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Paleography
Edward L. Shaughnessy
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Paleography Introduction Paleography, literally “the study of ancient writing” (Ch. Guwenzixue 古文字学), is now used in Chinese Studies in the We...
People’s Liberation Army (PLA), The
Ian Burns McCaslin, Andrew S. Erickson
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2021-10-27
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)IntroductionThe field of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) studies has evolved with the PLA’s own development, and Chin...
Poetics, Chinese-Western Comparative
Jonathan Stalling
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2015-06-29
Chinese-Western Comparative Poetics Introduction Until the rise of narrative fiction as the dominant genre of literary cultural production (in...
Poetry, Early Medieval
Jack W. Chen, Evan Nicoll-Johnson
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-01-30
Early Medieval Poetry Introduction The designation “early medieval China” denotes the centuries between the end of the Eastern Han 東漢 (27 ce–2...
Poetry, Traditional Chinese
Olga Lomová
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Traditional Chinese PoetryIntroductionIn modern China, “traditional poetry” (also called “classical”) refers to gu shi 古詩 (old poetry) and encompasses...
Political Art and Posters
Shaoqian Zhang
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2018-08-28
Political Art and PostersIntroductionUnderlying all political arts and posters are questions about social-political culture and its creation of visual...
Political Dissent
Timothy Cheek
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2017-04-27
Political DissentIntroductionPolitical dissent has existed in China since at least the time of Confucius in the 5th century bce. Every political regim...
Political Thought, Modern Chinese
Leigh Jenco
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-02-25
Modern Chinese Political Thought Introduction Although debates abound as to when “modernity” in China began, modern Chinese political thought ...
Polo, Marco
Susan Whitfield
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2019-01-15
Marco PoloIntroductionMarco Polo (b. 1254–d. 1324), from a family of Venetian merchants, was only one among many merchants and missionaries who visite...
Population Dynamics in Pre-Modern China
Zhongwei Zhao
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Population Dynamics in Premodern China Introduction China constituted one of the earliest civilizations in the world. During most of the past ...
Population Structure and Dynamics since 1949
Thomas Scharping
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-08-26
Population Structure and Dynamics Since 1949 Introduction Studies of population dynamics are the domain of demography, a joint enterprise of s...
Post-Collective Agriculture
Peter Ho, Francesco Zaratin
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2021-01-12
Post-Collective AgricultureIntroductionSince the start of the economic reforms in 1978, China has developed today into one of the world’s leading prod...
Poverty and Living Standards since 1949
Alan Piazza
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Poverty and Living Standards since 1949IntroductionTrends in poverty and living standards in China were mixed during the period from 1949 to 1978. In ...
Printing and Book Culture
Cynthia Brokaw
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Printing and Book CultureIntroductionThe study of printing and book culture in China has followed two distinct but overlapping paths. Most recently, s...
Prose, Traditional
William H. Nienhauser
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Traditional ProseIntroductionThe modern concept of prose as something completely utilitarian does not apply in China, where the basic meaning of wen 文
Qi Baishi
Michaela Pejčochová
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2018-08-28
Qi BaishiIntroductionQi Baishi (齐白石) (b. 1864–d. 1957) is one of the most famous and widely recognized Chinese ink painters of the 20th century. Born ...
Qing Dynasty up to 1840
Leif Littrup
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Qing Dynasty Up to 1840 Introduction The territory of the Qing dynasty was in 1840 still at its maximum, roughly 25 percent larger than the pr...
Regional and Global Security, China and
Mingjiang Li, Kheng Swe Lim
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2016-08-30
China and Regional and Global SecurityIntroductionMany policymakers, scholars, and pundits throughout the world are concerned about the implications o...
Religion, Ancient Chinese
Mu-chou Poo
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Ancient Chinese Religion Introduction Religion is a form of activity and mental attitude that helps humans deal with real or imagined extrahum...
Renminbi, The
Menzie D. Chinn, Yin-Wong Cheung
Subject: Chinese Studies »
Date Added: 2017-08-23
The RenminbiIntroductionThe official currency of the People’s Republic of China is the renminbi (RMB), and its basic unit is the yuan. The literal mea...
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