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Nation, governance, and modernity in China Nation, governance, and modernity in China Michael Tsin,Michael T.W. Tsin,Michael Tsang-Woon Tsin 276 p. : 24 cm OL11625177W
Factory Girls Factory Girls Leslie T. Chang An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.China has 130 million migrant workers--the largest migra… OL11892758W
Young Chinese and new millennium urban China Young Chinese and new millennium urban China Alex Cockain "This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quest to understand themselves."--Pub… OL15980714W
Red alert Red alert Stephen Leeb A disturbing look at the growing political, economic, and social power of China and the threat that nation poses to the Western world, this book lays out how the Chinese are strategizing to overtake … OL16450673W
Healthy longevity in China Healthy longevity in China Zeng, Yi China is aging at an extraordinary speed and has the largest quantity of elderly persons in the world. Scholars utilize this unprecedented living experience of human being and the unique Chinese Long… OL16936059W
Resurgent China Resurgent China Nazrul Islam This exploration of the Chinese economy analyses the latest data from China, and looks at recent trends in order to better understand the possible future of the country. OL16952834W
Online society in China Online society in China David Kurt Herold,Peter Marolt This book discusses the rich and varied culture of China's online society, and its impact on offline China. It argues that the internet in China is a separate 'space' in which individuals and institu… OL16955211W
China in an era of transition China in an era of transition Reza Hasmath "China's achievements and failures are often viewed in a vacuum, where little thought is given to the interrelatedness of social issues from both state and society perspectives. Given the continued d… OL18353002W
China threat? China threat? Lionel Vairon From the long-term threat of nuclear war between the United States and China, to the disappearance of the African elephant due to Chinese demand for ivory, each week brings a new round of critique an… OL18380663W
China's revolutions and intergenerational relations China's revolutions and intergenerational relations Martin King Whyte xvi, 319 p. : 24 cm OL18478698W
The corpse walker The corpse walker Yiwu Liao A compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens a window, unlike any other, onto the lives of ordinary, often outcast, Chinese men and women. Liao Yiwu (one of the best-known wr… OL18721220W
Chinese middle classes Chinese middle classes Xinhuang Xiao "This book uses both systematic survey data analysis and case studies to portray and compare the emerging middle classes in four ethnic-Chinese societies (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Urban China) a… OL20012457W
South of the clouds South of the clouds Porter, Bill "While flipping through the atlas of Chang Ch'i-yun, one of China's most famous geographers, distinguished translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) developed a curiosity about the southwestern province of C… OL20017561W
China China Horst J. Helle In China: Promise or Threat? Helle compares the cultures of China and the West through both private and public spheres. For China, the private sphere of family life is well developed while behaviour … OL20931575W
Avian reservoirs Avian reservoirs Frédéric Keck "In Avian reservoirs, Frederic Keck observes collaborations between microbiologists and birdwatchers working to preempt and contain bird flu pandemics. The threat of avian flu has increased attention… OL20981207W
Paper Tiger Paper Tiger Nicky Harman,Xu Zhiyuan,Michelle Deeter xi, 305 pages ; 20 cm OL21112121W
Chinese student migration, gender and family Chinese student migration, gender and family Anni Kajanus "Chinese Student Migration, Gender and Family is a study of the sons and daughters of Chinese single-child families who go abroad to study and in particular explores the increase of familial investme… OL22316379W
Beyond Great Walls Beyond Great Walls Dee Williams "This is an ethnographic study of a community of Mongolian herders who have been under-going dramatic environmental and social transformations since 1980. It provides a rare window of observation int… OL3999780W
Will the boat sink the water? Will the boat sink the water? Chen, Guidi.,Guidi Chen This unique work of investigative literary journalism is translated into English for the first time. The Chinese prize-winning original sold more than 250,000 copies before it was banned and went on … OL5852142W
Chinese Democracy After Tiananmen Chinese Democracy After Tiananmen Yijiang Ding "In 1989, most observers believed that political reform in China had been violently short-circuited, but few would now dispute that the country is in a very important transition. Central to the proce… OL9349380W
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