Readings

Research in China : Introduction to anthropological methods and to anthropology as practiced in China by Chinese and Westerners

Powerpoint presentation of Candice Cornet

Mandatory Readings :

HANSEN, Mette Halskov, (2006) “In the Footsteps of the Communist Party : Dilemmas and Strategies”, in Heimer, M. & Thøgersen, S. Doing Fieldwork in China. Honolulu : University of Hawai΄I Press, pp. 81-95.

In the Footsteps of the Communist Party : Dilemmas and Strategies

FEI, Xiaotong (1981). “Toward a people’s anthropology” and “Chinas’s national minorities – an introduction to survey” in Toward a people’s anthropology. Beijing : New World Press, pp.1-35

Toward a people’s anthropology

Suggested Readings :

BAPTANDIER, Brigitte, (2001). « En guise d’introduction : Chine et anthropologie », Ateliers, 21, pp. 9-27.

En guise d’introduction : Chine et anthropologie

Introduction : China in 2009, topical outline of current-day Chinese society

Mandatory Readings :

GILBOY, George J. et READ, Benjamin L., (2008). “Political and Social reform in China, Alive and Working”, The Washington Quarterly, vol 31, no 3, pp. 143-164.

Political and social reform in China

Suggested Readings :

GIPOULOUX, François, (2005). « Défis et facteurs de vulnérabilité », La Chine au 21e siècle, une nouvelle superpuissance ?, Paris, Armand Colin, pp. 198-228.

Défis et facteurs de vulnérabilité », La Chine au 21e siècle, une nouvelle superpuissance ?

GIPOULOUX, François, (2009). « Méditerranée asiatique et recomposition de l’espace économique chinois », La Méditerranée asiatique, Paris, CNRS, pp.319-337.

Méditerranée asiatique et recomposition de l’espace économique chinois

Chinese ethnic minorities, followed by an overview of the Tibetan issue

Chinese ethnic minorities

Powerpoint presentation of Jean Michaud

Mandatory Readings :

TAPP, Nicholas, (2002). “In Defence of the Archaic : A Reconsideration of the 1950s Ethnic Classification Project in China”, Asian Ethnicity 3, no. 1, pp. 63–84.

In Defence of the Archaic

MICHAUD, Jean, (2006). "Introduction" in Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Lanham : Scarecrow Press.

Introduction

MACKERRAS, Colin, (2003). “Ethnic Minorities in China”, in Ethnicity in Asia, ed. C. MacKerras. London : Routledge Curzon, pp.15-47.

Ethnic Minorities in China

The Tibetan issue

Mandatory Readings :

GOLDSTEIN, Melvyn C., (1999). The Snow Lion and the Dragon : China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press.pp. préface-60.

The Snow Lion and the Dragon : China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama

The History of Quebec/China Relations, Followed by a Historical Visit of Chinatown

Mandatory Reading :

EVANS, Paul M. and FROLIC, Michael (ed), Reluctant adversaries :Canada and the People’s Republic of China : 1949-1970, Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1991, pp. 3-37.

Reluctant adversaries :Canada and the People’s Republic of China : 1949-1970

China and the economic crisis

Powerpoint presentation of Zhan Su

Mandatory Reading :

BARTON, Dominic, WANG, Yi, YE, Mei, (March 2009). "A Chinese view of governance and the financial crisis : An interview with ICBC’s chairman”, The McKinsey Quarterl, pp. 111-117

A Chinese view of governance and the financial crisis : An interview with ICBC’s chairman

KEIDEL, Albert, "The Global Financial Crisis : Lessons for the United States and China”, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 3 November 2008, pp.2-18

The Global Financial Crisis : Lessons for the United States and China

ZHAN Su, “Place of China in the new international division of Labour”, Proceedings of Global Management Conference, April 2009, Rio de Janeiro.

Place of China in the new international division of Labour

Two sides of the coin : businesses and workers in China

Chinese business : from workshop to multinational

Powerpoint presentation of Alain-Marie Carron

Mandatory Reading :

WILLIAMSON Peter J.and ZEN Ming, (2007). “Dragons at your door. How chinese cost innovation is disrupting global competition”. Harvard Business School Press.

Dragons at your door. How chinese cost innovation is disrupting global competition

“New Challenges for Made in China”. BCG/Knowledge Wharton, 2009

New Challenges for Made in China

Chinese enterprises respond to social challenges

Powerpoint presentation of Zhan Su

Mandatory Reading :

LI Zhang. “Chinese workers confront capitalist labour relation" , Labour/Le Travail, 63, Spring 2009, pp. 221- 229

Chinese workers confront capitalist labour relation

LU Zhang. “Lean Production and Labor Controls in the Chinese Automobile Industry in An Age of Globalization” International Labor and Working-Class History, No. 73, Spring 2008, pp. 24–44

Lean Production and Labor Controls in the Chinese Automobile Industry in An Age of Globalization

20 years after after Tiananmen, is unrest brewing again ?

Powerpoint presentation of David Ownby

Mandatory Reading :

TOMBA, Luigi, (2004). “Creating an Urban Middle Class : Social Engineering in Beijing”, The China Journal, No. 51, Jan., pp. 1-26

Creating an Urban Middle Class : Social Engineering in Beijing

Blog : http://rconversation.blogs.com/rcon...

Suggested Readings :

LE BAIL Hélène., (2008). « Le régime chinois face aux inégalités », politique étrangère, Été, 02 pp. 281-294.

Le régime chinois face aux inégalités

VERMANDER Benoît., (2005). « A quoi sert le Parti communiste chinois ? », Études, Tome 402, 4, pp. 461-470

A quoi sert le Parti communiste chinois ?

China’s Growing Power in World Politics

Mandatory Reading :

BIJIAN, Zheng,(2005). “China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ to Great-Power Status,” Foreign Affairs 84(5), pp. 18-24.

China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ to Great-Power Status

MEARSHEIMER, John J., (2006). “China’s Unpeaceful Rise,” Current History, 105 (690), pp. 160-162.

China’s Unpeaceful Rise

WANG Jisi, (2005). “China’s Search for Stability with America,” Foreign Affairs 84(5), pp. 39-48.

China’s Search for Stability with America

ROSS, Robert S., (2005). “Assessing the China Threat.” The National Interest 81, pp. 81-87.

Assessing the China Threat

FOOT, Rosemary, (2006). “Chinese Strategies in a U.S.-Hegemonic Global Order : Accommodating and Hedging,” International Affairs 82 (1), pp. 77-94.

Chinese Strategies in a U.S.-Hegemonic Global Order

EVAN S. Medeiros, (2005). “Strategic Hedging and the Future of Asia-Pacific Stability.” The Washington Quarterly 2(1), pp.145-167

Strategic Hedging and the Future of Asia-Pacific Stability

Suggested readings :

YONG DENG, (2001). “Hegemon on the Offensive : Chinese Perspectives on U.S. Global Strategy,” Political Science Quarterly 116(3), pp. 343-365.

Hegemon on the Offensive : Chinese Perspectives on U.S. Global Strategy

BIWU ZHANG, (2005). "Chinese Perceptions of American Power, 1991–2004." Asian Survey 45(5), pp. 667–686.

Chinese Perceptions of American Power, 1991–2004.

CHRISTENSEN, Thomas J., (2001). “Posing Problems without Catching Up : China’s Rise and Challenges for U.S. Security Policy,” International Security 25(4), pp. 5-40.

Posing Problems without Catching Up

JIA QINGGUO, (2005). “Learning To Live With The Hegemon : Evolution Of China’s Policy Toward The US Since The End Of The Cold War,” Journal of Contemporary China 14(44), pp. 395–407.

Learning To Live With The Hegemon

SUTTER, Robert, (2004) “Asia in the Balance : America and China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’,” Current History 103 (674), pp. 284-289.

Asia in the Balance : America and China’s ‘Peaceful Rise

FEIGENBAUM, Evan A., (2001). "China’s Challenge to Pax Americana.", The Washington Quarterly 24(3), pp. 31–43.

China’s Challenge to Pax Americana

SUTTER, Robert, (2003). “Why Does China Matter ?” The Washington Quarterly 27(1), pp. 75-89.

Why Does China Matter ?

Meeting China’s energy needs

Powerpoint presentation of Pierre-Olivier Pineau

Mandatory Reading :

WU, Yanrui, (2003). "Deregulation and growth in China’s energy sector : a review of recent development," Energy policy, 31, pp. 1417-1425

Deregulation and growth in China’s energy sector : a review of recent development

ZHANG, Chi, Michael MAY & Thomas C. HELLER, (2001). "Impact of global warming of development and structural changes in the electricity sector in Guangdong Province China," Energy Policy, 29, pp. 179-203

Impact of global warming of development and structural changes in the electricity sector in Guangdong Province China

Suggested Reading :

THOMPSON, E. (2002) The Chinese coal industry : an economic history. London : Routledge.

Games and tourism in China : traditions and change

Games

Mandatory Reading :

PAPINEAU, E., (2005). “Pathological gambling in Montreal’s Chinese community : An anthropological perspective”. Journal of Gambling Studies, 21 (2), pp. 157–178.

Pathological gambling in Montreal’s Chinese community

BAOREN, Su, XIANGYOU, Shen, ZHOU Wei, (2006). “Leisure life in later years : differences between rural and urban elderly residents in China”. Journal of Leisure Research, 38(3), pp. 381-397.

Leisure life in later years

Suggested readings :

YUTANG, Lin, (1997). La Chine et les Chinois, Paris, Payot (1ère ed. 1934) : extrait, pp. 349-350.

La Chine et les Chinois

Tourism

Powerpoint presentation of Candice Cornet

Mandatory Reading :

NYIRI, Pal, (2006). Scenic Spots : Chinese Tourism, the State and Cultural Authority. Seattle : University of Washington Press. (pages à determiner)

Scenic Spots : Chinese Tourism, the State and Cultural Authority

SOFIELD Trevor H. B., LI Sarah Fung Mei (1998).“Tourism development and cultural policies in China” , Annuals of tourism research, 25(2), pp.362-392.

Tourism development and cultural policies in China

Suggested readings :

CHEE-BENG, Tan, CHEUNG, Sidney C.H., HUI, Yang, (2001). Tourism, Anthropology and China. Bangkok : White Lotus Press. (pages à déterminer)

DAVID Béatrice (2007). “Tourisme et politique : la sacralisation touristique de la nation en Chine”, Hérodote 2007/2, n° 125, pp.143-156.

Tourisme et politique : la sacralisation touristique de la nation en Chine

Social geography : agriculture and rural life in China ; when peasants are no longer confined to agriculture

Powerpoint presentation of Sebastien Carrier

Mandatory Reading :

CHAN, Kam Wing and BUCKINGHAM, Will, (2008). “Is China Abolishing the Hukou System ?”, The China Quarterly 195(September), pp. 582-606

Is China Abolishing the Hukou System ?

KENNEDY, John James, (2007). “From the Tax-for-Fee Reform to the Abolition of Agricultural Taxes : The Impact on Township Governments in North-west China”, The China Quarterly 189(March), pp. 43-59

From the Tax-for-Fee Reform to the Abolition of Agricultural Taxes

MURPHY, Rachel, (2008). “Migrant Remittances in China : the Distribution of Economic Benefits and Social Costs”, in Rachel MURPHY (ed.), Labour Migration and Social Development in Contemporary China. London & New York : Routledge, pp. 47-72

Migrant Remittances in China : the Distribution of Economic Benefits and Social Costs

WANG, Chunguang, (2006). “The Changing Situation of Migrant Labor”, Social Research 73(1), pp. 185-196

The Changing Situation of Migrant Labor

XIANG, Biao, (2007). “How Far Are the Left-behind Left Behind ? A Preliminary Study in Rural China”, Population, Space and Place 13(3), pp. 179-191

How Far Are the Left-behind Left Behind ?

ZHANG, Weiguo, (2007). “Marginalization of Childless Elderly Men and Welfare Provision : a study in a North China village”, Journal of Contemporary China 16(51), pp. 275-293

Marginalization of Childless Elderly Men and Welfare Provision

Suggested Readings :

AUBERT, Claude, (2005). “Le devenir de l’économie paysanne en Chine”, Revue Tiers Monde, 46(183), pp. 491-515

Le devenir de l’économie paysanne en Chine

MURPHY, Rachel, (2002). How Migrant Labor is Changing Rural China. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

How migrant labor is changing rural life

UNGER, Jonathan, (2002). The Transformation of Rural China. New York : M.E. Sharpe.