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1. Reorienting Socialism in the Twenty-First Century - The Chinese Experiences and Beyond

   By Chun Lin, Tian Yu Cao

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   This is a critical look at China’s official policy of ‘building a moderately well-off society’ and an analysis of a viable vision of xiaokang (meaning ‘moderate prosperity) socialism. Aiming at demonstrating the logic of Chinese transformation and refutation of modernity in its capitalist form,...

   To Be Published February 14th 2014 by Routledge
2. Documenting Taiwan on Film

   Issues and Methods in New Documentaries

   Edited by Sylvia Li-chun Lin, Tze-Lan Deborah Sang

   Series: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series

   To date, there is but a handful of articles on documentary films from Taiwan. This volume seeks to remedy the paucity in this area of research and conduct a systematic analysis of the genre. Each contributor to the volume investigates the various aspects of documentary by focusing on one or two...

   Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge
3. Was Mao Really a Monster?

   The Academic Response to Chang and Halliday’s "Mao: The Unknown Story"

   Edited by Gregor Benton, Lin Chun

   Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday was published in 2005 to a great fanfare. The book portrays Mao as a monster – equal to or worse than Hitler and Stalin – and a fool who won power by native cunning and ruled by terror. It received a rapturous welcome from reviewers in the...

   Published June 29th 2009 by Routledge