Village Governance In North China
Village Governance In North China

ThisbookisaboutvillagegovernanceinChinaduringthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies.DrawingongovernmentarchivesfromHuailucounty,Hebeiprovince,itexploreslocalpractices

The Search for Modern China
The Search for Modern China

"Aremarkableachievement...vivid...fluent,graceful....Apublishingevent."—BostonGlobeInthiswidelyacclaimedhistoryofmodernChina,JonathanSpenceachievesafineblendofnarrativerichnes

Urban Spaces in Contemporary China
Urban Spaces in Contemporary China

Exploringhowthecharacterofcitylifechangedafterpolitical-economicrestructuringintensifiedin1984,thisstudyrevealshowthechangeaffectedthecreationofnewphysical,economicandcultu

China and the Christian Impact
China and the Christian Impact

谢和耐(JacquesGernet,法国,1921-)是法国20世纪下半叶著名的汉学家、历史学家、社会学家、法国金石和美文学科学院院士,法兰西学院名誉教授。他专事中国社会和文化史研究,著述等身,是法国汉学界的头面人物,也是一位承上启下的人物。他以传统但不保守的治学方法,既继承了考证派的某些传统,又极大地突破了他们的框框,在中国历史研究方面取得巨大成绩,开拓了法国汉学界的一代新风,在汉学界享

Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China
Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China

Formodernpeople,ghoststoriesarenomorethanthrillingentertainment.Forthoselivinginantiquity,ghostswerefarmoreseriousbeings,astheycouldaffectthelifeanddeathofpeopleandcau

Astrology and Cosmology in Early China
Astrology and Cosmology in Early China

http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/east-asian-history/astrology-and-cosmology-early-china-conforming-earth-heavenTheancientChinesewereprofoundlyinfluencedbytheSun,Moon

Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China
Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China

Thisbookwasoriginallypublishedpriorto1923,andrepresentsareproductionofanimportanthistoricalwork,maintainingthesameformatastheoriginalwork.Whilesomepublishershaveoptedtoa

Media Politics in China
Media Politics in China

Whowatchesovertheparty-state?Inthisengaginganalysis,MariaRepnikovarevealsthewebsofanuneasypartnershipbetweencriticaljournalistsandthestateinChina.Morethanmerelyapassivem

Collective Resistance in China
Collective Resistance in China

AlthoughacademicshavepaidmuchattentiontocontentiouspoliticsinChinaandelsewhere,researchontheoutcomesofsocialprotests,bothdirectandindirect,innon-democraciesisstilllimited.