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The China Quarterly
ISSN: 0305-7410

EISSN: 1468-2648

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ISSN: 0305-7410 (Print), 1468-2648 (Online)
Editor: Tim Pringle Department of Development Studies |SOAS, University of London|Thornhaugh Street|Russell Square|London WC1H 0XG
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The China Quarterly is the leading scholarly journal in its field, covering all aspects of contemporary China including Taiwan. Its interdisciplinary approach covers a range of subjects including anthropology/sociology, literature and the arts, business/economics, geography, history, international affairs, law, and politics. Edited to rigorous standards by scholars of the highest repute, the journal publishes high-quality, authoritative research, keeping readers up to date with events in China. International in scholarship, The China Quarterly provides readers with historical perspectives, in-depth analyses, and a deeper understanding of China and Chinese culture. In addition to major articles and research reports, each issue contains a comprehensive Book Review section.

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Feature Highlights: Higher Education in Greater China

Autonomy, Governance and the Chinese University 3.0: A zhong–yong Model from Comparative, Cultural and Contemporary Perspectives

Whither the Global in Chinese Higher Education? The Production of Space in China's “New Era” Universities

Reflections

Meritocracy and the Making of the Chinese Academe, 1912–1952

Change, Contradiction and the State: Higher Education in Greater China

Access to Justice in Higher Education: The Student as Consumer in China

Books received: (July–September 2020)

CQY volume 244 Cover and Front matter

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Acquiring a Beijing hukou: Who Is Eligible and Who Is Successful?

Bureaucratic Slack in China: The Anti-corruption Campaign and the Decline of Patronage Networks in Developing Local Economies

More Than Half the Sky: Women and Urban Neighbourhood Workshops in China, 1958–1978

The Paradox of Gender Reversal: Dance Hosts and the Pursuit of Gender Ideals in Contemporary China

Different Demands, Varying Responses: Local Government Responses to Workers’ Collective Actions in South China

Chinese Outbound Investment in Australia: From State Control to Entrepreneurship

Shame, Face and Social Relations in Northern China: Ramifications for Social Assistance Provision

Understanding the Non-medical Costs of Healthcare: Evidence from Inpatient Care for Older People in China

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Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949 Taylor Fravel Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019 xvii + 376 pp. £27.00 ISBN 978-0-691-15213-4

Down with Traitors: Justice and Nationalism in Wartime China Yun Xia Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2017 ix + 267 pp. $30.00 ISBN 978-0-295-74286-1

International Migrants in China's Global City: The New Shanghailanders James Farrer London and New York: Routledge, 2019 xii + 216 pp. $140.00 ISBN 978-0-8153-8263-8

Mapping the New African Diaspora in China: Race and the Cultural Politics of Belonging Shanshan Lan New York and London: Routledge, 2017 x + 202 pp. £110.00 ISBN 978-113867306-9

Minjian: The Rise of China's Grassroots Intellectuals Sebastian Veg New York: Columbia University Press, 2019 ix + 352 pp. $65.00; £50.00 ISBN 978-0-231-19140-1

Mirrorlands: Russia, China, and Journeys in Between Ed Pulford London: Hurst & Company, 2019 xix + 346 pp. £20.00 ISBN 978-1-78738-138-4

The Nature of Disaster in China: The 1931 Yangzi River Flood Chris Courtney Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018 xiv + 296 pp. £75.00; $99.99 ISBN 978-1-108-41777-8

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Sex Work and Stigma Management in China and Hong Kong: The Role of State Policy and NGO Advocacy

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