A study of popular music in contemporary China that focuses on how popular music has become a staging area for battles over politics and ethnic differences in C

This is the most comprehensive study to date of the rich popular music scene in contemporary China. Focusing on the city of Beijing and drawing upon extensive f

Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? 'Chinese' is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the twentieth centur

China’s increasing prominence on the global stage has caused consternation and controversy among Western thinkers, especially since the financial crisis of 20

Chinese have traveled the globe for centuries, and today people of Chinese ancestry live all over the world. They are the Huayi or "Chinese overseas" and can be