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  • Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in Chinaby Jean-Philippe Beja; Fu Hualing; Eva Pils

    Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2012; US$ 60.00

    In December 2008 some 350 Chinese intellectuals published a manifesto calling for reform of the Chinese constitution and an end to one-party rule. Known as “Charter 08,” the manifesto has since been signed by more than 10,000 people. One of its authors, Liu Xiaobo, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 but has remained in prison since... more...

  • Chinese Perspectives on International Relationsby Dr Gerald Chan

    Palgrave Macmillan 1999; US$ 145.00

    Based on primary sources and field research, this book is the first of its kind to probe into the Chinese mind set to see how they perceive international relations. It analyses the factors of power, Marxism, culture, and modernisation that shape the Chinese thinking on IR. It explores the Chinese understanding of the state and interstate relations,... more...

  • A Place In The Sunby A. James Gregor

    Westview Press 2008; US$ 41.00

    While many Sinologists assume that Marxism and Fascism played some indeterminate role in China's long revolution, in A Place in the Sun , A. James Gregor attempts a detailed analysis of their respective influence on major protagonists. In the exposition, Gregor reveals an unsuspected and complex set of relationships between the Chinese revolution... more...

  • Pax Sinicaby Y.Y. Kueh

    Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2012; US$ 45.00

    The book confronts the popular conjecture of a Pax Sinica emerging to replace Pax Americana in the wake of global financial crisis. It argues that by virtue of its overwhelming economic, technological and military clout, US hegemony will continue to prevail, though increasingly less coherently, as China's ascendance as a global power accelerates.... more...

  • Sinologismby Ming Dong Gu

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 145.00

    Why, for centuries, have the West and the world continuously produced China knowledge that deviates from Chinese realities? Why, since the mid-nineteenth century, have Chinese intellectuals oscillated between commendation and condemnation of their own culture, and between fetishization and demonization of all things Western? And why have some of the... more...

  • With The Empress Dowager Of Chinby Carl

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 158.00

    Published in the year 1986, With The Empress Dowager Of Chin is a valuable contribution to the field of Asian Studies. more...

  • A Short History of Chinaby Gordon Kerr

    Oldcastle Books 2013; US$ 8.47

    The turbulent and chequered past of the world?s most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West. From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship with the ?Great Firewall of China?, Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of... more...

  • China and the International System: Becoming a World Powerby Xiaoming Huang; Robert G. Patman

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 155.00

    This book considers the evolving relationship between China and the international system, and the interaction between a China of profound change in its identity, capability, and influence, and an international system that is itself experiencing a process of far-reaching transformation. It develops an analytical framework that allows us to capture,... more...

  • The Last Empressby Keith Laidler

    Wiley 2005; US$ 32.50

    In 1851, a sixteen-year-old girl named Yehonala entered the Imperial Palace of China as a concubine third grade, leaving behind her family, the love of her life, and nearly all contact with the outside world. She emerged as Tsu Hsi, Dowager Empress of China and one of the most powerful autocrats in history. A fascinating tale of love, betrayal, murder,... more...

  • Chinese-Japanese Relations in the 21st Centuryby Marie Söderberg

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 195.00

    This important collection analyses the changing context of China's relationship with Japan. Its eminent international contributors address core issues including strategic concerns; security; the issue of Taiwan; diplomacy; economic relations; trade; the role of firms and currency. The book brings together a wide range of perspectives to offer a rich... more...