. The author moves beyond traditional research approaches by drawing on ...
China and the Pursuit of Harmony in World Politics: Understanding Chinese International Relations Theory
1st Edition
By Adam Grydehøj, Ping Su
May 31, 2023
Focusing on the role of harmony in Chinese international relations (IR) theory, this book seeks to illuminate Chinese understandings of world politics and foreign policy. Taking a decolonial approach and rooted in China's cultural and epistemic terms, the title first describes three traditions of ...
Chinese Teacher Compensation System of Compulsory Education: Attraction, Retention, and Motivation
1st Edition
By Jiang Jinqiu
May 31, 2023
This book examines the compensation system for teachers in compulsory education in China and how it can be brought to bear in attracting, retaining, and motivating teachers while improving the quality of basic education. The study first draws on theories of modern pay systems and revisits major ...
Economics of the Pandemic: Weathering the Storm and Restoring Growth
1st Edition
Edited
By Cai Fang
May 31, 2023
The year 2020 marked the time when China expected to attain its goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Yet it has witnessed the emergence of COVID-19 as a global pandemic that has spread to almost all countries and regions throughout the world. This serious public health ...
Macroeconomic Policy and Steady Growth in China: 2020 Dancing with Black Swan
1st Edition
Edited
By Zhang Xiaojing
May 31, 2023
Since the appearance of macroeconomics in the 1940s, economists have created many theoretical frameworks to explain the origin and mechanism of economic fluctuations. However, few of these have managed to gain explanatory power over reality; nor can they solve real-life problems. This book proposes...
New Research on Cohesion and Coherence in Linguistics
1st Edition
By Zhang Delu, Liu Rushan
May 31, 2023
The study of text cohesion and coherence has been a topic of heated discussion in Linguistics since the 1990s. Western linguists have developed two major theoretical frameworks to describe the relationship between the two concepts: one posits that cohesive devices are important means to ensure ...
Philosophy of Chinese Art
1st Edition
By Zhu Zhirong
May 31, 2023
This title provides a systematic examination of the philosophy of Chinese art, exploring the peculiarity of artistic forms and distinctive conceptions and artistic principles of Chinese art which are grounded in the life awareness of the ancient Chinese and interconnect with the Chinese philosophy ...
The Nanjing Massacre and the Making of Mediated Trauma
1st Edition
By Hongtao Li, Shunming Huang
May 31, 2023
Drawing on cultural trauma theory, this book investigates how collective memory of the Nanjing Massacre is fashioned in China and how the mass media, political power and public praxis jointly shape the politics and culture of memory in contemporary China. Allowing for the dimensions of history and...