THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF CHINESE STUDIES

This Handbook approaches Chinese Studies from an interdisciplinary perspective while attempting to establish a fundamental set of core values and tenets for the subject in relation to the further development of Chinese Studies as an academic discipline. It aims to consolidate the current findings in Chinese Studies extract the essence from each affiliated discipline formulate a concrete set of ideas to represent the ‘Chineseness’ of the subject establish a clear identity for the discipline and provide clear guidelines for further research and practice.Topics included in this Handbook cover a wide spectrum of traditional and newly added concerns in Chinese Studies ranging from the Chinese political system and domestic governance to international relations Chinese culture literature and history Chinese sociology (gender middle class nationalism home ownership dating) and Chinese opposition and activism. The Handbook also looks at widening the scope of Chinese Studies (Chinese psychology postcolonialism and China Chinese science and climate change) and some illustrations of innovative Chinese Studies research methods.The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies is an essential reference for researchers and scholars in Chinese Studies as well as students in the discipline.