Twentieth-Century China

Aims & Scope

Twentieth-Century China is a refereed semi-annual scholarly journal that considers manuscripts from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. The journal seeks original scholarly contributions that challenge old paradigms, propose new ideas and theses, set forth innovative research and methodologies, or engage significant historiographic or interpretive issues regarding China’s long twentieth century as seen through mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or diasporic activities

Comparative empirical and/or theoretical studies that are rooted in Chinese experience but touch on non-China-related subjects are welcome. In addition, proposals for reviews of significant non-English Western-, Chinese-, Japanese-, or Korean-language works relating to twentieth-century China, translations of influential articles, or symposium-style special issues are welcomed. The journal also seeks to provide a forum for scholarly conference and project announcements and similar activities that promote the academic pursuits of the journal’s readers around the world.

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Launched in early 2008, The China Beat provides context and criticism on contemporary China from China scholars and journalists.

 Recent topics discussed include: 

• Thoughts on River Elegy
  
• People's Livelihood in
  Republican Beijing
  
• Reproducing Women
  
• Factories without Smoke
   
  Founded by Jeff Wasserstrom, Ken Pomeranz, and Kate Merkel-Hess, The China Beat is based at the University of California, Irvine. It is currently edited by Maura Cunningham, a graduate student in Chinese history at UCI and former student of TCC editor Jay Carter.