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New Books in Chinese Studies

New Books in Chinese Studies

Interviews with Scholars of China about their New Books

New Books Network

1,020 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Chinese Studies has been publishing since 2011, and across the 15 years since has built a catalogue of 1,020 episodes. That works out to roughly 980 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 45 min and 1h 8m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 60 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 194 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,020
Running
2011–2026 · 15y
Median length
58 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Fabio Lanza, "Urban Revolution: People's Communes in Beijing" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Jun 27, 20261h 1m

Xiaobing Li, "China’s Mahan: Admiral Liu Huaqing and the Rise of the Modern Chinese Navy (Naval Institute Press, 2026)

Jun 25, 202633 min

Charlotte Brooks, "The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family’s Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution" (U California Press, 2026)

Jun 18, 202646 min

Yoshiko Nakano and Georgina Challen, "Meiji Graves in Happy Valley: Stories of Early Japanese Residents in Hong Kong" (Hong Kong UP, 2024)

Jun 17, 202655 min

Colin Flahive, "The Galaxy's Last Ride: Shifting Gears in Rural China" (Earnshaw Books, 2026)

Jun 15, 202646 min

Michael Dillon, "Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City" (Yale UP, 2026)

Jun 9, 202647 min

Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Jun 6, 20261h 23m

Lewis Ryder, "Connoisseurs and conmen: The contest for cultural authority in early twentieth-century Britain" (Manchester UP, 2026)

Jun 5, 202644 min

Weipin Tsai, "The Making of China's Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation" (Harvard UP, 2024)

Jun 3, 202658 min

Charlie Qiuli Xue and Arwen Yingting Chen, "American-Designed Shopping Malls in China" (Hong Kong UP, 2026)

May 30, 202652 min

Chunmei Du, "Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 28, 202655 min

Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026)

May 19, 20261h 6m

Evan N. Dawley, "Taiwan: A People′s History" (Reaktion Books, 2026)

May 18, 20261h 10m

Gregg A. Brazinsky, "Cold War Comrades: An Emotional History of the Sino-North Korean Alliance" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

May 16, 202646 min

Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)

May 13, 202659 min

J. Michael Cole, "The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Centre of the New Cold War" (Polity, 2025)

May 6, 202655 min

Through the Lens of Taiwan: Film, History, and Identity

Apr 30, 2026

Ker Gibbs, "The Fragile Dragon: Trade, Trump, and China's Vulnerabilities" (Earnshaw Books, 2026)

Apr 25, 202656 min

Mujun Zhou, "The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Apr 24, 202657 min

Qi Ai, "Feng Xiaogang's New Year Films: Industry, Regulation, Humour and Authorship" (Routledge, 2025)

Apr 20, 202659 min
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