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{{Book Nav|book=History_of_Sinology}}
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<div style="text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;">
<span style="font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold;">History of Sinology</span>

<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities</span>

<span style="font-size: 1.1em;">'''Martin Woesler'''</span>

Hunan Normal University

European University Press, 2026
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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold;">Table of Contents</span>

'''[[History_of_Sinology/Part_I|PART I: ORIGINS AND PRECURSORS]]'''

: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_1|Chapter 1: Early Encounters — Travelers, Traders, and the First Reports on China]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_2|Chapter 2: The Jesuit Enterprise — From Missionary Linguistics to Proto-Sinology (1582–1773)]]

'''[[History_of_Sinology/Part_II|PART II: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SINOLOGY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE]]'''

: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_4|Chapter 4: The Founding of Academic Sinology (1814–1900)]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_5|Chapter 5: The Maturation of Sinology (1900–1945)]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_6|Chapter 6: Cold War Sinology — Divided Fields, Competing Paradigms (1945–1990)]]

'''[[History_of_Sinology/Part_III|PART III: SINOLOGY BY COUNTRY AND REGION]]'''

: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_7|Chapter 7: Germany — From Leibniz to Contemporary ''Chinawissenschaften'']]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_8|Chapter 8: France — The Collège de France Tradition and the Golden Age of Philological Sinology]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_9|Chapter 9: Great Britain — Diplomats, Missionaries, and the Translator-Scholar Tradition]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_10|Chapter 10: The Netherlands — From the VOC to Leiden’s Global Reach]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_11|Chapter 11: Portugal and Spain — The Iberian Roots of European Sinology]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_12|Chapter 12: Italy — From Matteo Ricci to Contemporary Italian Sinology]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_14|Chapter 14: Scandinavia — Bernhard Karlgren and the Swedish School]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_15|Chapter 15: Eastern Europe — Sinology in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Macedonia, and Belarus]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_16|Chapter 16: Russia — From the Ecclesiastical Mission to Contemporary Chinese Studies]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_17|Chapter 17: United States — From Friedrich Hirth to the Area Studies Model]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_18|Chapter 18: Australia and New Zealand — Sinology in the Antipodes]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_19|Chapter 19: East Asia — Sinology in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_20|Chapter 20: Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia — Sinology on the Silk Road and Beyond]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_21|Chapter 21: Africa and Latin America — Emerging Chinese Studies]]

'''[[History_of_Sinology/Part_IV|PART IV: THEMATIC PERSPECTIVES]]'''

: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_22|Chapter 22: Translation as Sinological Method]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_23|Chapter 23: Chinese Philosophy in Western Sinology]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_24|Chapter 24: Chinese Literary Studies in the West]]

'''[[History_of_Sinology/Part_V|PART V: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS]]'''

: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_29|Chapter 29: “Sinology” vs. “Chinese Studies” — The Disciplinary Identity Debate]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_30|Chapter 30: Digital Humanities and the Future of Sinological Research]]
: [[History_of_Sinology/Chapter_31|Chapter 31: Conclusion — Where Does Sinology Go From Here?]]

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<span style="font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold;">About This Project</span>

This is a collaborative scholarly book project hosted on UVU Wiki. Registered authors and editors can contribute to individual chapters. See [[Books]] for more information about the book platform.

'''Status:''' {{Review Status|status=in progress|date=2026}}
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 <span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">📖 Contribute to this Book Project!</span>
-This is a collaborative scholarly publication. Researchers, scholars, and students of sinology are invited to contribute: correct errors, add references, expand chapters, or translate into new languages. Your contributions will be credited.
+This is a collaborative scholarly publication. Researchers, scholars, and students of sinology are invited to contribute: correct errors, add references, expand chapters, or translate into new languages. You can decide if you want to be credited as co-authors before publication of the printed volumes. Author crediting policy is defined in the [[Copyright|Data Rights Regulation]].
 '''[https://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Special:RequestAccount Request a Co-Author Account →]'''

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 <span style="font-size: 1.2em;">From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities</span>
-<span style="font-size: 1.1em;">'''Martin Woesler'''</span>
+<span style="font-size: 1.1em;">Martin Woesler (Ed.)</span>
-Hunan Normal University
+Hunan Normal University / Witten/Herdecke University
-European University Press &middot; First Edition 2026.1
+European University Press &middot; First Edition 2026.1 &middot; ~1,000 pages
 ISBN 978-3-86515-447-7 (EUP) / 978-1-68202-595-6 (APUSA)
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 <span style="font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold;">About This Project</span>
-This is a collaborative scholarly book project hosted on UVU Wiki. Registered authors and editors can contribute to individual chapters. See [[Books]] for more information about the book platform.
+This is a collaborative scholarly book project hosted on the China Studies Wiki. Registered authors and editors can contribute to individual chapters. See [[Books]] for more information about the book platform.
 '''Status:''' 1st edition published 2026.1, 2nd edition in preparation

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-'''Available in multiple languages / Mehrsprachig verfuegbar / 多语言版本:'''
+'''Available in multiple languages / Mehrsprachig verfügbar / 多语言版本:'''
-* '''English''' (this page) -- Complete
+* '''[[History of Sinology|English]]''' (this page) -- Complete
-* '''[[History of Sinology/de/Chapter 1|Deutsch]]''' -- Chapters 1, 2, 4 translated; remaining chapters in progress
+* '''[[History of Sinology/de|Deutsch]]''' -- All chapters translated
-* '''[[History of Sinology/zh/Chapter 1|中文]]''' -- Chapters 1, 2, 4 translated; remaining chapters in progress
+* '''[[History of Sinology/zh|中文（简体）]]''' -- All chapters translated
-* '''[[History of Sinology/fr/Chapter 1|Francais]]''' -- Placeholders created; translation planned
+* '''[[History of Sinology/zh-tw|中文（正體）]]''' -- Chapters 1, 2, 4 translated; remaining in progress
 ''Translation status:'' [[History of Sinology/Translation Status|View translation status report]]

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		+	'''Available in multiple languages / Mehrsprachig verfuegbar / 多语言版本:'''
		+	* '''English''' (this page) -- Complete
		+	* '''[[History of Sinology/de/Chapter 1\|Deutsch]]''' -- Chapters 1, 2, 4 translated; remaining chapters in progress
		+	* '''[[History of Sinology/zh/Chapter 1\|中文]]''' -- Chapters 1, 2, 4 translated; remaining chapters in progress
		+	* '''[[History of Sinology/fr/Chapter 1\|Francais]]''' -- Placeholders created; translation planned
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+'''Status:''' 1st edition published 2026.1, 2nd edition in preparation
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