China Perspectives
About the Book Series
The China Perspectives series focuses on publishing original and translated works by leading Chinese scholars, writing about both global topics and China-related themes. It represents the complete portfolio of Taylor & Francis Books in China, which covers Humanities & Social Sciences, Education, Mental Health and Psychology, Science and Technology, Engineering, as well as many interdisciplinary themes.
This is the first time that any of these books have been published or translated into English for international readers. The series aims to put forward a Chinese perspective, give insights into cutting-edge academic thinking in China, and inspire researchers globally.
To submit proposals, please contact the Taylor & Francis Publisher for China Publishing Programme, Lian Sun ([email protected])
Politics of Democratic Breakdown
1st Edition
By Gangsheng Bao
January 29, 2024
Democratic breakdown as a political and historic event can impact the fate of millions, if not hundreds of millions of people, by changing the political complexion of a country. This book attempts to systematically explain why democracies collapse.The author's main theoretical argument is based on ...
Population and Labour Market Policies in China’s Reform Process
1st Edition
By Sun Wenkai
January 29, 2024
This book investigates the population and labour management reforms implemented since the reform and opening up of China in the early 1980s, giving insights into the economic and social implications of these reforms and future prospects for population governance. The study examines three major ...
The History of Chinese Presence in Nigeria (1950s–2010s): Factories, Commodities, and Entrepreneurs
1st Edition
By Shaonan Liu
January 29, 2024
As the first book-length work on the history of Chinese presence in Nigeria, this book examines how Chinese migrants and the Nigerian state, workers, traders, and consumers interacted with and influenced one another from the mid twentieth century to the early twenty-first century. Based on a ...
A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of the Appraisal Systems in English and Chinese Scientific Research Articles
1st Edition
By Xu Yuchen, Yan Xuan, Su Rui, Kou Ying
September 25, 2023
Appraisal is the way language users express their attitude towards things, people, behaviour or ideas. In the last few decades, significant achievements have been made in Appraisal Theory research, yet little attention has been paid to appraisal in scientific texts, especially in relation to the ...
A Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective on L2 Writing Development
1st Edition
By Shaopeng Li
September 25, 2023
From the perspective of empirical complex dynamic systems, this book investigates the complex and nonlinear process of L2 writing centering on three linguistic aspects of L2 writing development: vocabulary, syntax, and discourse. Combining dynamic systems theory, variation analysis, as well as data...
A Study of Labor Mobility in China
1st Edition
By Sun Wenkai
September 25, 2023
The title investigates rural labor mobility in China since 2003, an important phenomenon in the process of Chinese economic transition, influential in economic growth at the macro level and individual wellbeing at the micro level.Based on empirical analysis, the study identifies and evaluates the ...
Aging in the Context of Urbanization: Social Determinants for the Depression of the Chinese Older Population
1st Edition
By Fan Yang
September 25, 2023
As China has undergone rapid urbanization and population aging in the past few decades, improving the welfare of older people in rural areas has become an ever more pressing issue. This title is the first book-length work to examine the influence of urbanization on the mental health of China’s ...
Barriers to Inclusive Education in Chinese Primary Schools: Culture, Policy, and Practice
1st Edition
By Qinyi Tan
September 25, 2023
In response to the growing international interest in inclusive education, this book examines its practices and issues in the Chinese context through case studies of two regular primary schools in mainland China where children with special needs are admitted. The main concerns of this book not only...
Between Sacred and Secular Knowledge: Rationalities and Education of a Muslim Village in Northwest China
1st Edition
By Yanbi Hong
September 25, 2023
This book examines how different social forces, including state ideology and policies, religious culture and ethnic identities, and economic market forces, affect Muslim parents’ perceptions and attitudes toward public and religious education. Combining ethnographic fieldwork and a cognitive ...
Children’s Museums as a New Informal Learning Environment in China: Practice, Impact and Implications
1st Edition
By Xin Gong
September 25, 2023
Based on solid theoretical and empirical analyses, this book provides a first and fresh introduction to the recent development of children’s museums in China, along with their educational and social impacts as an informal learning environment for children, families, and society in general. To ...
China and Africa in Global Context: Encounters, Policy, Cooperation and Migration
1st Edition
By LI Anshan
September 25, 2023
This book studies the relationship between China and Africa by reviewing this history and current state of interactions, offering a valuable addition to the often heated and contentious debate surrounding China's engagement in Africa from a Chinese angle. Comprising four parts, the book ...
China's Formal Online Education under COVID-19: Actions from Government, Schools, Enterprises, and Families
1st Edition
By Zehui Zhan, Liming Huo, Xiao Yao, Baichang Zhong
September 25, 2023
This book investigates how schools, enterprises and families in China have coped with the formal online education in the light of government policy throughout the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak, with special focus on the problems they have encountered and possible solutions. Using grounded theory, over...