Using local studies to answer global questions, this compilation challenges traditional notions concerning historical Chinese population trends. Genealogies, ep

A concise and compelling survey of Chinese migration in global history centered on Chinese migrants and their families.

"Each chapter of this collection addresses a problem in Chinese history that is both interesting and important, as well as offering new ideas and interpretation

This is a varied and wide-ranging collection of essays by Yi and foreign scholars on the history, traditional society, and modern social changes among the 7 mil

The present volume is the result of a Leiden University workshop on women in imperial China by a group of international scholars. In recent years Chinese women