Handbook of Contemporary China

Book info: Handbook of Contemporary China (Hardcover, 468 pages) – World Scientific Publishing Company, 2011. Language: English.

Handbook of Contemporary China is a convenient reference in one single volume that offers comprehensive overviews of crucial cultural dimensions and key institutions of China. The Handbook covers a wide range of topics including: development model, politics, society, law, population, ethnicity, foreign relations, environment, urbanization, higher education, religion, literature, cinema, leisure and consumption, and internet and society. It is the first of its kind in the field of China Studies that traces the historical evolutions and profound transformations over the last three decades that ultimately allow China to achieve global ascendance. Offering a multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted coverage of the seachanges of the Chinese reform, the Handbook is lucidly written and concisely presented to serve as a handy guide for both professionals and the general public to gain a quick and reliable understanding of the complexities of China.

Contributing experts include Guobin Yang (Columbia University), Kevin Latham (London University), Fulong Wu (Cardiff University), Bin Liang (Oklahoma State University), Kam-yee Law (Hong Kong Institute of Education), Xiaogang Wu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Zhongdong Ma (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Barry Sautman (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Simon Shen (Hong Kong Institute of Education), David Palmer (University of Hong Kong), Yok-shiu Lee (University of Hong Kong), Carlos Wing-hung Lo (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Anna Ka-yin Lee (University of Hong Kong) Ka-ho Mok (Hong Kong Institute of Education), Li Wang (Zhejiang University), Ling-tun Ngai (Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Rui Zhang (Central Academy of Arts).

About the Author Alvin So, former Head of the Division of Social Science of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is currently Chair Professor of that Division. Professor So is the author, editor, and co-editor of a dozen titles on democracy in Hong Kong, formation of social classes in China and Asia, and development and globalization in China. He is a member of the editorial boards of several major international journals in the field. Some of his works in English have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Italian.

William Tay, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego and Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is the President of INK, a monthly publication that has been honored by six annual Golden Tripod Awards in the category of arts and literature from the Taipei government. Professor Tay is the author, translator, and editor of more than two dozens of titles in comparative literature, world literature, literary theory, and film studies. Some of his writings have been translated into English, German, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.