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])
Economic Development in Modern China
1st Edition
By Guan Quan
April 22, 2025
From the perspective of development economics, the two-volume set studies the economic history and development of China since 1912, with a focus on the quantitative analysis of economic activities. Centering on two important historical periods, the first volume examines the economy of the Republic ...
Chinese Narratology
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 17, 2025
A milestone of Chinese narratological studies, Chinese Narratology is a two-volume set which establishes a unique theoretical system of Chinese narratology by exploring the principles and characteristics of Chinese narratives. From argument to the conclusion, the book constitutes a forensic ...
Singapore Mandarin Grammar
1st Edition
By Lu Jianming
April 17, 2025
This two-volume set presents a comprehensive syntactical picture of Singapore Mandarin and discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Chinese language and especially Singapore Mandarin. As a variety of Mandarin Chinese, Singapore Mandarin is characterised by syntactic rules taking ...
Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China: The Huizhou Hyper-stability Structure
1st Edition
By Tang Lixing
April 17, 2025
Focusing on social structure and local governance in Huizhou, China, this two-volume set examines the persistence of the patriarchal system, the maintenance of social stability, and the functioning of interregional networks in pre-modern China. From the sixteenth century to the first half of the ...
Chinese Narratology I: Heaven and Human
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 14, 2025
As the first volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title introduces the cultural fundamentals that nurture Chinese literary works and investigates the structure and time of Chinese narrative. In the introductory chapter, the author examines the intrinsic association between ...
Chinese Narratology II: Ancient and Modern
1st Edition
By Yang Yi
April 14, 2025
As the second volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title investigates the quintessential characteristics of the Chinese narrative style, with a focus on image and perspective.The first chapter introduces two opposing concepts of perspective: “focalization” and “blind spot,” to ...
Economic Development in Modern China Before 1949
1st Edition
By Guan Quan
February 01, 2025
As the first volume of a two-volume set on Chinese economic history, this book investigates Chinese economic development between 1912 and 1949 and unravels the overall level during that time. From the perspective of development economics, the two-volume set studies the economic history and ...
Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies
1st Edition
By Zhou Xian
January 30, 2025
From the perspective of critical cultural sociology, this book delves into the intertwining relations of cultural transformation and social evolution, illuminating contemporary Chinese culture’s landscape and underlying logic since the 1980s. With a special focus on the tensions among politics, ...
The Central Government-Funded Teacher Education Policy in China: Impacts on Career-Choice Motivation of Pre-service Teachers
1st Edition
By Yi Liu
January 30, 2025
This book utilises expectancy–value theory and undermining effect of extrinsic reward theory to examine the impact of the Central Government-Funded Teacher Education (CGFTE) policy on Chinese pre-service teachers' motivations for choosing the teaching profession. Quantitative data analysis ...
China's Social Credit: Theoretical, Empirical Research, and Countermeasures
1st Edition
By Zhai Xuewei, Huang Xiaoye
December 19, 2024
This book analyses credit crisis issues in China from the aspect of individuals, enterprises, and government through investigations of six Chinese urban and rural areas. After China’s reform and opening up in the 1970s, a slew of new problems involving integrity, trust, and credit appeared with the...
Economic Development in Modern China Since 1949
1st Edition
By Guan Quan
December 19, 2024
As the second volume of a two-volume set on the Chinese economic history, this book investigates Chinese economic development since 1949, uncovering the momentum, unique models, and general laws of economy in China. From the perspective of development economics, the two-volume set studies the ...
Interaction and Knowledge Construction in Online English Teaching: A Learning Analytics Perspective
1st Edition
By Yining Zhang
December 19, 2024
Within a Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning context, this book investigates how teachers and learners interacted and articulated their understanding of English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP)-related knowledge in a synchronous EFL classroom. The outbreak of the COVID-19 ...