Books
UVU Wiki Book Projects
Collaborative scholarly publishing on the UVU Wiki platform. Authors and editors work together on book-length projects, with version control, peer review, and Word export.
25 Chapters · 5 Parts · ~1,000 pages
In Progress
A comprehensive history of Western sinology from ancient Greek accounts of the "Seres" through the Jesuit missions, the founding of academic sinology in 1814, to the digital humanities era. Covers sinology by country, thematic perspectives, and contemporary debates.
Chinese + EN/DE/FR · 1761/1766 translations
In Preparation
A bilingual critical edition of the Hao Qiu Zhuan (好逕傳, "The Fortunate Union"), one of the earliest Chinese novels translated into European languages. Includes the Chinese original alongside the historic English (Percy, 1761), German (1766), and French (1828) translations, as well as modern English, German, and French translations. Currently in the scan correction phase for the historical editions.
9 Chapters · ~700 pages · DE + CN
Active
A comprehensive history of the Chinese essay (sanwen 散文) from the modern period (1917--1949) through the contemporary era (1949--1995). Features detailed studies of nine major essayists including Lu Xun, Ba Jin, and Yu Guangzhong. Originally a dissertation at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (1998). ISBN 978-3-932329-04-3.
120 Chapters · Bilingual CN/DE · ~3,000 pages
In Preparation
The 4th edition of the complete German translation of Hongloumeng (红楼梦, "Dream of the Red Chamber"), one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. Based on the Gengchenben (庚辰本, ca. 1760) for chapters 1-80 and the Chengjiaben (程甲本, 1791) for chapters 81-120. Bilingual Chinese-German parallel text with scholarly annotations.
35 Chapters · 9 Parts
In Progress
A comprehensive history of Chinese literature from its earliest oral and mythological origins through the classical poetic and prose traditions, the rise of drama and fiction, the modern literary revolution, to contemporary digital literature and AI-generated writing. Covers three millennia of Sinophone literary creation across the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the global diaspora.
30 Chapters · 8 Parts
In Progress
A comprehensive history of Chinese culture spanning material and immaterial civilization from Neolithic origins to the digital age. Covers the arts, religions, architecture, food culture, festivals, science and technology, education, and cultural exchange, tracing the development of Chinese cultural identity across five millennia.
28 Chapters · 7 Parts
In Progress
A comprehensive history of Chinese philosophy from the pre-philosophical cosmological foundations through the Hundred Schools, the Buddhist transformation, Neo-Confucianism, and modern engagements with Marxism and Western thought. Covers Chinese logic, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and the ongoing global dialogue.
32 Chapters · 9 Parts
In Progress
A comprehensive history of China from prehistoric times to the present, covering political, social, and economic developments across all major dynasties and into the modern era. Includes thematic chapters on Taiwan, Hong Kong, the diaspora, governance, gender, foreign relations, and the question of Chinese identity.
UVU Wiki's book platform enables collaborative scholarly publishing. If you are a researcher in Chinese studies, sinology, or related fields, you can contribute to our book projects.
How to participate:
- Authors: Write or revise chapter content, add footnotes, improve bibliography
- Editors: Review chapters, suggest corrections, check references
- Reviewers: Provide feedback on drafts via talk pages
To get started, request an account and describe your area of expertise. Approved users receive author or editor permissions.
The UVU Wiki book platform provides:
- Version control: Every edit is tracked with full history and attribution
- Collaborative editing: Multiple authors can work on different chapters simultaneously
- Footnotes and references: Full support for scholarly citations via
<ref>tags - Word export: Download the complete book as a formatted DOCX file at any time
- Peer review: Chapter-level review status tracking
Technical details:
- Built on MediaWiki 1.35 with Cite and ParserFunctions extensions
- Chapter navigation via
{{Book Nav}}template - Review tracking via
{{Review Status}}template - Export via Pandoc (MediaWiki to DOCX conversion)