Books and Articles on China
The articles and book chapters are available as pdf documents. The books are available for short-term
loan in the Office of DKU and China Initiatives (101 Allen Bldg.)
General Interest: Non-Fiction (Books)
Beckwith, C.I. 2009. Empires of the Silk Road. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Bell, D.A. 2008. China’s new Confucianism: Politics and everyday life in a changing society. Princeton,
New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Boulnois, L. 2012. Silk Road: Monks, warriors, & merchants. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Dewey, J., & Dewey, A.C. 1920. Letters from China and Japan. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company.
Dingle, E.J. 1911. Across China on foot. New York: Henry Holt & Company.
Ebrey, P.B. 1996. Cambridge illustrated history of China. Cambridge University Press.
Economy, E.C. 2010. The river runs black: The environmental challenge to China’s future. 2 nd ed. Ithaca,
New York: Cornell University Press.
Ferguson, A. 2011. Zen’s Chinese heritage. Somerville, Massachusetts: Wisdom Publications.
Friedberg, A.L. 2011. A contest for supremacy: China, America, and the struggle for mastery in Asia. New
York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Gang, F., Stern, N., Edenhofer, O., Shanda, X., Eklund, K., Ackerman, F., Lailai, L., & Hallding, K. 2011. The
economics of climate change in China. London: Earthscan
Green, B., Johnston, T., Lear, R., & Robertson C. 2008. The streets of changing fortune: Six Shanghai
walks. Shanghai: Old China Hand Press.
Hessler, P. 2001. River town: Two years on the Yangtze. New York: Harper Perennial Press.
Hessler, P. 2006. Oracle bones. New York: Harper Perennial Press.
Hessler, P. 2013. Strange stones: Dispatches from East and West. New York: Harper Perennial Press.
Hong, Z. 2007. A history of contemporary Chinese literature. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishing.
Huot, C. 2000. China’s new cultural scene: A handbook of changes. Durham, North Carolina: Duke
University Press.
Jacques, M. 2012. When China rules the world. New York: Penguin Books.
Kang, L. 2004. Globalization and cultural trends in China. Honolulu, Hawai’i: University of Hawai’I Press.
Kissinger, H. 2012. On China. New York: Penguin Books.
Lovell, J. 2011. The Opium War. London: Picador Press.
Ma, J. 2000. The Chinese economy in the 1990s. London: MacMillan Press Ltd.
Marks, R.B. 2012. China: Its environment and history. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers.
Mitter, R. 2008. Modern China: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Ng, J.Q. 2013. Blocked on Weibo. New York: The New Press.
What gets suppressed on China’s version of Twitter and why
Norell, M. & Leidy, D.P. 2011. Traveling the Silk Road. New York: American Museum of Natural History.
NRC, 1992. China and global change: Opportunities for collaboration. Washington DC: National Academy
Press.
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Platt, S.R. 2012. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the epic story of the Taiping
Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Rossabi, M. 2012. The travels of Marco Polo. New York: Sterling Publishing.
Schurmann, F. & Schell, O. 1967. Imperial China. New York: Vintage Books.
Schwarcz, V. 1986. The Chinese enlightenment: Intellectuals and the legacy of the May Fourth
Movement of 1919. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Sharpiro, J. 2012. China’s environmental challenges. Cambridge, England: Polity Press.
Snow, E. 1968. Red star over China. New York: Grove Press. (revised edition of 1938 publication)
Sze, A. 2010. Chinese writers on writing. San Antonio, Texas: Trinity University Press.
Tzu, S. 1996. The art of war. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.
Veeck, G., Pannell, C.W., Smith, C.J., and Huang, Y. 2011. China’s geography: Globalization and the
dynamics of political, economic, and social change. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers.
Wang, J. C.-S. 2007. John Dewey in China. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press.
Wasserstrom, J. 2010. China in the 21st century: What everyone needs to know. Oxford, England: Oxford
University Press.
The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound.
Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In China in
the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the
newest superpower and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise.Focusing his answers through the historical legacies--Western
and Japanese imperialism, the Mao era, and the massacre near Tiananmen Square--that largely define China's present-day trajectory,
Wasserstrom introduces readers to the Chinese Communist Party, the building boom in Shanghai, and the environmental fall-out of rapid
Chinese industrialization. He also explains unique aspects of Chinese culture such as the one-child policy, and provides insight into how Chinese
view Americans. Wasserstrom reveals that China today shares many traits with other industrialized nations during their periods of development,
in particular the United States during its rapid industrialization in the 19th century. Finally, he provides guidance on the ways we can expect
China to act in the future vis-a-vis the United States, Russia, India, and its East Asian neighbors.
Winchester, S. 2008. The man who loved China. New York: Harper Perennial Press.
Wong, D. 2006. Natural moralities. Oxford University Press.
Xu, X. 2009. Memories of Shanghai. (old photos of Shanghai)
Zhu, L. 2012. Unheard voices, unseen lives. China Intercontinental Press. (short reports from Chinese journalists
gathered by the Editor-in-Chief of China Daily newspaper)
General Interest: Fiction (Books)
Birch, C. 1965. Anthology of Chinese literature. New York: Grove Press.
Kuo, A. 2006. Panda diaries. Indianapolis, Indiana: University of Indiana Press.
Kuo, A. 2008. White jade and other stories. La Grande, Oregon: Wordcraft of Oregon.
Lau, J.S.M. & Goldblatt, H. 2007. The Columbia anthology of modern Chinese literature. New York:
Columbia University Press.
Edited Books with Several Relevant Chapters
Bond, M.H. 2010. The Oxford handbook of Chinese psychology. Oxford, England: Oxford University
Press.
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The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology is the first book of its kind-- a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology,
covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both
English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion,
bilingualism, and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes, and psychopathology. With all
chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has
developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to
our own can tell us so much about our own culture and sense of identity.
Chan, C.K.K. & Rao, N. 2009. Revisiting the Chinese learner: Changing contexts, changing education.
Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre.
This book examines teaching and learning in Chinese societies and advances understanding of ‘the Chinese learner’ in changing global contexts.
Given the burgeoning research in this area, pedagogical shifts from knowledge transmission to knowledge construction to knowledge creation,
wide-ranging social, economic and technological advances, and changes in educational policy, Revisiting the Chinese Learner is a timely
endeavor. The book revisits the paradox of the Chinese learner against the background of these educational changes; considers how Chinese
cultural beliefs and contemporary change influence learning; and examines how Chinese teachers and learners respond to new educational
goals, interweaving new and old beliefs and practices. Contributors focus on both continuity and change in analyzing student learning,
pedagogical practice, teacher learning and professional development in Chinese societies. Key emerging themes emphasize transcending
dichotomies and transforming pedagogy in understanding and teaching Chinese learners. The book has implications for theories of learning,
development and educational innovation and will therefore be of interest to scholars and educators around the world who are changing
education in their changing contexts.
Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. 2011. Researching Chinese learners: Skills, perceptions and intercultural
Adaptations. New York: Palgrave Press.
This collection focuses on Chinese learners with original data sets using innovative research methods. It investigates Chinese learners’ learning
and language skills, perceptions and particularly the processes of reciprocal intercultural adaptations in a wide international context of
Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the UK.
Kell, P. & Vogl G. 2012. International students in the Asia Pacific: Mobility, risks and global optimism.
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects volume 17. London:
Springer.
Kirby, W.C. 2004. Realms of freedom in modern China. Stanford University Press.
Rojas, C. & Chow, E.C. 2009. Rethinking Chinese popular culture. London, England: Routledge Press.
(Duke library book)
Through analyses of a wide range of Chinese literary and visual texts from the beginning of the twentieth century through the contemporary
period, the thirteen essays in this volume challenge the view that canonical and popular culture are self-evident and diametrically opposed
categories, and instead argue that the two cultural sensibilities are inextricably bound up with one another.An international line up of
contributors present detailed analyses of literary works and other cultural products that have previously been neglected by scholars, while also
examining more familiar authors and works from provocative new angles.The essays include investigations into the cultural industries and
contexts that produce the canonical and popular, the position of contemporary popular works at the interstices of nostalgia and amnesia, and
also the ways in which cultural texts are inflected with gendered and erotic sensibilities while at the same time also functioning as objects of
desire in its own right.
Ryan, J. & Slethaug, G. 2010. International education and the Chinese learner. Hong Kong University
Press.
This collection of essays aim at fostering discussion about the growth of international education and the Chinese learner between educators
from schools and universities in Hong Kong and abroad. These essays are both theoretical and practical, coming outof the direct experiences of
those who have been teaching Chinese learners in international contexts.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Bechtoldt, M.N., Choi, H.-S., & Nijstad, B.A. 2012. Individuals in mind, mates by heart: Individualistic
self-construal and collective value orientation as predictors of group creativity. Journal of
Experimental Social Psychology, 48:xx
Cao, J.-X. 2009. The analysis of tendency of transition from collectivism to individualism in China. CrossCultural Communications 5:1-10. http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P33
1953158511/the-analysis-of-tendency-of-transition-from-collectivism
Chan, C.K.K. & Rao, N. 2009. The paradoxes revisited: The Chinese learner in changing educational
contexts. Chapter 11 Chan & Rao (see complete reference above).
Chan, D.K.-S., Ng, T.T.-T., & Hui, C.-M. 2010. Interpersonal relationships in rapidly changing Chinese
societies. Chapter 30 in Bond (see complete reference above).
Chen, Y.-H., & van Ullen, M.K. 2011. Helping international students succeed academically through
research process and plagiarism workshops. College & Research Libraries 210: 209-235.
Cohen, P.A. 2013. Peter Hessler: Teacher, archaeologist, anthropologist, travel writer, master storyteller.
The Journal of Asian Studies, 72:251-272.
Fischer, K. 2012. Bucking cultural norms, Asia tries liberal arts. Chronicle of Higher Education 5 February
2012.
Forse, C. 2009. Fit for purpose? Why Chinese families choose international schools in Hong Kong.
Chapter 3 in Ryan & Slethan (see complete reference above).
Goncalo, J.A., & Staw, B.M. 2006. Individualism-collectivism and group creativity. Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes 100:96-109.
Hassoun, N. & Wong, D. 2012. Sustaining cultures in the face of globalization. Culture and Dialogue 2:7398.
Ho, J., Nesbit, P.L., Jepsen, D., & Demirian, S. 2012. Extending self-leadership research to the East:
Measurement equivalence of the Chinese and English versions of the MSLQ. Asian Journal of
Social Psychology, 15:101-111.
Huang, J. & Brown, K. 2009. Cultural factors affecting Chinese ESL students’ academic learning.
Education 129:643-653.
Confucianism meets Constructivism in North American universities and our classrooms are failing to meet the educational expectations of
Chinese students. Specifically, students from the People's Republic of China mentioned six areas where they feel discomfort: (a) They feel
uncomfortable with the classroom behavior of North American students; (b) They question the value of a professorial focus on discussion rather
than lecture; (c) They query the professor's failure to follow the textbook; (d) They feel there is too much emphasis on group work; (e) They note
a lack of lecture summaries along with an apparent lack of organization; and (f) They share no common interests (e.g. sports, religion) with their
North American counterparts. This paper discusses the cultural factors that affect Chinese students' academic learning at North American
universities. It also provides implications for North American professors.
Hvistendahl, M. 2010. Less politics, more poetry: China’s colleges eye the liberal arts. Chronicle of Higher
Education 3 January 2010.
IIE 2008. Educational exchange between the United States and China. http://www.iie.org/en/Researchand-Publications/Publications-and-Reports/IIE-Bookstore/Educational-Exchange-between-USand-China
Ji, L.-J., Lee, A., & Guo, T. 2010. The thinking styles of Chinese people. Chapter 11 in Bond (see complete
reference above).
Kember, D. & Watkins, D. 2010. Approaches to learning and teaching by the Chinese. Chapter 12 in Bond
(see complete reference above).
Kirby, W.C. 2014. The Chinese century? The challenges of higher education. American Academy of Arts &
Sciences 143:1-12.
Koch, B.J. & Koch, P.T. 2007. Collectivism, individualism, and outgroup cooperation in a segmented
China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 24:207-225.
Li, X. & Cutting, J. 2011. Rote learning in Chinese culture: Reflecting active Confucian-based memory
strategies. Chapter 1 in Jin & Cortazzi (see complete reference above).
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Litzinger, R. 2004. The mobilization of “Nature”: Perspectives from north-west Yunnan. The China
Quarterly Special Issues: 5:174-190.
Litzinger, R.A. 1995. Making histories: Contending conceptions of the Yao past. Pages 117-139 in:
Cultural encounters on China’s ethnic frontiers (S. Harrell, ed.). Seattle, Washington: University
of Washington Press.
Litzinger, R.A. 2000. Other Chinas: The Yao and the politics of national belonging. Durham, North
Carolina: Duke University Press.
Litzinger, R.A. 2006. Contested sovereignties and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. Political and
Legal Anthropology Review 29:66-87.
Liu, D. 2005. Plagiarism in ESOL students: Is cultural conditioning truly the major culprit? ELT Journal
59:234-241.
Liu, F. 2009. How is research on academic plagiarism in China conducted? A preliminary investigation of
the recent change in the style of writing in an academic journal. 4th Asia Pacific Conference on
Educational Integrity. http://ro.uow.edu.au/apcei/09/papers/25/
Longerbeam, S.D., DeStefano, T.J., & Lixin, Y. 2013. “We cannot reach them”: Chinese undergraduate
student perceptions of the U.S. campus climate. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
50:326-344.
Ministry of Education (China). 2010. Outline of China’s national plan for medium and long-term
education reform and development (2010-2020). Pages 1-51.
http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/upload/China/China_National_Long_Term_Educational_Refor
m_Development_2010-2020_eng.pdf
Robinson, S.N., Wei, J., Gong, Y., & Schwalb, M. 2010. Higher education and foreign schools in China.
Journal of College and University Law, 36:363-398.
Rojas, C. 2009. The disease of canonicity. Chapter 1 in Rethinking Chinese Popular Culture (C. Rojas and
E. C-y. Chow, eds). London: Routledge Press.
Ryan, J. 2010. “The Chinese learner”: Misconceptions and realities. Chapter 2 in Ryan & Slethang (see
complete reference above).
Shei, C. 2005. Plagiarism, Chinese learners and western convention. Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2:97-113.
Thomas, D.C. & Liao, Y. 2010. Inter-cultural interactions: The Chinese context. Chapter 39 in Bond (see
complete reference above).
Wang, I. 2010. Realizing “cross-cultural exchange”: A dialogue between the USA and China. Chapter 8 in
Ryan & Slethang (see complete reference above).
Weibin, Z. 2010. Learning for all: Cross-cultural, interdisciplinary team teaching between China and the
USA. Chapter 9 in Ryan & Slethang (see complete reference above).
Wong, D. Chinese ethics. Entry in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-chinese/
Yuen, C.Y.M. 2010. Dimensions of diversity: Challenges to secondary school teachers with implications
for intercultural teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education, 26:732-741.
Zhao, Y. 2009. Catching up or leading the way: American education in the Age of Globalization.
Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD Press.
Zhao, Y. 2012. World class learners: Educating creative and entrepreneurial students. Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press.
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