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])
Cosmopolitanism from the Grassroots: A New Chinese Migrant Community
1st Edition
By Ping Song
May 06, 2025
This book aims to present a holistic picture of the Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou in New York. It shows how a small village in Southeast China has expanded to New York and has undergone a transformation over the past few decades, from rural Third World peasants to ethnic entrepreneurs in a global ...
Infodemic in the Era of Post-Truth
1st Edition
By Yan Su
May 06, 2025
With the revolution in information technology, concerns about the proliferation of false, unverified, and misleading information have been growing. As one of the severe public health crises in modern history, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a novel context for the "post-truth" research. In a "...
Introduction to Ethical Literary Criticism
1st Edition
By Nie Zhenzhao
May 06, 2025
The title is a thorough introduction to ethical literary criticism, a critical methodology designed to interpret literature from the perspective of ethics, including a whole set of concepts, theories, and working mechanisms. Drawing on ideas from both Western ethical criticism and the Chinese ...
Economic Development in Modern China
1st Edition
By Guan Quan
April 22, 2025
From the perspective of development economics, the two-volume set studies the economic history and development of China since 1912, with a focus on the quantitative analysis of economic activities. Centering on two important historical periods, the first volume examines the economy of the Republic ...
Chinese Narratology
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 17, 2025
A milestone of Chinese narratological studies, Chinese Narratology is a two-volume set which establishes a unique theoretical system of Chinese narratology by exploring the principles and characteristics of Chinese narratives. From argument to the conclusion, the book constitutes a forensic ...
Singapore Mandarin Grammar
1st Edition
By Lu Jianming
April 17, 2025
This two-volume set presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin and discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and especially Singapore Mandarin. As a variety of Mandarin Chinese, Singapore Mandarin is characterised by syntactic rules taking ...
Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China: The Huizhou Hyper-stability Structure
1st Edition
By Tang Lixing
April 17, 2025
Focusing on social structure and local governance in Huizhou, China, this two-volume set examines the persistence of the patriarchal system, the maintenance of social stability, and the functioning of interregional networks in pre-modern China. From the sixteenth century to the first half of the ...
Chinese Narratology I: Heaven and Human
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 14, 2025
As the first volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title introduces the cultural fundamentals that nurture Chinese literary works and investigates the structure and time of Chinese narrative. In the introductory chapter, the author examines the intrinsic association between ...
Chinese Narratology II: Ancient and Modern
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 14, 2025
As the second volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title investigates the quintessential characteristics of the Chinese narrative style, with a focus on image and perspective.The first chapter introduces two opposing concepts of perspective: “focalization” and “blind spot,” to ...
Perceiving Plato's Concern
1st Edition
By Keping Wang
April 01, 2025
This book mainly delves into the practical moral poetics in Plato's late masterpiece, the Laws, and applies a comparative approach to Plato's philosophizing and the Chinese way of thinking in the domains of art-making, cultivating a good life, and music-poetry education. Plato's main concern is ...
State Governance and Public Finance Theory: A Chinese Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Ma Jun, Gao Peiyong
March 31, 2025
This book explores the fundamental theories, methodologies, and innovative directions of public finance research, focusing on its relationship with and role in state governance. Public finance is the foundation and an important pillar of state governance. The two mutually reinforce each other at ...
Visual Culture in Contemporary China II
1st Edition
Edited
By Zhou Xian
March 31, 2025
The second in a two-volume series that explores the interplay between social transformation and visual culture in contemporary China, this book examines the profound changes in the cityscapes, visual regimes, and visual technologies that shape the aestheticization of everyday life. Drawing on an ...