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Book Reviews
Xu, Strangers on the Western Front -- Chinese Workers in the Great War, 2011
January 1, 2011
Xu Guoqi's book was reviewed by Michael Neiberg for H-War and is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Morgan and Wu, Higher Education Reform in China, 2011 and Ryan, Education Reform in China, 2011
January 1, 2011
The Morgan and Wu and Ryan books were reviewed by Yuzhuo Cai for H-Soz-u-Kult (July 2014) and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons license.
Meyer, China or Japan: Which Will Lead Asia?, 2011
January 1, 2011
Claude Meyer's book was reviewed by Andrew Oros for H-Diplo. It is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Seung-joon Lee, Gourmets in the Land of Famine: The Culture and Politics of Rice in Modern Canton, 2011
January 1, 2011
Edward Melillo reviews the book for H-Environment, August 2011, credit H-Asia.
Wampler, ed. Trilateralism and Beyond: Great Power Politics and the Korean Security Dilemma during and after the Cold War, 2011
January 1, 2011
Jeff Crean reviews this book for H-War March, 2013, credit H-Asia.
Peattie, Drea, and van de Ven, eds., The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, 2010
January 1, 2010
This review by Roger Brown was originally published by the H-War discussion list and is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Craughwell, The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World, 2010
January 1, 2010
Timothy May reviews the book for H-War, June 2010.
Holslag, China and India: Prospects for Peace, 2010
January 1, 2010
Sumit Ganguly reviews the book for H-Asia, June 2010.
Visser, Cities Surround the Countryside: Urban Aesthetics in Postsocialist China, 2010
January 1, 2010
Alexander F. Day reviews the book for H-Urban, January 2011, credit H-Asia.
Fan, Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea -- The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China, 2010
January 1, 2010
Fan Chengda's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Sukhee Lee.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?