This page lists all upcoming China books, defined broadly as any English-language book on or from China that is slated to be published in the next four months. We update this list on a biweekly basis (monthly in the summer). If you think we have missed a book, contact us at listings@chinabooksreview.com, with the publisher link. The categories below are designed to present books by broad groupings, not as a perfect classification, and carousels are capped at 25 titles. Blurbs are adapted from publisher copy.
Coming soon
The Alcock Album
Scenes of China Consular Life 1843–1853
Andrew Hillier
A collection of drawings and paintings by the British Consul in China, Rutherford Alcock, and his wife.
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The Great Reversal
Britain, China, and the Struggle for Power and Influence that Shaped the Modern World
Kerry Brown
A history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present.
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A New Cold War
US-China Relations in the 21st Century
Zeno Leoni
An argument that the US and China are locked in a new type of cold war where mechanisms of deterrence and competition differ compared to those of the Cold War.
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A Day in Hong Kong
A Cantonese Cookbook
ArChan Chan
A culinary journey through Hong Kong from breakfast to dinner.
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A Geek in China
Discovering the Land of Bullet Trains, Alibaba and Dim Sum
Matthew B. Christensen
A short introduction to Chinese culture, cuisine, history and daily life.
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The Most Famous Woman in China
Yue-Sai Kan
An autobiography of Yue-Sai Kan recounting how the arc of her life mirrors China's development as a nation.
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Sino-Iranian and Sino-Arabian Relations in Late Antiquity
China and the Parthians, Sasanians, and Arabs in the First Millennium
Jeffrey Kotyk
A history of connections between West and East.
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Shanghai Bund Architecture
Michelle Qiao, Zhang Xuefei
A presentation of the stories of Bund architecture from a journalistic perspective, including 120 images and historical photos.
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The Indigenization of Christianity in China II
1922–1927
Qi Duan
The second installment of a three-part history of how Christianity embedded itself into Chinese culture.
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The Indigenization of Christianity in China III
1927–2000
Qi Duan
The final installment of a three-part history of how Christianity embedded itself into Chinese culture.
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Taiwan’s Presidents
Profiles of the Majestic Six
John F. Copper
An assessment of Taiwan's six key presidents that focuses on politics, economics, elections, successes and failures in office, popularity and democratization.
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Mobilising China’s One-Child Generation
Education, Nationalism and Youth Militarisation in the PRC
Orna Naftali
An exploration of the spread of martial logic and techniques into Chinese schools, drawing on Chinese-language publications and interviews with high-school students.
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Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue
A Literary Translation of the First Chinese Novel, Wu Yue Chunqiu
Olivia Anna Rovsing Milburn
A new translation of the oldest surviving novel written in the Chinese language.
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Early China
The Making of the Chinese Cultural Sphere
Jianye Han
A history of the lineage and developmental evolution of archaeological cultures in early China.
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State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China
The Collapse of the Qin Empire, 221-207 BCE
Chun Fung Tong
A study of the collapse of China's Qin Empire that argues that the collapse was rooted in persistent structural problems.
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Bone, Bronze and Bamboo
Unearthing Early China With Sarah Allan
Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster, Susan Blader
An account of the archeological findings and recovered manuscripts that have cast early China in a new light.
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Affective Betrayal
Mind, Music and Embodied Action in Late Qing China
Jean Tsui
A look at some of the unresolved moral and philosophical obstacles China encountered in the past, as well as the cultural predicament it faces today, through the analytical framework of "affect".
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Chinese Cuisine
Recipes and Anecdotes from Chinese Gastronomic Culture
Margot Zhang (illus. Zhao En Yang)
An illustrated introduction to Chinese cooking and aspects of Chinese food culture.
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Mission to Mao
US Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II
Sara B. Castro
An innovative history of US intelligence officers on the ground and the first official contacts between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
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The Red Lie
A Story of Family, Betrayal, and My Escape from China
Hua Foley
An account by a Chinese dissident of her childhood as the daughter of a CCP propaganda officer.
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Model Minority Gone Rogue
How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off script
Qin Qin
An autobiographical story of how an unhappy overachiever working for a prestigious law firm quit, changed paths, changed countries, changed her entire view of what the world could be, and who she could be.
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Women and Their Warlords
Domesticating Militarism in Modern China
Ket Merkel-Hess
An exploration of the political and cultural impacts of the female relatives of China's 20th century warlords.
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Where Every Ghost Has a Name
A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence
Kim Liao
A family history written by the granddaughter of a Taiwanese independence movement leader persecuted by the Kuomintang.
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Confronting China
U.S. Defense Policy in an Era of Great Power Competition
Eds. James H. Anderson, Daniel R. Green
A collection of analyses from national security practitioners on the different dimensions of China's growing power.
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America’s Cold War against China
Destined to Fail
Peter Nolan
An argument that U.S. efforts to exercise hegemony over Asia have failed, leaving the U.S. in a position where cooperation with China is its best alternative.
BuyUpcoming Politics Books
A New Cold War
US-China Relations in the 21st Century
Zeno Leoni
An argument that the US and China are locked in a new type of cold war where mechanisms of deterrence and competition differ compared to those of the Cold War.
Buy
Taiwan’s Presidents
Profiles of the Majestic Six
John F. Copper
An assessment of Taiwan's six key presidents that focuses on politics, economics, elections, successes and failures in office, popularity and democratization.
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Women and Their Warlords
Domesticating Militarism in Modern China
Ket Merkel-Hess
An exploration of the political and cultural impacts of the female relatives of China's 20th century warlords.
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Where Every Ghost Has a Name
A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence
Kim Liao
A family history written by the granddaughter of a Taiwanese independence movement leader persecuted by the Kuomintang.
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Confronting China
U.S. Defense Policy in an Era of Great Power Competition
Eds. James H. Anderson, Daniel R. Green
A collection of analyses from national security practitioners on the different dimensions of China's growing power.
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America’s Cold War against China
Destined to Fail
Peter Nolan
An argument that U.S. efforts to exercise hegemony over Asia have failed, leaving the U.S. in a position where cooperation with China is its best alternative.
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To Overthrow the World
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
Sean McMeekin
A global history of Communism tracing its ascent from theory to practice, from Marx to Mao.
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Critical Issues in Contemporary China
Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’
Czeslaw Tubilewicz
An empirical academic overview of Xi Jinping's approach to China's present economic and social issues.
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China’s Diplomacy and International Law
Modern China and International Economic Law
Huikang Huang
A legal analysis of the challenges China faces in implementing diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
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Hayek and Post-War Chinese Liberalism
Beyond the Enlightenment and National Salvation
Chor-yung Cheung
An analysis of the effects of Hayek's liberal thought on Chinese notions of liberalism.
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In Search of Admiration and Respect
Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875-1974
Yanqiu Zheng
An examination of the institutionalization of Chinese cultural diplomacy in the period between high imperialism and the international ascendance of the People's Republic of China.
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Geopolitics and China’s Patronage Strategy
The Wary Patron, the Autonomous Client, and the Vietnam War
Dalton Lin
An analysis of how geopolitical circumstances lead China to adjust its regional resource patronage strategies.
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Community Governance in China
History and Reality (China Perspectives)
Wu Xiaolin
An analysis of historical and modern approaches to community governance in China.
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Beyond Power Transitions
The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
David Kang, Xinyu Ma
An examination of the labor politics of the Chinese working class.
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China Rule of Law and the West
Michael Hooper
An argument that the CCP uses the letter of law to dissuade potential challengers and gild its policies in moral legitimacy.
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Poverty Alleviation Case Analysis in China
Poverty Alleviation Best Practice via Practices and SDG Strategies
International Poverty Reduction Center In China
An exploration of different poverty alleviation strategies employed by China.
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Why Taiwan Matters
A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future
Kerry Brown
An analysis of the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover.
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Manipulating Authoritarian Citizenship
Security, Development, and Local Membership in China
Samantha A. Vortherms
An examination of how autocrats use institutions to create particularistic membership in citizenship in China.
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On Xi Jinping
How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World
Kevin Rudd
An analysis of how Xi Jinping's political philosophy, 'Marxist-Leninist nationalism,' differs from that of his predecessors and shapes modern China.
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The Book of Politics
China in Theory
Michael Dutton
A theory of politics that seeks to transcend the traditional antagonistic notions of friend and enemy, drawing on Chinese and Western political thought.
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Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics
Third Edition
Eds. Wai-man Lam, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong
An updated edition of a close adn comprehensive look at modern Hong Kong politics up to the present.
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Is the Chinese Economy a Miracle or a Bubble?
Lawrence J. Lau, Lawrence Juen-yee Lau
A collected volume of Professor Lawrence J. Lau's papers looking at the growth of the Chinese economy over the past decades.
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Appearance Politics
Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China
Lex Lu
An academic analysis of managing optics as a political tool in Chinese history and contemporary politics.
BuyUpcoming History Books
The Great Reversal
Britain, China, and the Struggle for Power and Influence that Shaped the Modern World
Kerry Brown
A history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present.
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Sino-Iranian and Sino-Arabian Relations in Late Antiquity
China and the Parthians, Sasanians, and Arabs in the First Millennium
Jeffrey Kotyk
A history of connections between West and East.
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The Indigenization of Christianity in China II
1922–1927
Qi Duan
The second installment of a three-part history of how Christianity embedded itself into Chinese culture.
Buy
The Indigenization of Christianity in China III
1927–2000
Qi Duan
The final installment of a three-part history of how Christianity embedded itself into Chinese culture.
Buy
Early China
The Making of the Chinese Cultural Sphere
Jianye Han
A history of the lineage and developmental evolution of archaeological cultures in early China.
Buy
State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China
The Collapse of the Qin Empire, 221-207 BCE
Chun Fung Tong
A study of the collapse of China's Qin Empire that argues that the collapse was rooted in persistent structural problems.
Buy
Bone, Bronze and Bamboo
Unearthing Early China With Sarah Allan
Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster, Susan Blader
An account of the archeological findings and recovered manuscripts that have cast early China in a new light.
Buy
Mission to Mao
US Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II
Sara B. Castro
An innovative history of US intelligence officers on the ground and the first official contacts between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
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Good Wife, Wise Mother
Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule
Fang Yu Hu
A history of Taiwan that uses female education and citizenship as a lens to examine Taiwan as a colonial crossroads between Chinese and Japanese ideas and practices.
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Environment and Selection of Technology
The Historical Agrotechnical Geography of West China During the Qing Dynasty
Zhenghong Xiao (tr. Xiaoming Xu)
An historical analysis of West Chinese development, focusing on agricultural technology selection.
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Not Just a Man’s War
Chinese Women's Memories of the War of Resistance against Japan, 1931-45
Yihong Pan
A look at the stories of ordinary Chinese women during WWII, told through interviews, published reminiscences and oral histories.
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China and the Palestinian Organizations
1964-1971
Shai Har-El
An exploration of the relations between China and the Palestinian organizations and their development during the period between 1964 and 1971.
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Media and Truth
French Media and the Depiction of China
Maxime Vivas
A picture of China drawn from the perspective of the French media and France's political class.
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A Catalog of Benevolent Items
Li Shizhen's Compendium of Classical Chinese Knowledge
Li Shizhen (tr. Paul U. Unschuld)
A distillation of 10 volumes, 4 dictionaries, and 1,800 years of knowledge into an introduction to the Ben cao gang mu, an encyclopedia of natural history and medicine published in China in 1593.
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My Grandfather Duan Qirui and the Review and Reflection of the Century
Naihui Zhang, William Chang, David J Liu
A biography of former Beiyang Army commander and leader of the Republic of China Duan Qirui.
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East Asian International Relations in History
The Long and Stormy 20th Century
Kyu-hyun Jo
A history of contemporary East Asian geopolitics, with a focus on imperialism, decolonization, and nationalism.
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Ancient China
An Illustrated Introduction to the History, People, Culture and Beyond
Zhaoyang Zhang, Yi Zou, Biyan Li
An illustrated book chronicling major events which led to the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties.
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Cultural Communications Between China and The Outside World Throughout History
Fuwei Shen, Lyu Rui
A comprehensive timeline of China's communications with the West, including cultural, cartographic, and written exchanges.
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The Origin and Evolution of China’s Names I
The Reigning Dynasties
Hu A-Xiang
A linguistic and historical two-part analysis of the development and proliferation of the different names for China across the globe.
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The Origin and Evolution of China’s Names II
Domestic and Foreign Appellations
Hu A-Xiang
A linguistic and historical two-part analysis of the development and proliferation of the different names for China across the globe.
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The Conscience of the Party
Hu Yaobang, China's Communist Reformer
Robert L. Suettinger
A biography of the Chinese Communist Party's most avid reformer and its general secretary for a part of the 1980s.
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The Great Transformation
China’s Road from Revolution to Reform
Odd Arne Westad and Jian Chen
A history tracing the causes of China's turn from the Cultural Revolution to Reform and Opening and recounting life during the period.
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Emperor of the Seas
Kublai Khan and the Making of China
Jack Weatherford
A history of the technological and political accomplishments of Kublai Khan.
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Reshaping China
The Concept of the Chinese Nation in Modern Times
Xingtao Huang (Eds. Lane J. Harris, Chun Mei)
An exploration of the origins, evolution and dissemination of the concept of the 'Chinese nation' during the late Qing and Republican periods.
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The Politics of Medicine in China
The Policy Process, 1949-1977
David M. Lampton
An examination of changes in Chinese health care policy during the 1949-1977 period.
BuyUpcoming Society/Culture Books
The Alcock Album
Scenes of China Consular Life 1843–1853
Andrew Hillier
A collection of drawings and paintings by the British Consul in China, Rutherford Alcock, and his wife.
Buy
A Day in Hong Kong
A Cantonese Cookbook
ArChan Chan
A culinary journey through Hong Kong from breakfast to dinner.
Buy
A Geek in China
Discovering the Land of Bullet Trains, Alibaba and Dim Sum
Matthew B. Christensen
A short introduction to Chinese culture, cuisine, history and daily life.
Buy
The Most Famous Woman in China
Yue-Sai Kan
An autobiography of Yue-Sai Kan recounting how the arc of her life mirrors China's development as a nation.
Buy
Shanghai Bund Architecture
Michelle Qiao, Zhang Xuefei
A presentation of the stories of Bund architecture from a journalistic perspective, including 120 images and historical photos.
Buy
Mobilising China’s One-Child Generation
Education, Nationalism and Youth Militarisation in the PRC
Orna Naftali
An exploration of the spread of martial logic and techniques into Chinese schools, drawing on Chinese-language publications and interviews with high-school students.
Buy
Affective Betrayal
Mind, Music and Embodied Action in Late Qing China
Jean Tsui
A look at some of the unresolved moral and philosophical obstacles China encountered in the past, as well as the cultural predicament it faces today, through the analytical framework of "affect".
Buy
Chinese Cuisine
Recipes and Anecdotes from Chinese Gastronomic Culture
Margot Zhang (illus. Zhao En Yang)
An illustrated introduction to Chinese cooking and aspects of Chinese food culture.
Buy
The Red Lie
A Story of Family, Betrayal, and My Escape from China
Hua Foley
An account by a Chinese dissident of her childhood as the daughter of a CCP propaganda officer.
Buy
Model Minority Gone Rogue
How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off script
Qin Qin
An autobiographical story of how an unhappy overachiever working for a prestigious law firm quit, changed paths, changed countries, changed her entire view of what the world could be, and who she could be.
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The Vibrant Hong Kong Table
88 Iconic Vegan Recipes from Dim Sum to Late-Night Snacks
Christine Wong
A visual ode to Hong Kong that reimagines 88 classic dishes as plant-based meals.
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The Making of China’s Working Class
A World to Lose
Marc Blecher
A recounting of the history of power transitions in East Asian history and the lessons these bear for present US-China relations.
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Sinophone Studies Across Disciplines
A Reader
Eds. Howard Chiang, Ed. Shu-mei Shih
A compendium of significant contemporary academic works in the field of Sinophone studies.
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Rebirth of Historical Cultural Village in China
Case Study of Wuyan Ancient Village
Guiqing Yang
An architectural analysis of traditional Chinese villages.
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Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Kristina Cho
A collection of California-style Cantonese recipes.
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The Chinese Way
Overcoming Challenges for a Shared Future
Fabio Massimo Parenti
An analysis that explores the challenges faced by China as it forges a path toward a shared future
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The Ink Trail
Hong Kong
Andreas von Buddenbrock
A selection of the best drawings of Andreas von Buddenbrock –also known as "The Ink Trail"–showcasing the places and people he comes across in Hong Kong.
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The Girl Who Dreamed
A Hong Kong Memoir of Triumph Against the Odds
Sonia Leung
A memoir from Sonia Leung's childhood in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Elegies for Empire
A Poetics of Memory in the Late Work of Du Fu
Gregory M. Patterson
A mapping of a poetics of memory in the poems of Du Fu, from his prolific period of residence in Kuizhou.
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Reimagining the More-Than-Human City
Stories from Singapore
Jamie Wang
An examination of Singapore as a model for the future of eco-centric urban design.
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Living Chinese Philosophy
Zoetology as First Philosophy
Roger T. Ames
A comparison of concepts from Greek philosophy with those of the Yiching (Book of Changes).
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Trans-Generational Trauma After the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Transforming Wounds into Work Across Three Generations
Yao Lin
A psychoanalytic examination of the trauma caused by the Cultural Revolution and how it has passed between generations.
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Transformation of Ethical Ideas in Contemporary China
Xinzhong Yao, Shuihuan Wang
An examination of traditional Chinese ethics and their contemporary adaptations that stemmed from dialogue with global perspectives.
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Fighting Stars
Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema
Kyle Barrowman, Mark Gallagher, Yiman Wang
An examination of martial arts film stars and how they can be used to analyze the cultural significance of the 20th century Hong Kong film industry.
BuyUpcoming Fiction Books
Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue
A Literary Translation of the First Chinese Novel, Wu Yue Chunqiu
Olivia Anna Rovsing Milburn
A new translation of the oldest surviving novel written in the Chinese language.
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Sinophagia
A Celebration of Chinese Horror
Ed./Tr. Xueting Christine Ni
An anthology of chilling tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the very first time.
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The Unfilial
Four Tragic Tales from Modern China
Yao Emei (tr. Honey Watson, Martin Ward, Olivia Milburn, Will Spence)
Four short stories shining a light on the crumbling foundations of the Chinese family unit.
Elephant Herd
A Novel
Guixing Zhang (tr. Carlos Rojas)
A novel following a young Malaysian-Chinese man's journey upriver deep into the Sarawak rainforest of northwest Borneo in search of his uncle, the leader of a Communist guerilla group.
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Faces in the Crowd
54 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin
Feng Jicai
A collection of 54 short stories set in Tianjin at the time of the Boxer Rebellion.
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Fate Rewritten
Dong Xi (tr. John Balcom)
A novel following the journey of a top student struggling to escape his humble roots and break into the upper echelons of Chinese society.
The Choice
Zhang Ping (tr. James Trapp)
A novel of corruption and deceit set in a Chinese manufacturing town.
Taiwan Travelogue
A Novel
Yang Shuang-zi (tr. Lin King)
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nestled in an exploration of language, history and power.
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Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
Alice Pung (illus. Sher Rill Ng)
An illustrated children's story of a little boy who must learn to overcome his fears.
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Wu River Variations
Pang Bei (tr. James Trapp)
A novel about PLA codebreakers during The Long March.
For now I am sitting here growing transparent
Yau Ching (tr. Chenxin Jiang)
A collection of poetry by the video artist and queer community organizer Yau Ching.
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Taipei at Daybreak
Brian Hioe
A coming-of-age novel set among the social protests of the early 2010s in East Asia.
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Soft Burial
A Novel
Fang Fang (tr. Michael Berry)
A literary portrait of historical trauma and the psychological toll of repressed violence, intercut through different generations, regions, and time periods.
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The Running Flame
A Novel
Fang Fang (tr. Michael Berry)
A short novel exploring the difficulties of one woman shackled by patriarchal tradition against the backdrop of social change.
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