China's stunning economic performance for the past three decades was not only
unexpected but contradicts much received wisdom in the study of development. Four …

Wastes, like other materials, have become increasingly global in their flows. The circular
economy (CE) is a multi-level sustainability transition linked to the global trade in waste …

In Dreadful Desires Charlie Yi Zhang examines how the Chinese state deploys affective
notions of love to regulate the population and secure China's place in the global economy …

This book introduces readers to the current social and economic state of China since its
restructuring in 1949. Provides insights into the targeted institutional change that is occurring …

In a deeply ethnographic appraisal, based on years of in situ research, The Battle for
Fortune looks at the rising stakes of Tibetans' encounters with Chinese state-led …

High ratios of males to females in China, which have historically concerned researchers
(Sen 1990), have increased in the wake of China's one-child policy, which began in 1979 …

" Mass Vaccination comfortably establishes itself as the leading and indeed essential
monograph on the history of vaccination in modern China; a much-needed contribution to …

Paul J. Bailey provides the first analytical study in English of Chinese women's experiences
during China's turbulent twentieth century. Incorporating the very latest specialized research …

Exceptional States examines new configurations of marriage, immigration, and sovereignty
emerging in an increasingly mobile Asia where Cold War legacies continue to shape …

Critics of education in China call for increasing students'“creativity” as key to improving the
nation's education. This article examines the idea of children's “creativity” in Beijing …