Princeton Studies in Contemporary China⁷

Mary Gallagher and Yu Xie, Series Editors

The Princeton Studies in Contemporary China aims to publish books from leading scholars across the social sciences that examine a wide range of critical issues in contemporary China, including social inequality, family, government, education, health care, aging, migration, environment, religion, urban development, and culture.

From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-commerce in China Lizhi Liu
How the world’s largest e-commerce market highlights a digital path to development
The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development Yuhua Wang
How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese state
Study Gods: How the New Chinese Elite Prepare for Global Competition Yi-Lin Chiang
How privileged adolescents in China acquire status and why this helps them succeed
A Decade of Upheaval: The Cultural Revolution in Rural China Dong Guoqiang and Andrew G. Walder
A revealing exploration of political disruption and violence in a rural Chinese county during the Cultural Revolution
Governing the Urban in China and India: Land Grabs, Slum Clearance, and the War on Air Pollution Xuefei Ren
An in-depth look at the distinctly different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residents
The Contentious Public Sphere: Law, Media, and Authoritarian Rule in China Ya-Wen Lei
Since the mid-2000s, public opinion and debate in China have become increasingly common and consequential, despite the ongoing censorship of speech and regulation of civil society. How did this happen? In The Contentious Public Sphere...
China's Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development Kyle A. Jaros
An exploration of how key provinces in China shape urban and regional development