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The article reviews the book "The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet," by Erik Mueggler.

The article reviews the book "For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors: The Chinese Tradition of Paper Offerings," by Janet Lee Scott.

The article reviews the book "China in the Tokugawa World," by Marius B. Jansen.

The article reviews the book "China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism," edited by Ho-Fung Hung.

The article reviews the book "Collective Resistance in China: Why Popular Protests Succeed or Fail," by Yongshun Cai.

Reviews the book 'Making Chinese Papercuts,' by Corinne and Robert Borja.

This article reviews the book "The China Environment Yearbook (2005): Crisis and Breakthrough of China's Environment," edited by Liang Congjie and Yang Dongping.

The article reviews the book "Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China," edited by Monroe E. Price and Daniel Dayan.

The article reviews the book "China Statistical Abstract 1988," edited by William T. Liu.

Aloysius Siow of University of Toronto reviews 'Understanding Chinese Families: A Comparative Study of Taiwan and Southeast China' by C. Y. Cyrus Chu and Ruoh-Rong Yu. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins 'Analyzes the contemporary Chinese family in Taiwan and Southeast China using a study of longitudinal data. Discusses an introduction to Chinese families; social backgrounds of China and Taiwan; coresidence and family size; family fertility; marriage patterns; housework and household decisions; revealed son preferences; the role of the family in child education; intergenerational mobility; family reciprocal supports; parental transfers and child feedbacks; and changing gender preferences in Taiwan. Chu is with the Faculty of Economics at the National Taiwan University and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Economics at Academia Sinica. Yu is Associate Fellow with the Centre for Survey Research at Academia Sinica. Index.' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "China Watching: Perspectives from Europe, Japan and the United States," edited by Robert Ash, David Shambaugh and Seiichiro Takagi.

The article reviews the book "Shanghai's Bund and Beyond: British Banks, Banknote Issuance, and Monetary Policy, 1842-1937," by Niv Horesh.

The article reviews the book "Paying for Progress in China: Public Finance, Human Welfare and Changing Patterns of Inequality," edited by Vivienne Shue and Christine Wong.

The article reviews the book "Guangdong: China's Promised Land," edited by Brian Hook.

The article reviews the book "The Distribution of Income in China," edited by Keith Griffin and Renwei Zhao.

The article reviews several books, including "King Hu's A Touch of Zen," by Stephen Teo, "Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema," by Gary G. Xu, and "Reinventing China: A Generation and Its Films," by Paul Clark.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Where the World Does Not Follow: Buddhist China in Picture and Poem,' translated by Mike O'Connor.

Reviews the book 'The Coming Collapse of China,' by Gordon G. Chang.

The article reviews the book "The Chinese Economy: Fighting Inflation, Deepening Reforms."

The article reviews the book "China, Modernisation and the Goal of Prosperity: Government Administration and Economic Policy in the Late 1980s," edited by Kate Hannan.

The article reviews the book "The People and The Tao: New Studies in Chinese Religions in Honour of Daniel L. Overmyer," edited by Philip Clart and Paul Crowe.

The article reviews the book "Imagined Enemies: China Prepares for Uncertain War," by John Wilson Lewis and Xue Litai.

The article reviews the book "China Threat? The Challenges, Myths, and Realities of China's Rise," by Lionel Vairon.

The article reviews the book "Investigative Journalism in China: Eight Cases in Chinese Watchdog Journalism," edited by David Bandurski and Martin Hala.

A review of the book "A Cultural History of Modern Science in China," by Benjamin A. Elman is presented.

The article reviews the book "Working in China: Ethnographies of Labor and Workplace Transformation," by C. K. Lee.

A review is presented of the book "China High: A Memoir," by ZZ.

The article reviews the book "A Season in Red: My Great Leap Forward into the New China," by Kirsty Needham.

Reviews the book, 'Private Life Under Socialism: Love, Intimacy, and Family Change in a Chinese Village, 1949-1999,' by Yan Yunxiang.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'China: The Land,' revised edition, by Bobbie Kalman.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'China Business & Travel Guide 2002-2003.'

Reviews two non-fiction books about cities in China. 'Fodor's Citypack Beijing: The Ultimate Guide to the City,' 2nd edition, edited by Sean Sheehan; 'Fodor's Citypack Hong Kong: The Ultimate Guide to the City,' 3rd edition, edited by Sean Sheehan.

Reviews two non-fiction books about cities in China. 'Berlitz Beijing Pocket Guide'; 'Berlitz Hong Kong Pocket Guide.'

Reviews the non-fiction book 'The National Geographic Traveler: China,' by Damian Harper.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Fodor's Exploring China,' 4th edition, edited by Christopher Knowles.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Baedeker's China,' 3rd edition.

Reviews the book 'Kinship Organization in Late Imperial China, 1000-1940,' edited by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and James L. Watson.

Reviews the book 'Strangers in the City: Reconfigurations of Space, Power, and Social Networks Within China's Floating Population,' by Li Zhang.