This year's Joseph Levenson Book Prize goes to the 2021 work making "the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China."
Reviews - Contemporary China
Songster, Panda Nation: The Construction and Conservation of China's Modern Icon, 2021
May 12, 2021
Reviewed by Kyuhyun Han (University of California, Santa Cruz) Published on H-Environment (May, 2021)
Caple, Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet, 2019
December 31, 2019
Joshua Esler reviewed the book by Jane E. Caple for the History of Buddhism discussion list. The review is reproduced via Creative Commons license.
Mühlhahn, Making China Modern - From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping, 2019
October 23, 2019
David Buck reviewed Klaus Mühlhahn's book for the History of Asia discussion list. The review is republished here via Creative Commons license.
Wemheuer, A Social History of Maoist China: Conflict and Change, 1949-1976, 2019
October 22, 2019
Felix Wemheuer's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Matthew Galway. It is republished here via Creative Commons license.
Cao, GMO China - How Global Debates Transformed China's Agricultural Biotechnology Policies, 2018
October 3, 2019
Ronald J. Herring wrote this review of Cao's GMO China for the History of Asia discussion list. It's reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Fravel, Active Defense: China's Military Strategy since 1949, Jan. 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
George Carter reviewed M. Taylor Fravel's book for the History of War discussion list. The review is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Tiang Boon, China's Global Identity: Considering the Responsibilities of Great Power, 2018
December 1, 2018
Ngeow Chow Bing reviewed Hoo Tiang Boon's book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list. It is republished here via Creative Commons license.
China's Civil War: A Social History, 1945-1949
April 26, 2018
Diana Lary's book was reviewed by James Hudson from the University of Tennessee. It was published by H-Asia.
Campion, Geopolitics of Red Oil - Constructing the China Threat through Energy Security, 2016
March 29, 2017
Andrew Campion's book was reviewed by Sudha Mahalingam, a retired Indian energy regulator. It was published by the History of Asia discussion network.
He, China's Crisis Behavior - Political Survival and Foreign Policy after the Cold War, 2016
December 1, 2016
Kai He's book was reviewed by William Yale and published by H-Diplo. Republished here via Creative Commons license.
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