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])
Peasant Wars in Feudal Society: An Introduction
1st Edition
By Ma Keyao
October 30, 2026
This book offers a wide-ranging, comparative study of peasant uprisings and wars in feudal societies, with a focus on China and Western and Eastern Europe from antiquity to the early modern period. Organized around five core themes — background, causes, course, programs, and historical role — the ...
Independence and Belonging: The Spiritual History of New Women in the Republican Era of China
1st Edition
By Hang Suhong
October 23, 2026
Adopting a spiritual history approach, this book traces the evolution of the concept of ‘New Women’, which first emerged in China during the 1920s and 1930s. It reveals the profound significance of this concept, as well as the inherent tensions and losses involved in the creation of a modern ...
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...
The Future of Bi-Subjectivities: When AI Speaks Its Mind
1st Edition
By Zhao Tingyang
September 17, 2026
This book brings together the thought-provoking reflections of Zhao Tingyang, a distinguished Chinese philosopher, on the philosophy of science and technology, exploring and responding to transformative advancements in artificial intelligence. Originally entitled The Myth or Dirge of Artificial ...
Affects and Communities in Contemporary American Ethnic Novels
1st Edition
By Wang Xiaoling
September 07, 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 07, 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...
Highlands and Lowlands: A Historical Geographical Study of the Jiangnan Region Between the Eleventh and Sixteenth Centuries
1st Edition
By Xie Shi
August 27, 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 ...
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 ...
Oracle Bone Inscriptions: A New Exploration of the Three-Thousand-Year-Old Chinese Writing System
1st Edition
By Tingzhu Chen
July 28, 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 Critical History of Contemporary Chinese Fiction
1st Edition
By Cheng Guangwei
July 20, 2026
This book studies the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism, highlighting the role of critics in shaping contemporary literary history. The author divides the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism into three periods: 1949–1976, 1977–1991, and 1992–2015. The first period saw ...