Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
26. 
Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama
Volume: 88
One of the few full-length English-language studies of Chinese drama and the only one to focus on the pivotal Kun opera Peony Pavilion
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26.
Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama
Volume: 88
One of the few full-length English-language studies of Chinese drama and the only one to focus on the pivotal Kun opera Peony Pavilion
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27. 
The Rise of the Fengtian Local Elite at the End of the Qing
Volume: 100
Sheds new light on the history of a central institution of the Qing dynasty and the figures who moved in it
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| Paper | 2017 | $30.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Banner Legacy" to Cart |
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27.
The Rise of the Fengtian Local Elite at the End of the Qing
Volume: 100
Sheds new light on the history of a central institution of the Qing dynasty and the figures who moved in it
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28. 
Shanghai Urban Life, 1884–1898
Volume: 98
Brings to life the visual culture of the “nightless city,” late nineteenth-century Shanghai, through analyses of more than one hundred drawn depictions
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28.
Shanghai Urban Life, 1884–1898
Volume: 98
Brings to life the visual culture of the “nightless city,” late nineteenth-century Shanghai, through analyses of more than one hundred drawn depictions
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29. 
Selections from the Muban Foundation Collection
Volume: 94
Explores the artistic and aesthetic bases of popular Chinese woodblock prints
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30. 
Volume: 58
An essential bibliographical tool for researchers of Chinese social, cultural, and religious history.
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| Paper | 2002 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Geographical Sources of Ming-Qing History" to Cart |
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30.
Volume: 58
An essential bibliographical tool for researchers of Chinese social, cultural, and religious history.
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31. 
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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| Paper | 2017 | $50.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Shih-shuo Hsin-yü" to Cart |
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31.
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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31.
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2017 | $50.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Shih-shuo Hsin-yü" to Cart |
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32. 
A Generic Study of The Story of the Stone
Volume: 93
An exploration of what has been called China’s greatest novel, highlighting the roles of the garden, both fictional and real, to dramatize the cultural crisis of the literati in the late imperial period
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33. 
Critical Interventions, Cinematic Reconfigurations, and the Transnational Imaginary in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Volume: 92
Pushes back against the Western critical appetite for ethnic and cultural markers in Chinese film, narrating how Chinese filmmakers increasingly escape Western demands and screen China’s many facets
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33.
Critical Interventions, Cinematic Reconfigurations, and the Transnational Imaginary in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Volume: 92
Pushes back against the Western critical appetite for ethnic and cultural markers in Chinese film, narrating how Chinese filmmakers increasingly escape Western demands and screen China’s many facets
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34. 
Lord Lao in History and Myth
Volume: 84
Illuminates the story of Lord Lao through historical analysis and mythological narrative to show its influence on traditional Chinese religion
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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34.
Lord Lao in History and Myth
Volume: 84
Illuminates the story of Lord Lao through historical analysis and mythological narrative to show its influence on traditional Chinese religion
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35. 
Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from Chan-kuo Ts'e
Volume: 83
Lively accounts of political intrigue and other lore from early China.
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35.
Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from Chan-kuo Ts'e
Volume: 83
Lively accounts of political intrigue and other lore from early China
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| Paper | 1998 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Legends of the Warring States" to Cart |
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36. 
Volume: 74
A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day
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| Paper | 1997 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "A Guide to Chinese Literature" to Cart |
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36.
Volume: 74
A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day
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| Paper | 1997 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "A Guide to Chinese Literature" to Cart |
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37. 
The Daoguang Emperor’s Management of the Grand Canal Crisis, 1824–1826
Volume: 69
A nuanced account of the emperor's decisions and the interaction between the court and provincial and regional officials during the Grand Canal crisis of the 1820s
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37.
The Daoguang Emperor’s Management of the Grand Canal Crisis, 1824–1826
Volume: 69
A nuanced account of the emperor's decisions and the interaction between the court and provincial and regional officials during the Grand Canal crisis of the 1820s
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38. 
open access
Volume: 65
A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text
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| Paper | 2003 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters" to Cart |
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38.
open access
A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text
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| Paper | 2003 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters" to Cart |
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39. 
The Quest for Cultural Identity
Volume: 66
An exploration of the life and poetry of Tao Qian through close readings and cultural and political analysis
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39.
The Quest for Cultural Identity
Volume: 66
An exploration of the life and poetry of Tao Qian through close readings and cultural and political analysis
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40. 
Volume: 64
Translated poems providing a survey of ch’ü poetry
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| Paper | 1993 | $15.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Song-Poems from Xanadu" to Cart |
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40.
Volume: 64
Translated poems providing a survey of ch’ü poetry
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41. 
Chinese Music Bureau Poetry
Volume: 63
Resurrects for the modern reader a significant body of ancient Chinese literature
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| Paper | 1992 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "In the Voice of Others" to Cart |
42. 
Volume: 62
A complete introduction to the riches of Yuan drama by one of the foremost authorities on Chinese theater in the West
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| Paper | 1991 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Chinese Theater in Days of Kublai Khan" to Cart |
43. 
open access
The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
Volume: 60
An exhaustive analysis of the Chinese state civilian granary system by a team of scholars
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| Paper | 1991 | $42.50 | Available | Add Paper for "Nourish the People" to Cart |
| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
43.
open access
The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
An exhaustive analysis of the Chinese state civilian granary system by a team of scholars
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| Paper | 1991 | $42.50 | Available | Add Paper for "Nourish the People" to Cart |
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44. 
Volume: 61
French, German, and Japanese scholars explore historical and technical as well as religious aspects of Taoism, ranging from pre-Han practice to the contemporary revival
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| Paper | 1989 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques" to Cart |
45. 
Elite Mobility in Contemporary China
Volume: 55
Searches the lives of six top politicians in the post-Mao Zedong era for answers about their paths to power
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| Paper | 1989 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Paths to Power" to Cart |
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45.
Elite Mobility in Contemporary China
Volume: 55
Searches the lives of six top politicians in the post-Mao Zedong era for answers about their paths to power
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| Paper | 1989 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Paths to Power" to Cart |
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46. 
open access
Volume: 56
Uses an interest-group approach to look at policymaking in China through studies of the roles of workers, peasants, scientists, intellectuals, managers, and the military
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| Paper | 1987 | $20.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Citizens and Groups in Contemporary China" to Cart |
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46.
open access
Volume: 56
Uses an interest-group approach to look at policymaking in China through studies of the roles of workers, peasants, scientists, intellectuals, managers, and the military
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| Paper | 1987 | $20.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Citizens and Groups in Contemporary China" to Cart |
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| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
46.
open access
Uses an interest-group approach to look at policymaking in China through studies of the roles of workers, peasants, scientists, intellectuals, managers, and the military
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1987 | $20.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Citizens and Groups in Contemporary China" to Cart |
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| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
47. 
Post-Mao Enrollment Policies and Their Impact on the Structure of Secondary Education
Volume: 46
Explores the effects of changing examination conventions on Chinese universities through interview analysis
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1984 | $15.00 | Available | Add Paper for "China’s Universities" to Cart |
48. 
open access
The Case of Kuan Lineage in K’ai-p’ing County
Volume: 48
An exploration of the effects on patrilineal kinship ties of the social and political changes in the period between the revolutions of 1912 and 1949
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1984 | $15.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Social Organization in South China, 1911–1949" to Cart |
| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
48.
open access
The Case of Kuan Lineage in K’ai-p’ing County
An exploration of the effects on patrilineal kinship ties of the social and political changes in the period between the revolutions of 1912 and 1949
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1984 | $15.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Social Organization in South China, 1911–1949" to Cart |
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49. 
Assessments of Recent Scholarship
Volume: 50
The first complete survey of Soviet work on premodern Chinese literature and history
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| Paper | 1984 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Soviet Studies of Premodern China" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 1984 | $45.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Soviet Studies of Premodern China" to Cart |
49.
Assessments of Recent Scholarship
Volume: 50
The first complete survey of Soviet work on premodern Chinese literature and history
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| Paper | 1984 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Soviet Studies of Premodern China" to Cart |
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50. 
The Rise of a Frontier Economy
Volume: 43
A detailed economic study of the transformation of Manchuria after 1860
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1983 | $15.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Economic Development of Manchuria" to Cart |
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