As China has evolved into an economic superpower, interest in its culture and current place in the world has skyrocketed; China Studies are now taught in almost every college or university in the U.S., as well as in many junior high and high schools. Covering modern China, not just Chinese culture from an historical perspective, this important new book fills a sizeable gap in the literature. Originating as a Carnegie Whitney Award-winning book project, Ye's research guide goes beyond a mere list of print resources to reflect the predominant role of digital resources in the changing landscape of scholarly research, teaching critical information literacy concepts and skills in the field of China Studies by

Sketching in basic facts and figures of Chinese history and culture from antiquity to the present
Detailing key English- and Chinese-language resources in literature, government, statistics, art, film, history, philosophy, religion, economics, law, politics, and more
Offering strategies for finding research sources like articles and dissertations, as well as primary sources such as government documents and archives
Including guidance on how to acquire print and electronic resources in Chinese

This richly detailed, up-to-date work will guide researchers at all levels to the most important resources in the field of Modern China Studies.