A novel approach to Chinese history is adopted here, in that the theme of the book is China's relations with the non-Chinese world, not only political and econo

This book examines cities of the Jiangnan region of south-central China between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries, an area considered to be the model of a su

"This clearly organized, well-researched book on the medieval catalogs of Buddhist writings in China illuminates the shaky foundations of modern Buddhist resear

Covers monographs, conference proceedings, and theses that relate to film studies in and about mainland China published between 1920 and 2003. It references bas

China: Adapting the Past, Confronting the Future combines original essays by leading experts with excerpts from primary sources, the latest scholarship, Chinese