Professor Carolijn van Noort from the University of West Scotland talks about her new book, which explores how China’s international political communication of the Belt and Road Initiative comprises narratives about infrastructure and the Silk Road.
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Kiely, The Compelling Ideal - thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 (January 1, 2014)
February 7, 2015
Jan Kiely book was reviewed by Emily Whewell for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Meyer-Fong, What Remains: Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th century China, 2013
January 1, 2013
This book by Tobie Meyer-Fong was reviewed by Edward A. McCord for the H-War discussion list and is reproduced here under 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.
Clements, Wellington Koo: China (Makers of the Modern World), 2008.
January 1, 2008
Yongjin Zhang reviews the book for H-Diplo.
Martin and Heinrich, Embodied Modernities: Corporeality, Representation, and Chinese Cultures. Chinese Cultural Studies and Anthropology Series, 2006
January 1, 2006
Pamela McCallum reviews the book for H-Ideas, April 2007, credit H-Net.
Tsu, Failure, Nationalism, and Literature: The Making of Modern Chinese Identity, 1895-1937, 2005
January 1, 2005
James Leibold reviews the book for H-Nationalism, December 2008.
Zelin, The Merchants of Zigong: Industrial Entrepreneurship in Early Modern China, 2005
January 1, 2005
Thomas Hirzel reviews the book H-HistGeog, January 2009.
Bakken, ed. Crime, Punishment, and Policing in China, 2005.
January 1, 2005
Kurt Hohenstein reveiws the book for H-Law, credit H-Asia.
Zaccarini, The Sino-American Friendship as Tradition and Challenge: Dr. Ailie Gale in China, 1908-1950, 2001
December 31, 2002
Sayuri Shimizu reviews the book for H-Diplo.
Dreyer, China at War, 1901-1949, 1995.
January 1, 1994
Edward A. McCord reviews the book for H-War, September 1995.
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Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 9:00am PT
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a look at the resurgence of classical music in China through the legacy of the Philadelphia Orchestra, from its first performances in the PRC in 1973 until its most recent tour in 2018.
Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 4:00pm PT
Kirk Denton will look at the role of politics—especially political parties—in the establishment, administration, architectural design, and historical narratives of museums in Taiwan.