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King, Between Birth and Death - Female Infanticide in Nineteenth-Century China (January 8, 2014)
Michelle T. King's book was reviewed by Alice Clark for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Funnell, Warrior Women - Gender, Race, and the Transnational Chinese Action Star, (July 1, 2014)
Lisa Funnell's book was reviewed by Amy Lee for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Prosperity's Predicament: Identity, Reform, and Resistance in Rural Wartime China (September 26, 2013)
Bin Yang reviews the book for H-World.
Martin and Heinrich, Embodied Modernities: Corporeality, Representation, and Chinese Cultures. Chinese Cultural Studies and Anthropology Series, 2006
Pamela McCallum reviews the book for H-Ideas, April 2007, credit H-Net.
Bray, Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China, 1997
Ann Waltner review the book for H-Asia, April 2000
Hayford, China, 1997
Philip Cho reviews the book for H-Asia, November 1997, credit H-Asia.
Film Screening: DNA Dreams
Part of the film series "Being Human in a Biotech Age," the University of California, Berkeley hosts a screening of DNA Dreams
Modern Women in Local Tibetan History: The View from Biographical Sources
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts a talk by Sarah Jacoby on the representation of women in Tibetan history.
China's 'Leftover' Women and the End of the One-Child Policy
Cornell University East Asia Program hosts a talk with Leta Hong Fincher about her new book on state-sponsored gender inequality in China.
The Story of Mulan: Women and War in Early Medieval China
Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies hosts a talk by Scott Pearce on the origins of the story of Mulan.
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Featured Articles
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
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?