China Perspectives
About the Book Series
The China Perspectives series focuses on publishing original and translated works by leading Chinese scholars, writing about both global topics and China-related themes. It represents the complete portfolio of Taylor & Francis Books in China, which covers Humanities & Social Sciences, Education, Mental Health and Psychology, Science and Technology, Engineering, as well as many interdisciplinary themes.
This is the first time that any of these books have been published or translated into English for international readers. The series aims to put forward a Chinese perspective, give insights into cutting-edge academic thinking in China, and inspire researchers globally.
To submit proposals, please contact the Taylor & Francis Publisher for China Publishing Programme, Lian Sun ([email protected])
Occupation, Life, and Social Attitudes of Urban Residents in China
1st Edition
Edited
By Wenhong Zhang
March 19, 2027
This book provides a fresh sociological profile and analysis of contemporary urban China by examining the occupational status, living conditions, and social attitudes of urban residents. Drawing on data from a survey of residents in eight representative Chinese cities, including Shanghai, the most ...
Public Health and Social Theory: Empirical Insights from China
1st Edition
By Jing Jun
March 17, 2027
This book examines the public health dimensions and significance of various social and cultural phenomena in China. Using concepts from medical anthropology and medical sociology, it shows how these phenomena reflect larger social, economic and cultural forces. Comprising four parts covering ...
The Political History of the Guge Kingdom: From the Tenth to Thirteenth Century
1st Edition
By Huang Bo
February 19, 2027
Reconstructing the rise, institutional development, and political transformation of the Guge Kingdom in western Xizang (late tenth to mid-thirteenth century), this book examines how geography, dynastic rule, Buddhist revival, and external pressures shaped a borderland polity following the Tubo ...
An Introduction to Chinese Rhetoric
1st Edition
By Chen Wangdao
February 11, 2027
An Introduction to Chinese Rhetoric is a landmark scholarly work that systematically establishes China’s scientific rhetorical system, offering profound insights into the rhetorical devices, forms, and principles that shape Chinese language expression and its evolution. This monumental study ...
Territorial-Lineage Organization and State: Traditional Society in Fujian and Taiwan
1st Edition
By Zheng Zhenman
January 15, 2027
This collection presents sixteen seminal essays by Zheng Zhenman, one of China’s most influential historians. Zheng examines structural transformations in traditional Chinese society during the late imperial period by studying territorial-lineage organization and local politics in Fujian and Taiwan...
Everyday China: Microhistories of Chinese People and Culture
1st Edition
By Di Wang
January 14, 2027
This book revisits China’s history by shifting the focus from macro narratives to micro perspectives to reveal how ordinary people shaped Chinese civilization through their everyday lives and experiences. Moving beyond traditional historical approaches centered on emperors, wars, revolutions, and ...
Populism, Power and Foreign Policy: A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Five Star Movement’s China Policy
1st Edition
By Dou Shi
December 31, 2026
This book examines the relationship between populism and foreign policy through two China-related episodes involving Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S): the NoMesChina oppositional campaign and the 2019 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It argues that the M5S's ...
Classics Scholarship in the Western Han Dynasty: Origins and Development
1st Edition
By Wang Baoxuan
December 28, 2026
This book examines the origins and development of Confucian Classics scholarship during the Western Han dynasty, a pivotal period that shaped over two thousand years of Chinese intellectual history. Moving beyond traditional accounts, the author reconsiders how the Confucian Classics evolved from ...
Family Change and Family Policies in Contemporary China: Traditions and Transcendence
1st Edition
By Hu Zhan
December 28, 2026
This book examines the dramatic transformation of Chinese families in recent decades, analyzing how economic and social policies and changes have reshaped family structures and relationships. The book explores government policy responses to emerging family- related challenges while balancing ...
Five Growth Poles: City Clusters and Their Integration in a “Dual Circulation" Development Pattern
1st Edition
By Zhang Ming, Wei Wei, Chen Xiao
December 28, 2026
This book discusses the future development trajectories, industry allocation, and investment opportunities of five regions in China: the Great Bay Area, the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Xiongan Triangle, the Central Triangle, and the Western Triangle. The authors analyze the resource ...
The Cities of Song China I: Urban Governance
1st Edition
By Bao Weimin
December 28, 2026
This first volume of a two-volume set on Song Dynasty cities examines the innovative urban institutions and management practices that emerged during this period. The book compares the urban landscape and administrative system in the Song Dynasty with those of the Tang Dynasty. It challenges the ...
The Classic and Creativity: Chinese and Western Comparative Poetics in the Age of World Literature
1st Edition
By Jiang Zhuyu
December 28, 2026
This book explores the complex, dialectical interplay between the classic and creativity through a unique comparative lens that bridges Chinese and Western literary traditions. The interplay between the classic and creativity has been a fundamental question in literary criticism, although readers ...