China: Culture & Society
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Understanding Chinese Society
As China gains power – economically, politically, and militarily – and interaction between the Chinese and people outside China increases, it becomes more and more important that we understand the social factors that influence the daily lives of China's population. This new...
Published October 9th 2011 by Routledge
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Learning Chinese, Turning Chinese
Challenges to Becoming Sinophone in a Globalised World
Series: Asia's Transformations
In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming 'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to...
Published February 6th 2011 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora
With around 40 million people worldwide, the ethnic Chinese and the Chinese in diaspora form the largest diaspora in the world. The economic reform of China which began in the late 1970s marked a huge phase of migration from China, and the new migrants, many of whom were well educated,...
Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Contemporary China - An Introduction
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 essential information that most people need to know, without going into excessive detail. Its coverage includes the economy, society, politics and...
Published November 18th 2008 by Routledge
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China's New Creative Clusters
Governance, Human Capital and Investment
Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series
Recognising that creativity is a major driving force in the post-industrial economy, the Chinese government has recently established a range of "creative clusters" – industrial parks devoted to media industries, and arts districts – in order to promote the development of the creative industries....
Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
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Chinese Society - Change and Transformation
Series: China Policy Series
There is growing interest in social transformation in contemporary China, with much work published on the subject. This book is different from other books in that it presents an overview of the work of Chinese sociologists on how Chinese society is changing. It reports on a great deal of original...
Published July 4th 2012 by Routledge
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HIV/AIDS in China - The Economic and Social Determinants
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
South and East Asia may well become the epicentres of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. More than three-quarters of a million people are now estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS in China. In 2009, AIDS had already become the leading cause of death by infectious disease. Yet, even despite China’s recent...
Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
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The Lahu Minority in Southwest China
A Response to Ethnic Marginalization on the Frontier
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
The Lahu, with a population of around 470,000, inhabit the mountainous country in Yunnan Province bordering on Burma, Laos and northern Thailand. Buddhists, with a long history of resistance to the Chinese Han majority, the Lahu are currently facing a serious collapse of their traditional social...
Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
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The Middle Class in Neoliberal China
Governing Risk, Life-Building, and Themed Spaces
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Since the late 1970s, China’s move towards neoliberalism has made it not only one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but also one of the most polarised states. This economic, social and political transformation has led to the emergence of a new Chinese middle class, and understanding the...
Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
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Chinese Middle Classes
China, Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
This book uses both systematic survey data analysis and case studies to portray and compare the emerging middle classes in four ethnic-Chinese societies (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Urban China) and explores whether or not there are uniquely ethnic Chinese middle classes that can be...
To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Mapping Media in China
Region, Province, Locality
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Mapping Media in China is the first book-length study that goes below the ‘national’ scale to focus on the rich diversity of media in China from local, provincial and regional angles. China’s media has played a crucial role in shaping and directing the country’s social and cultural changes, and...
Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
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Gender and Education in China
Gender Discourses and Women's Schooling in the Early Twentieth Century
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Gender and Education in China analyzes the significance, impact and nature of women's public education in China from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century. Educational change was an integral aspect of the early twentieth century state-building and modernizing reforms implemented by...
Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
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Mobile Communication and Greater China
Series: Routledge Research on Social Work, Social Policy and Social Development in Greater China
This edited volume is the first book-length study focusing entirely on mobile phone use in China. Drawing on examples from a wide range of contemporary situations in China and beyond, the contributors argue that the mobile phone is in fact an important means by which one can understand a rapidly...
Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
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Foreigners and Foreign Institutions in Republican China
Series: Chinese Worlds
Republican China attracted an uncommon diversity of foreign interests, groups, and individuals, which included missionaries, adventurers, diplomats, academics, humanitarians and refugees, as well as hedonists and tourists. By exploring the diverse nature of foreign activities in Republican China,...
Published July 22nd 2012 by Routledge
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History and Citizenship Education in Post-Mao China
Politics, Policy, Praxis
Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia
This book examines the development of education in China over the past three decades, exploring the ways in which the manifold ‘contradictions’ both within and between policy prescriptions, pedagogical theory and classroom implementation have been handled where issues of political socialisation,...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Education and Society in Post-Mao China
Pragmatism and ideology in the quest for modernization
Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia
This book provides an overview of the development of China’s education system in the period since the end of the Cultural Revolution by analyzing the shifts in education policy and practice, and in related financial and administrative structures, highlighting the ways in which these have resulted...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Prostitution Scandals in China
Policing, Media and Society
Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
Prostitution Scandals in China presents an examination of media coverage of prostitution-related scandals in contemporary China. It demonstrates that the subject of prostitution is not only widely debated, but also that these public discussions have ramifications for some of the key social, legal...
Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
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Young Chinese in Urban China
Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quests to understand themselves. The author examines social factors such as changes in the physical construction of urban neighbourhoods;...
Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Remaking China's Great Cities
Space and Culture in Urban Housing, Renewal, and Expansion
Series: Asia's Transformations
This book argues that the production of new urban spaces is a crucial means of state governance in contemporary urban China. The local officials reinforce their political and economic dominance by applying their visions of modernization and globalization to urban planning and regeneration. The...
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Chinese Cinema
Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies
Chinese cinema is the only non-English language cinema to have a significant global presence. From multiplex blockbusters like Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to festival hits such as Jia Zhangke’s Still Life, Chinese cinema succeeds like no other foreign-language cinema. The...
Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
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The Chinese City
China’s cities are home to 10 percent of the world’s population today. They display unprecedented dynamism under the country’s surging economic power. Their remarkable transformation builds on immense traditions, having lived through feudal dynasties, semicolonialism, and socialist commands....
Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
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China and Globalization
The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society, 3rd Edition
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009! In its quarter-century-long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Doug Guthrie examines the reforms driving the...
Published April 4th 2012 by Routledge
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A Chinese Perspective on Teaching and Learning
Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
Bringing together educators from a range of backgrounds - psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, and teaching - this volume shows how Asian cultural values and beliefs can provide a lens through which to understand and envision how curriculum and pedagogy can be creatively adapted,...
Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
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Citizenship Education in China
Preparing Citizens for the "Chinese Century"
Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
There is a flourishing literature on citizenship education in China that is mostly unknown in the West. Liberal political theorists often assume that only in democracy should citizens be prepared for their future responsibilities, yet citizenship education in China has undergone a number of...
To Be Published June 30th 2013 by Routledge
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How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching
Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series
How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching builds upon existing studies to examine mathematics classroom instruction in China. It combines contributions from Chinese scholars with commentary from key Western scholars to offer multiple perspectives in viewing and learning about some...
Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Agricultural Development in China and Africa
A Comparative Analysis
Many African countries are increasingly interested in learning from China's experiences in achieving effective agricultural development. The Chinese government and academic community are also keen to share experiences and lessons with Africa. China made agriculture one of its development assistance...
Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge