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])
A History of Chinese Performance Spaces
1st Edition
By Che Wenming
September 29, 2026
This book traces the history of spaces used for Chinese opera performances (xiqu), from early ritual grounds and temple stages to guild halls, commercial theatres, court playhouses, and modern urban venues. It shows how xiqu was profoundly shaped by the environments in which it was performed. Based...
Affects and Communities in Contemporary American Ethnic Novels
1st Edition
By Wang Xiaoling
September 11, 2026
This book examines contemporary American ethnic novels through the lens of affect studies, focusing on the political and cultural implications of negative affects in literary representation. Analyzing works by Native American, African American, Jewish American, Latinx, and Asian American writers ...
Language Variation and Change: Unlocking the Power of R and Python
1st Edition
By Bin Shao, Yingying Cai
September 11, 2026
Addressing the central role of variation in human language, this book examines how it operates across multiple structural levels, integrating empirical case studies of change in the lexicon, word classes, constructions, style, and sociolinguistic dimensions. Drawing on large-scale corpus data, the ...
Governing Food Safety in China: A Party-State-Society Triangle Model
1st Edition
By Yi Lu
August 31, 2026
This book analyzes China’s food safety co-governance with Chinese characteristics through the Asymmetric Party-State-Society (PSS) Triangle Structure, combining theoretical analysis with sixty-seven interviews conducted between 2018 and 2024. It traces how this framework took shape and matured from...
Innovation through Convergence: Technology, Art and Commerce in the Global Film Industry
1st Edition
Edited
By Qiao Li, Yanqiu Guan, Mengyu Jin
August 20, 2026
This interdisciplinary book provides an overview of the global film landscape, focusing on developments from 2023 and early 2024. Bringing together leading scholars, industry analysts and practitioners, it explores the economic, artistic and technological forces shaping contemporary cinema in North...
Shareholder Activism in China and Beyond: Legal Foundations, Regulatory Frameworks, and Comparative Perspectives
1st Edition
By Yaqi Ding
August 18, 2026
Combining legal analysis, comparative methodologies, and original empirical research, this book provides a detailed examination of institutional shareholder activism in China and its wider global implications. It traces the evolution of shareholder activism in China, from the emergence of modern ...
Highlands and Lowlands: A Historical Geographical Study of the Jiangnan Region Between the Eleventh and Sixteenth Centuries
1st Edition
By Xie Shi
August 06, 2026
Starting with the distinct geomorphological concepts of "highlands" and "lowlands" in the Jiangnan region, this volume examines the evolution of the agricultural hydraulic system, settlement patterns, land recultivation, and administrative divisions in the area east of Taihu Lake between the 11th ...
Oracle Bone Inscriptions: A New Exploration of the Three-Thousand-Year-Old Chinese Writing System
1st Edition
By Tingzhu Chen
July 27, 2026
This book presents a systematic re-examination of the Oracle Bone Inscription writing system by integrating up-dated archaeological discoveries and scholarly advances, with the aim of illuminating new aspects of the early evolution of Chinese characters.Building on this foundation, the study ...
A Multidimensional Study of Tao Yuanming: Textual Research, Philosophical Significance, Rhetoric and Reception
1st Edition
By Qian Zhixi
July 20, 2026
This book examines the life, philosophy, works and influence of Tao Yuanming, one of the most emblematic poets in ancient China. It sheds light on his lasting poetic and spiritual significance within the Chinese cultural tradition. The study takes a multi-faceted approach to the poet. The first ...
Genres of Chinese Intellectual Thought
1st Edition
By Liu Ning
June 22, 2026
This book explores the forms through which Chinese intellectual thought is expressed. It systematically addresses the crucial question of how Chinese thought is articulated according to different conventions and examines the historical interplay between literary genres and philosophy in China. In ...
Towards an Ethical Subject: Human Cloning in Science Fiction
1st Edition
By Guo Wen
June 19, 2026
This book offers a groundbreaking literary-ethical examination of cloning narratives in science fiction, positioning itself at the intersection of speculative fiction and emerging biotechnological realities. As cloning steps out of science fiction and into our tangible reality, this book turns to ...
The West Uighur Kingdom on the Silk Road: A History of Eastern Central Asia from the Ninth to the Thirteenth Centuries
1st Edition
By Fu Ma
June 16, 2026
Drawing on multilingual and cross-regional historical and archaeological materials, this book uses an interdisciplinary approach to reconstruct the historical landscape of the Western Uighur Kingdom along the eastern Silk Road from the 9th to 13th centuries. In pre-modern times, the Silk Road ...