In 1894–1895, after suffering defeat against Japan in a war primarily fought over the control of Korea, the Qing government initiated fundamental military reforms and established “New Armies“ modeled after the German and Japanese military. Besides reorganizing the structure of the army and improving military training, the goal was to overcome the alleged physical weakness and l...(展开全部)

In 1894–1895, after suffering defeat against Japan in a war primarily fought over the control of Korea, the Qing government initiated fundamental military reforms and established “New Armies“ modeled after the German and Japanese military. Besides reorganizing the structure of the army and improving military training, the goal was to overcome the alleged physical weakness and l...(展开全部)

During the years spanning the late Qing dynasty and the early Republican era, the status of Chinese women changed in both subtle and decisive ways. As domestic seclusion ceased to be a sign of virtue, new opportunities emerged for a variety of women. Much scholarly attention has been given to the rise of the modern, independent “new women” during this period. However, far less ...(展开全部)

李峰，陕西宝鸡人。1983年西北大学历史系考古专业毕业，1986年获中国社会科学院考古研究所硕士，之后从事西周都城丰镐遗址的发掘。1990年进入日本东京大学攻读博士；赴美国后于2000年获得芝加哥大学博士学位。 现任美国哥伦比亚大学东亚语言和文化系教授，长期从事西周时期考古和历史，特别是西周金文的研究，为西方早期中国研究的重要学者，创办哥伦比亚大学早期中国讲座。2006年起主持山东龙口归域周代古城遗址的调查及发掘至今。中文著作另有《西周的灭亡：中国早期国家的地理和政治危机》（上海古籍出版社，2007）。

李峰，陕西宝鸡人。1983年西北大学历史系考古专业毕业，1986年获中国社会科学院考古研究所硕士，之后从事西周都城丰镐遗址的发掘。1990年进入日本东京大学攻读博士；赴美国后于2000年获得芝加哥大学博士学位。 现任美国哥伦比亚大学东亚语言和文化系教授，长期从事西周时期考古和历史，特别是西周金文的研究，为西方早期中国研究的重要学者，创办哥伦比亚大学早期中国讲座。2006年起主持山东龙口归域周代古城遗址的调查及发掘至今。中文著作另有《西周的灭亡：中国早期国家的地理和政治危机》（上海古籍出版社，2007）。

Delving into three hundred years of Chinese literature, from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth, The Libertine’s Friend uncovers the complex and fascinating history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, Giovanni Vitiello offers a frank exploration of the importance of ...(展开全部)

Delving into three hundred years of Chinese literature, from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth, The Libertine’s Friend uncovers the complex and fascinating history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, Giovanni Vitiello offers a frank exploration of the importance of ...(展开全部)

Print and Politics offers a cultural history of a late Qing newspaper, Shibao, the most influential reform daily of its time. Exploring the simultaneous emergence of a new print culture and a new culture of politics in early-twentieth-century China, the book treats Shibao as both institution and text and demonstrates how the journalists who wrote for the paper attempted to stak...(展开全部)