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The Space of Religion: Temple, State, and Buddhist Communities in Modern China Yoshiko Ashiwa and David L. Wank. New York: Columbia University Press, 2023. 440 pp. $35.00; £30.00 (pbk). ISBN 9780231197359 宗教的空间：寺庙、国家和现代中国的佛教社区》，Yoshiko Ashiwa 和 David L. Wank 合著。纽约：哥伦比亚大学出版社，2023 年。440 pp.35.00 美元；30.00 英镑（平装本）。订货号 9780231197359

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741024000377

Kuei-min Chang

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Global Financialization and Local Labour Acquisition in China's Platform Economy 全球金融化与中国平台经济中的本地劳动力获取

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-25 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001832

Hao Zhang

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Visions of Salvation: Chinese Christian Posters in an Age of Revolution Daryl R. Ireland. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2023. 302 pp. $69.99 (hbk). ISBN 9781481316248 救赎的愿景：革命时代的中国基督教海报 Daryl R. Ireland.德克萨斯州韦科市：贝勒大学出版社，2023 年。302 pp.69.99 美元（精装本）。国际标准书号 9781481316248

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001923

Felicity Lufkin

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Chinese Marriages in Transition: From Patriarchy to New Familism Xiaoling Shu and Jingjing Chen. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 218 pp. $28.95 (pbk). ISBN 9781978804661 转型中的中国婚姻：From Patriarchy to New Familism Xiaoling Shu and Jingjing Chen.新泽西州新不伦瑞克：罗格斯大学出版社。218 pp.28.95 美元（平装本）。ISBN 9781978804661

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001893

William Jankowiak

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Cooperation Between Colleges and Companies: Vocational Education, Skill Mismatches and China's Turnover Problem 高校与企业的合作：职业教育、技能不匹配与中国的人员流动问题

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001868

Armin Müller

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The Central Politics School and Local Governance in Nationalist China: Toward a Statecraft Beyond Science Chen-cheng Wang. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023. 356 pp. $135.00 (hbk). ISBN 9781666929690 民国时期的中央政治学派与地方治理：Toward a Statecraft Beyond Science Chen-cheng Wang.Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023.356 pp.356 pp.ISBN 9781666929690

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.1017/s030574102300190x

Anatol E. Klass

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Unruly Speech: Displacement and the Politics of Transgression Saskia Witteborn. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2023. 250 pp. $28.00 (pbk). ISBN 9781503634305 不羁的言论：Displacement and the Politics of Transgression Saskia Witteborn.加利福尼亚州斯坦福：斯坦福大学出版社，2023 年。250 pp.28.00 美元（平装本）。ISBN 9781503634305

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI: 10.1017/s030574102300187x

Rebecca Clothey

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More Graduates, Fewer Skills? Vocational Education Expansion and Skilled Labour Shortages in China 毕业生多，技能少？中国的职业教育扩张与熟练劳动力短缺

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001856

Xinmiao Song, Duoduo Xu

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Manufacturing Society: How Party Building Reinforces Stability Maintenance in Grassroots China 制造社会：中国基层党建如何加强维稳工作

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001698

Yanling He, Zheng Wang

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Manipulation without Resistance: Consensus Elections in Rural China 没有反抗的操纵：中国农村的共识选举

The China Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.1017/s0305741023001765

Jingping Liu

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