Chinese Studies

China’s expansion and growing influence in Africa is arguably the most remarkable geo-political and geo-economic development in the 21st century. This collection of contributions by leading scholars tries to explore the motivations and practices of China’s fast-growing African engagement and provide..

China’s expansion and growing influence in Africa is arguably the most remarkable geo-political and geo-economic development in the 21st century. This collection of contributions by leading scholars tries to explore the motivations and practices of China’s fast-growing African engagement and provide..

This title, first published in 1923, aimed to provide a brief survey of the historical setting necessary for an understanding of China’s relations with the West. The book explained and estimated the various forces that were working in China at the beginning of the twentieth century that were produci..

This book examines how changes in the social-political system, the residual influence of Mao, and the demands of the market, have all affected Chinese architecture in recent times. It argues that Chinese architects contribute  to the international architectural discourse since they are actively enga..

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Since 1993, China has been the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world and is now considered to be the world's third biggest economy. The editors examine the key areas, all of which are linked, where China is grappling with institutional reforms as it opens up to the outsi..

This book looks at human security in China’s foreign relations. It discusses the concept and theory of human security, and their implications for China. The book goes on to analyze environmental security issues, including climate change and water resources, as well as looking at issues from an energ..

China’s commercial film industry can be used as a map to understand how class is interwoven into the imaginations that inform and influence social change in Chinese society. Film consumption is important in this process, particularly for young adult urbanites that are China’s primary commercial cine..

This book examines the experience of enacting the concept of harmonization in China in recent years. It explores this in terms of developments within Chinese society, economic developments and changes in business practices, environmental challenges and coping strategies, and changing patterns of int..

This book examines a wide range of issues connected to China’s urbanization. It considers the many problems which have come with rapid urbanization, including urban housing problems, difficulties affecting rural migrants in urban areas, and a lack of social protection. It examines areas of current r..

This book examines a wide range of issues connected to China’s urbanization. It considers the many problems which have come with rapid urbanization, including urban housing problems, difficulties affecting rural migrants in urban areas, and a lack of social protection. It examines areas of current r..

Despite radical and fundamental reform of the Chinese higher education system, very little is known about this outside China. The past decade has seen radical reform of all levels of China’s education system as it attempts to meet changing economic and social needs and aspirations: this has included..