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Chinese Studies International

A Scholarly Review Journal

Chinese Studies International: A Scholarly Review Journal aims to present informative, insightful, and critical English-language reviews of innovative and relevant Chinese Studies-related books from within and outside of China. Its multi- and interdisciplinary scope and global coverage make it an essential tool for everyone interested in the culture and society of Chinese-language communities around the world and enable any informed scholar to keep abreast of contemporary cutting-edge academic research.

Publications by CCS Faculty

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A Library of Clouds

The Scripture of the Immaculate Numen and the Rewriting of Daoist Texts

by Pettit, Jonathan 裴玄錚

Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: University of Hawai’i Press

A Library of Clouds constructs new ways of understanding the complex authorship of texts like the Scripture of the Immaculate Numen and their place in early medieval Daoism. It stresses their significance in understanding how manuscripts were written, received, and distributed in early medieval China.

October 14, 2020

China’s Globalizing Internet

History, Power, and Governance

by Harwit, Eric 郝忠明

Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: Routledge Publishing

This book considers the Chinese internet as an ensemble of ideas, ownership, policies, laws, and interests that intersect with pre-existing global elements and, increasingly, with deepening globalizing imperatives. It extends traditional inquiry about digital China and globalization and encourages closer attention to contestation, shifting international order, the transformation of states, and new requirements of global digital capitalism.

September 05, 2022

Chinese for Business and Professionals in the Workplace

Reaching Across Disciplines

by Wang, Haidan 王海丹

Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: Routledge Publishing

This volume presents a series of the most up-to-date studies on Chinese for Specific Purposes (CSP), an area that has been underrepresented in Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). Drawing from the insights and trends in mainstream theoretical and methodological LSP research, chapters in this volume explore novelties that CSP has developed to prepare Chinese as professional learners for the global economy.

September 05, 2022

Chinese for Working Professionals

A Textbook for Intermediate-High to Advanced Learners

by Wang, Haidan 王海丹

Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: Routledge Publishing

Chinese for Working Professionals is for learners who intend to use Chinese in a multinational global workplace. It has eight thematic units focusing on developing learners’ transferable skills in addition to expanding the cross-cultural competencies required in a real-world workplace.

December 17, 2019

Doing What You Really Want

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mengzi

by Perkins, Franklin 方嵐生

Year of Publication: 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press

In Doing What You Really Want, Franklin Perkins presents a coherent, systematic, and accessible explanation of Mengzi’s philosophy. He covers everything from the place of human beings in nature, to human psychology and philosophy of emotions, to the various ways we can deliberately change and cultivate ourselves.

December 31, 2021

Educational Perspectives

Emerging Educational Scholars (Part II)

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher: University of Hawai’i Press

The “Educational Perspectives Journal” is an esteemed publication showcasing scholarly work by faculty from the University of Hawai’i, dedicated to advancing educational research and practice. This journal features peer-reviewed articles that address diverse topics such as indigenous educational practices, curriculum innovation, and the impact of cultural contexts on learning outcomes.

October 14, 2019

Perspectives on Consciousness

Integration of Consciousness in Teaching and Learning

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: Nova Science Publisher

Perspectives on Consciousness bridges ancient views on consciousness with modern neuroscience, quantum physics, and higher-dimensional mathematics, as well as real-world application to raising awareness of consciousness in teaching.

March 17, 2020

Philosophy of Education in a New Key: East Asia

A Collective Project of the PESA Executive

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

‘The Philosophy of Education in a New Key: East Asia’, the collectively written piece by East Asian scholars, aims to answer to the call of the ‘Harmonic Cadence’ by introducing East Asian sagacity. It sheds a new light on collective writing that can make great contributions to academia.

May 28, 2020

Quality Teachers, A Persistent and Elusive Pursuit

Encyclopedia of Teacher Education

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher: Springer

This entry takes a historical and global perspective regarding the quest for defining teacher quality, its development, the relevance and importance for individual teachers at present, and challenges as well as directions for the future.

December 02, 2019

The Dunhuang Grottoes and Global Education

Philosophical, Spiritual, Scientific, and Aesthetic Insights

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher: Springer

This book analyzes the murals and texts of the Dunhuang Grottoes, one of the most famous sites of cultural heritage on the Silk Road in Northwest China, from an educational perspective. The Dunhuang Grottoes are well-known in the world for their stunning beauty and magnificence, but the teaching of Dunhuang advocates a philosophical perspective that the cosmos, nature, and humanity are an interconnected whole, and that all elements function interactively according to universal and relational principles of continuity, cause-and-effect, spiritual connection, and enlightenment. 

May 19, 2019

The Fruits of Opportunism

Noncompliance and the Evolution of China’s Supplemental Education Industry

by Lin, Le 蔺乐

Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: University of Chicago Press

An in-depth examination of the regulatory, entrepreneurial, and organizational factors contributing to the expansion and transformation of China’s supplemental education industry.

Honorable Mention of the Asia/Transnational Book Award, American Sociological Association (ASA) in 2023

October 14, 2022

The Making of Little Saigon

Nostalgia, Aspirations and Futurity

by Bui, Tung 贝常青

Year of Publication: 2024
Publisher: Hamilton Books

A collective memoir of community reimagining, The Making of Little Saigon orchestrates the voices of activists, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and scholars who have inhabited and nurtured Little Saigon, Orange County, California, into a beloved sanctuary—a sumptuous enclave of Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the US.

April 15, 2024

The New Journey to the West

Chinese Students’ International Mobility

by Cheng, Baoyan 程宝燕

Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: Springer Cham

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the cross-border mobility of Chinese students and addresses the questions of who in China chooses to study overseas, why they want to do so, and what the impacts of this mobility are on China’s social stratification.

September 07, 2020

Understanding Consciousness for Optimal Human Wellbeing & Growth Holistically

by Xu, Di 许笛

Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

This paper unpacks the layers of human consciousness (or lack of consciousness) from a philosophical perspective to examine the relations between our understanding of consciousness and its impact on our holistic well-being and growth. It aims to connect theory, learning, and living together with nature and the universe beyond the limitation of time and space.

March 11, 2020

Vietnamese Geoeconomics in a Polarized Global Economy

Understanding Bamboo Diplomacy and Its Viability

by Bui, Tung 贝常青

Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher: Springer Cham

In this paper, a three-force framework is proposed to explain the rationale behind Vietnam’s bamboo policy in the new world geopolitical context.

November 22, 2023

Women Across Asian Art

Selected Essays in Art and Material Culture

by Brown, Shana 宗小娜

Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher: University of Florida Press

This volume examines an underserved aspect of Asian art history by discussing women artists, collectors, archaeologists, and architects. The essays in Women across Asian Art cover a wide geographical area, from Japan to Pakistan, as they draw attention to people whose efforts have largely been left out of scholarship.

October 03, 2023

消遣 从金石艺术到中国现代史学

Pastimes: From Gold and Stone Art to Modern Chinese History

by Brown, Shana 宗小娜

Year of Publication: 2024
Publisher: Zhejiang University Press

This book by Shana J. Brown discusses the study of gold and stone began in the Tang and Song Dynasties and continued to the 20th century. It mainly studies ancient bronzes and stone carvings and inscriptions, and focuses on collecting, recording and verifying written materials to achieve the purpose of verifying scriptures and supplementing history.

September 05, 2024
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