Making China Modern

"Thoughtful, probing...a worthy successor to the famous histories of Fairbank and Spence [that] will be read by all students and scholars of modern China."--William C. Kirby, coauthor of Can China Lead?It is tempting to attribute the rise of China to Deng Xiaoping and to recent changes in economic policy. But China has a long history of creative adaptation. In the eighteenth century, the Qing Empire dominated a third of the world's population. Then, as the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion ripped the country apart, China found itself verging on free fall. More recently, after Mao, China managed a surprising recovery, rapidly undergoing profound economic and social change. A dynamic story of crisis and recovery, failure and triumph, Making China Modern explores the versatility and resourcefulness that guaranteed China's survival, powered its rise, and will determine its future."Chronicles reforms, revolutions, and wars through the lens of institutions, often rebutting Western impress

A panoramic survey of China’s rise and resilience through war and rebellion, disease and famine, that rewrites China’s history for a new generation.It is tempting to attribute China’s recent ascendanc

In Christianity and Education in Modern China, Wong Man Kong, George Kam Wah Mak, and other contributors demonstrate how Christianity served as a driving force in the development of modern education in China. Each of the chapters offers new insights into Christian involvement in different issues concerning education in modern China. The contributors examine how Christian missionaries and Chinese Christian educators interacted with China’s social, cultural, and political contexts. Also explored are the Christian legacies of higher education in mainland China and Taiwan, as well as how the spirit of Christian higher education in modern China has been carried on in Asia. This volume suggests that Western missionary and Chinese Christian perspectives of higher education were complementary with each other in modern China.

Everyday Masculinities in 21st-Century China: The Making of Able-Responsible Men argues that a moral dimension in Chinese masculinity is of growing significance in fast-changing China. ‘Able-responsib

Making National Heroes is an ethnography of the making of national heroes in the commemoration of the Second World War in contemporary China. Foregrounding the lived experience of men and women who participate in commemorative activities, it theorises how masculinity and nationalism entangle in recollecting war memories. Taking the feminist line of inquiry, this anthropological study develops an approach to capture the centrality of making exemplars in the realisation of hegemonic masculinities. It adds a gender perspective to studies on exemplarist moral theory and theorises exemplary men’s cross-cultural significance in defining masculinities. Researchers in the fields of critical masculinity studies, anthropology, feminist methodology, China studies, and memory studies will be interested in this book.

Exploring Traditional Chinese Festivals in China traces the history and development of various festivals celebrated in China. Many of these festivals have evolved into modern variations practiced in p

The crisis of masculinity surfaced and converged with the crisis of the nation in the late Qing, after the doors of China were forced open by Opium Wars. The power of physical aggression increasingly overshadowed literary attainments and became a new imperative of male honor in the late Qing and early Republican China. Afflicted with anxiety and indignation about their increasingly effeminate image as perceived by Western colonial powers, Chinese intellectuals strategically distanced themselves from the old literati and reassessed their positions vis-à-vis violence. In Mastery of Words and Swords: Negotiating Intellectual Masculinities in Modern China, 1890s–1930s, Jun Lei explores the formation and evolution of modern Chinese intellectual masculinities as constituted in racial, gender, and class discourses mediated by the West and Japan. This book brings to light a new area of interest in the “Man Question” within gender studies in which women have typically been the focus. To fully r

In The Making of Macau’s Fusion Cuisine: From Family Table to World Stage, Annabel Jackson argues that Macanese cuisine cannot be seen as a unique product of Portuguese colonialism in southern China.

As a vehicle to convey both the history of modern China and the complex forces still driving the nation’s economic success, rail has no equal. Railroads and the Transformation of China is the first co

Negotiating Religion in Modern China traces the history of the Chinese state's relationship with religion from 1900 to 1937. The revolutionary regime condemned religious practice in the early twentiet

In recent years, China has been making frequent moves, both domestically and internationally. Not only is there internal political instability, but these actions are also affecting political, economic, and even the delicate dynamics between China and the United States on the global stage. To address these challenges, a profound understanding of China and the Chinese Communist Party is essential. In this book, the author will unveil the lesser-known aspects of China for you!近年來，中國在國內和國際上動作頻頻。這些行為不僅存在內部政治不穩定，也影響政治、經濟，甚至全球舞台上中美之間的微妙動態。為了應對這些挑戰，對中國和中國共產黨的深刻理解至關重要。在本書中，作者將為您揭開中國鮮為人知的一面！

In Painting Architecture: Jiehua in Yuan China, 1271–1368, Leqi Yu has conducted comprehensive research on jiehua or ruled-line painting, a unique painting genre in fourteenth-century China. This genre relies on tools such as rulers to represent architectural details and structures accurately. Such technical consideration and mechanical perfection linked this painting category with the builder’s art, which led to Chinese elites’ belittlement and won Mongol patrons’ admiration. Yu suggests that painters in the Yuan dynasty made new efforts towards a unique modular system and an unsurpassable plain-drawing tradition. She argues that these two strategies made architectural paintings in the Yuan dynasty entirely different from their predecessors, as well as making the art form extremely difficult for subsequent painters to imitate.

China—Art—Modernity provides a critical introduction to modern and contemporary Chinese art as a whole. It illuminates what is distinctive and significant about the rich range of art created during th

China―Art―Modernity provides a critical introduction to modern and contemporary Chinese art as a whole. It illuminates what is distinctive and significant about the rich range of art created during th

《建國方略》是孫文於1917年至1920年期間完成的3本著作的合訂本。它們分別是： 一、心理建設《孫文學說》於1919年完稿；二、物質建設《實業計畫》原以英文發表，於1920年完稿，1921年出中文本並加序，英文本名為《The International Development of China》；三、社會建設《民權初步》於1917年完稿，原名《會議通則》。

Karl Theodor Jaspers (February 23, 1883 – February 26, 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy. After being trained in

In the West, love occupies center stage in the modern age, whether in art, intellectual life, or the economic life. We may observe a similar development in China, on its own impetus, which has resulted in this characteristic of modernity—this feature of modern life has been securely and unambiguously established, not the least facilitated by the thriving of literature about qing, whether in traditional or modern forms.Qiancheng Li concentrates on the nuances of a similar trend manifested in the Chinese context. The emphasis is on critical readings of the texts that have shaped this trend, including important Ming- and Qing-dynasty works of drama, Buddhist texts and other religious/philosophical works, in all their subtlety and evocative power.

Animals inspire their little ones to chase their dreams and reach for the stars in this modern classic-in-the-making from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Ferry and Caldecott honoree Molly Idle.

Traditionally, the South China Sea (SCS) issue was not on the negotiation table between the United States and China. However, the tensions between the United States and China over the SCS have gradual

More than any other treasure, Shijing 詩經 contains the historical roots of China, from which much of modern culture grew. From a lovelorn young man to an aging woman spurned by her wedded husband, from

When Young Fu arrives with his mother in bustling 1920s Chungking, all he has seen of the world is the rural farming village where he has grown up. He knows nothing of city life. But the city, with its wonders and dangers, fascinates the 13-year-old boy, and he sets out to make the best of what it has to offer him.First published in 1932, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze was one of the earliest Newbery Medal winners. Although China has changed since that time, Young Fu’s experiences are universal: making friends, making mistakes, and making one’s way in the world.

Renowned for his absurdist re-visioning of the world and experimentation with the techniques of humour in his writings, Lao She has written about most major historical events in modern China. In is ma

是誰在自己的婚禮上，說出「下次結婚再到這地來」的驚人之語？是誰讓中國現代小說進入美國學術殿堂，將張愛玲、錢鍾書等人推上文學巨匠之林？來吧！為您介紹這位總也不老的「夏判官」......夏志清是美國研究中國文學的重量級人物，也是中外著名的文學評論家。他的成名巨著A History of Modern Chinese Fiction（《中國現代小說史》）不僅讓中國現代小說進入美國學術殿堂，還將張愛玲、錢

This book explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), one of the most controversial of modern Chinese intellectuals and brother of the writ

During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What h

The fifth title in Gary Northfield's exciting, action-packed and hysterically funny series brimming with fascinating facts about Ancient China. In the much-anticipated new Julius Zebra book, Commotion in Ancient China!, the friends travel along the Silk Roads to Ancient China as they hope to discover the secret of silkmaking. What could possibly go wrong as our unlikely heroes dress up as a giant dragon, play "kickball" by the Great Wall of China, meet the Emperor, practise martial arts and fly Milus the lion as a kite?Perfect for readers aged 7+ with its riotously funny, action-packed storyline, short chapters, speech bubbles and cartoon-style illustrations throughout.A hugely enjoyable addition to this award-winning and internationally bestselling series that educates and entertains in equal measure!The Julius Zebra books can be read in any order.

In an epic historical story that talks directly to our times, Cross and Dragon dramatizes the life of one of the most famous Western figures in China: Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci. Sent by the Pope in the late 16th century to convert the Chinese Emperor, Ricci was faced with a “mission impossible” as China in the Ming Dynasty did not allow foreigners to enter the country.

The Classic of Poetry (Shijing), also known as the “Mao Poetry” (Mao Shi), is the oldest existing collection of poetry in China, or indeed anywhere in the world. As a fountainhead of the Chinese literary tradition, it has endured over two and a half millennia of continuous readership. In this volume, eminent sinologist Edward L. Shaughnessy presents a complete English translation of the 305 discrete poems from the Classic of Poetry, divided into the Feng 風“ Ya 雅“ and Song 頌“ Combining the received text with newly unearthed manuscript discoveries, Shaughnessy offers a modern, authoritative interpretation that departs from the dated translations of earlier scholars. His masterful rendering encapsulates the essence of this poetic treasury, reflecting the diverse aspects of life, love, nature, and ritual in ancient China.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Professor Shaughnessy’s translation of the Classic of Poetry

Hong Kong and Macau have both been Special Administrative Regions of China since 1999. To this day, however, the two SARs and mainland China have yet to form a cohesive agreement for extradition. Yanhong Yin proposes a theoretical model—the China Arrest Warrant—that fulfils three essential criteria: compliance with the framework of “One Country, Two Systems,” allowance for differences within the three divergent legal systems, and sufficient human rights protection.This model takes direct inspiration from the European Arrest Warrant, which is undergirded by the principle of mutual recognition—the idea that while states may make different decisions on a wide range of matters, results will be accepted as equivalent to decisions made by one’s own state. The success of the European Union’s adoption of mutual recognition across political, economic, and legal situations is instrumental in providing a blueprint for judicial cooperation among mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR. This a

Chen Shui-bian is one of the most consequential -- and controversial -- politicians in Taiwan’s modern history. He broke the political grip of the ruling Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), winning the presidency in 2000 and paving the way for the first peaceful transfer of power to the opposition – the Democratic Progressive Party.But he was also convicted in four corruption-related criminal cases, and his actions inflicted great political harm on a young democracy. Ultimately, Chen will be remembered as the first president of Taiwan to be sentenced to jail.Chen’s intriguing story deserves retelling, and veteran journalist Osman Tseng is uniquely suited to the task. Tseng’s journalistic career spanned more than four decades with the Chinese language China Times as well as English media outlets, the China Post, and the China Economic News Service (CENS). This gave him a choice vantage point for observing Chen’s political ascent and the dramatic legal battles of his eventual downfall.◎代理經銷：

Making Friends #1 (Graphic Novel)Making Friends #2: Back to the Drawing Board (Graphic Novel)Making Friends #3: Third Time's a Charm (Graphic Novel)Making Friends #4: Together Forever (Graphic Novel)

An examination of the Counter-Enlightenment movement in China. In Modern Chinese Counter-Enlightenment, Peng Hsiao-yen argues that a trend of Counter-Enlightenment had grown from the late Qing to the May Fourth era in the 1910s to the 1920s and continued to the 1940s. She demonstrates how Counter-Enlightenment was manifested with case studies such as Lu Xun's writings in the late 1900s, the Aesthetic Education movement from the 1910s to 1920s, and the Science and Lifeview debate in the 1920s. During the period, the life philosophy movement, highlighting the epistemic debate on affect and reason, is connected with its counterparts in Germany, France, and Japan. The movement had a widespread and long-term impact on Chinese philosophy and literature. Using the transcultural lexicon as methodology, this book traces how the German term Lebensanschauung (life view), a key concept in Rudolf Eucken's life philosophy, constituted a global tide of Counter-Enlightenment that influenced the though

Heritage and History in the China–Australia Migration Corridor traces the material and social legacy of migration from China to Australia from the 1840s until the present day. The volume offers a multidimensional examination of the material footprint of migration as it exists in the migration corridor stretching between Zhongshan county in south China and Australia. Spanning the fields of heritage studies, migration studies, and Chinese diaspora history, Denis Byrne, Ien Ang, Phillip Mar, and other contributors foreground a transnational approach to the heritage of migration, one that takes account of the flows of people, ideas, objects, and money that circulate through migration corridors, forming intricate ongoing bonds between those who migrated to Australia and their home villages in China.

This book contains analysis of different domains of contemporary art in China seen through the lens of the epistemological changes described in China Pluperfect I: Epistemology of Past and Outside in Chinese Art.It first looks at the concept of “ink art,” describing how it meant different things to different people in the former colony and how these different meanings came to determine certain institutional choices made at the beginning of the 21st century. The following chapters are dedicated to issues related to the urban and rural contexts for art creation in Mainland China and Hong Kong. One chapter observes the ups and downs of the representations of cities in the history of the People’s Republic of China and how they have defined a certain idea of culture. Another looks at how Chinese cities have been exceptional centers of art creations over the last thirty to forty years through the example of Shenzhen where a vibrant art scene, albeit closely connected to Hong Kong which has b

「這本富涵思想性、鞭辟入裡的著作，是費正清、史景遷所撰歷史名著當之無愧的後繼者，未來，凡是攻讀中國現代史的學生和鑽研中國現代史的學者，必定會讀這本書。」──柯偉林（William C. Kirby），美國哈佛大學費正清中國研究中心前所長「當今之世，我們都必須接受中國的巨大影響力存在於眾多領域這個事實。我們得學著和現在這個樣子的中國並存，而非和我們所希望的中國並存。因此，中國之外的每個人都需要研究中國，需要投注精力在相關的專業知識和學術知識上。我認為，無可替代的上佳之策仍是盡可能與中國協力前行，同時努力增進我們對中國內部動態、情況的理解。在全球化的世界裡，彼此的命運緊繫相連，密不可分。我相信，對於隔著窄窄的臺灣海峽與中國大陸相望的臺灣來說，更是如此。」──余凱思（Klaus Mühlhahn），本書作者本書是一部中國近現代通史，主軸在追索中國現代化之路，從清帝國入主中原的一六四四年開始講起，一路談到習近平上臺執政後的二〇一七年，時間跨度將近四百年。被譽為是繼徐中約《中國近代史》、史景遷《追尋現代中國》，睽違多年之後的又一部重量級中國近現代通史。二十一世紀最引人矚目的現象級現象，或許莫過於「中國崛起」。該如何理解中國崛起（威脅）這個迫切的當代議題？本書提供了一個全面且即時的歷史視角。今日許多人將中國崛起看成是這四十年的事，始於一九七八年鄧小平掌權，但歷史學家很清楚，中國崛起所花的時間遠超過四十年。本書作者余凱思為專治中國近現代史的漢學家，他跳脫中共民族復興敘事和中華民國史觀，以局外人的客觀眼光，對中國崛起進行長時段的考察。從清帝國到習近平這段中國歷史，是一個龐然大物，內容複雜。為免讀者迷失在改革與革命、民亂與內戰、帝國侵略與軍閥割據的細微末節裡，作者馭繁為簡，聚焦於數百年來各政權在制度方面的缺失和重建，嘗試回答中國近現代史的一個核心問題：即，中國是如何轉型成為一個現代化的民族國家；亦即，如何從崩潰的帝國（滿清）、效能不彰的共和國（民國時期）、停滯又瘋狂的毛主義中國，變成現在的經濟巨人和超級強權。作者特別留意經濟制度，著墨與洞見頗多，為其他中國通史類著作所少見；並盡可能將中國的發展置於國際和全球脈絡裡觀察，視野相對開闊，為本書另一特色。全書結構井然，分成四部，每一部三章。各部開頭均有一篇全景式綜論，勾勒一個時代整體的輪廓。上冊包含第一部、第二部（從清帝國到中華民國在中國的

「這本富涵思想性、鞭辟入裡的著作，是費正清、史景遷所撰歷史名著當之無愧的後繼者，未來，凡是攻讀中國現代史的學生和鑽研中國現代史的學者，必定會讀這本書。」──柯偉林（William C. Kirby），美國哈佛大學費正清中國研究中心前所長「當今之世，我們都必須接受中國的巨大影響力存在於眾多領域這個事實。我們得學著和現在這個樣子的中國並存，而非和我們所希望的中國並存。因此，中國之外的每個人都需要研究中國，需要投注精力在相關的專業知識和學術知識上。我認為，無可替代的上佳之策仍是盡可能與中國協力前行，同時努力增進我們對中國內部動態、情況的理解。在全球化的世界裡，彼此的命運緊繫相連，密不可分。我相信，對於隔著窄窄的臺灣海峽與中國大陸相望的臺灣來說，更是如此。」──余凱思（Klaus Mühlhahn），本書作者本書是一部中國近現代通史，主軸在追索中國現代化之路，從清帝國入主中原的一六四四年開始講起，一路談到習近平上臺執政後的二〇一七年，時間跨度將近四百年。被譽為是繼徐中約《中國近代史》、史景遷《追尋現代中國》，睽違多年之後的又一部重量級中國近現代通史。二十一世紀最引人矚目的現象級現象，或許莫過於「中國崛起」。該如何理解中國崛起（威脅）這個迫切的當代議題？本書提供了一個全面且即時的歷史視角。今日許多人將中國崛起看成是這四十年的事，始於一九七八年鄧小平掌權，但歷史學家很清楚，中國崛起所花的時間遠超過四十年。本書作者余凱思為專治中國近現代史的漢學家，他跳脫中共民族復興敘事和中華民國史觀，以局外人的客觀眼光，對中國崛起進行長時段的考察。從清帝國到習近平這段中國歷史，是一個龐然大物，內容複雜。為免讀者迷失在改革與革命、民亂與內戰、帝國侵略與軍閥割據的細微末節裡，作者馭繁為簡，聚焦於數百年來各政權在制度方面的缺失和重建，嘗試回答中國近現代史的一個核心問題：即，中國是如何轉型成為一個現代化的民族國家；亦即，如何從崩潰的帝國（滿清）、效能不彰的共和國（民國時期）、停滯又瘋狂的毛主義中國，變成現在的經濟巨人和超級強權。作者特別留意經濟制度，著墨與洞見頗多，為其他中國通史類著作所少見；並盡可能將中國的發展置於國際和全球脈絡裡觀察，視野相對開闊，為本書另一特色。全書結構井然，分成四部，每一部三章。各部開頭均有一篇全景式綜論，勾勒一個時代整體的輪廓。上冊包含第一部、第二部（從清帝國到中華民國在中國的

Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family's 'china room', sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.Spiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred.In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence - his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth - he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, before finally finding the strength to return 'home'.

This ground-breaking edited collection draws together Australian historical scholarship on Chinese women, their gendered migrations, and their mobile lives between China and Australia. It considers di

Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960–1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into S

What would it be like to live in China? How is China's culture unique? Explore the sights, traditions, and daily lives of the Chinese!