In contrast to numerous Western countries, the Soviets and their successors harbour few illusions about China, as demonstrated in one of the principal revelations of…

In the course of the past fifty years, Taiwan has undergone exceptional economic development. Still largely dependent on agriculture in the 1950s—sugar, rice and tea…

This book is a touching co-operative product among the editor and women writers and translators. The stories are well chosen, with a cultural complexity and…

This book provides an illuminating insight into the rise and demise of a Chinese think tank that played an important role during that part of…

In twelve clear, concise and well argued chapters, Joe Studwell delivers a methodical deconstruction of the myth surrounding the China market that haunts the minds…

WITH the help of two national surveys, one among rural and the other among urban households, this collective work offers a detailed analysis of how…

IN MANY respects, the dynamism of China’s economic growth represents a huge challenge for the social sciences. Unlike Western capitalism, the economy and in particular…

Since the mid-1990s, no- one has written about Hong Kong politics more prolifically or knowledgeably than Lo Shiu-hing. In this, his third book on the…

This is a very useful account of the latest developments in Taiwan concerning cross-Strait relations and the evolution of Taiwan’s mainland policy. Sheng Lijun’s book…

This work by Gordon Chang devotes its twelve chapters to dealing with a question that has obsessed observers of political developments in China for more…