Each book in this series provides a short and accessible guide to the research highlights of an active field of Chinese studies. Focusing on interdisciplinary work that bridges the humanities and social sciences, the books introduce readers to the subject, discuss the major problems and, by critically analyzing competing solutions and taking up new viewpoints, draw readers into the debates. The books are written in language accessible to readers outside Chinese studies, but are sufficiently informative, current and provocative also to engage the specialist reader.