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Twentieth-Century China
Routledge 2002; US$ 32.95An important revisionist study of China's recent past that takes into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history, and reflections on cultural history. more...
Shanghai
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95This book explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China?s first World?s Fair, the 2010 Expo. As such, Global Shanghai is a lively and informative read for students and... more...
China in the 21st Century
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 12.99The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides... more...
China in the 21st Century
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 12.99The need to understand China has never been more pressing. Within one generation, the global giant has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse; yet conflicting impressions of the country and its leaders abound. In the fully revised and updated second edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone... more...
Chinese Femininities, Chinese Masculinities
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95The past two centuries have witnessed tremendous upheavals in every aspect of Chinese culture and society. At the level of everyday life, some of the most remarkable transformations have occurred in the realm of gender. Chinese Femininities/Chinese Masculinities is a mix of illuminating historical and ethnographic studies of gender from the 1700s... more...
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