Symbols and rebuses in Chinese art

Status symbols undergo constant changes depending on the ‘zeitgeist’ and the social reference group. For something to be considered a status symbol, access to it must be limited—it...

The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring...

This chapter examines anti-Chinese activities in two towns: Carson City in Nevada and Truckee in California. Anti-Chinese movements emerged when it became clear to Euro-Americans t...

Chinese Characters presents the evolution, configuration and artistic aspects of Chinese characters, to better understand the beauty of the Chinese language and...

Abstract Stephanie M. Wong’s Making Catholicism Chinese analyzes how a coalition of foreign-born and Chinese Catholics attempted to indigenize Catholicism in earl...

Calligraphy introduces readers to Chinese calligraphy, including scripts, tools, and its practical and global significance. This book is part of the Chinese Civ...

Offering the first systematic overview of modern and contemporary Chinese literature from a translation studies perspective, this handbook provides students, researchers and teache...

Rather than attempt to offer a definition of modern Chinese literature or provide a comprehensive survey of all that the category might entail, this volume instead uses a series of...