Chinese Studies

Granet’s original work delves deep into the religious and spiritual customs of ancient China by analysing their festivals and songs from the Book of Odes including the original Chinese script. This translation, originally published in 1932, aimed to present Granet’s observations to a wider English r..

Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with almost 5,000 women, this book examines footbinding as Sichuan women remember it from the final years of the empire and the troubled times before the 1949 revolution. It focuses on two key questions: what motivated parents to maintain this custom, an..

Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with almost 5,000 women, this book examines footbinding as Sichuan women remember it from the final years of the empire and the troubled times before the 1949 revolution. It focuses on two key questions: what motivated parents to maintain this custom, an..

Although Freedom of Information (FOI) in China is often perceived as a recent and intriguing phenomenon, this book presents a complex and detailed understanding of the evolution of FOI in China, using information flow analysis to explore the gradual development of government receptivity to FOI in an..

Although Freedom of Information (FOI) in China is often perceived as a recent and intriguing phenomenon, this book presents a complex and detailed understanding of the evolution of FOI in China, using information flow analysis to explore the gradual development of government receptivity to FOI in an..

The collection presents the proceedings of the international colloquium held in Sankt Augustin in 1997 and additional materials. The articles are written in English, German or Chinese (with English abstracts). The volume includes a general index with glossary...

The essays in this volume examine how women’s well-being compared with men’s is being affected by the reforms associated with China’s membership in the WTO._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Feminist Economics...

The essays in this volume examine how women’s well-being compared with men’s is being affected by the reforms associated with China’s membership in the WTO._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Feminist Economics...

This book explores young people’s experiences of, and views on, dating, gender, sexuality, sexual hegemony and violence within dating relationships. Based on interviews and focus groups conducted in Beijing, and the book reveals insights on a wide range of issues of gender and sexuality in contempor..

Director Zhang Yimou's film Hero, released in 2002, is widely regarded as the first globally successful indigenous Chinese blockbuster, touching on key questions of Chinese culture, nation and politics. This book explores the reasons for the film’s popularity with its audiences, and provides fascina..

The volume focuses on the issue of globalization of research and development (R&D) in China...

The volume focuses on the issue of globalization of research and development (R&D) in China...