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= China Studies Collaborative Book Projects =
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= Chinese Studies Wiki Book Projects =
Collaborative scholarly publishing on the China Studies Wiki platform. Authors and editors work together on book-length projects, with version control, peer review, and Word export.
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Collaborative scholarly publishing on the Chinese Studies Wiki platform. Authors and editors work together on book-length projects, with version control, peer review, and Word export.
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_Sinology|History of Sinology]]</div>
 
<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_Sinology|History of Sinology]]</div>
 
<div class="book-card-subtitle">From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities</div>
 
<div class="book-card-subtitle">From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler (Ed.)</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press &middot; First Edition 2026.1</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
<div class="book-card-isbn">ISBN 978-3-86515-447-7 (EUP) / 978-1-68202-595-6 (APUSA)</div>
 
 
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<span class="stat">25 Chapters</span> &middot;
 
<span class="stat">25 Chapters</span> &middot;
 
<span class="stat">5 Parts</span> &middot;
 
<span class="stat">5 Parts</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">~1,000 pages</span>
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<span class="status-badge status-active">2nd Edition in Progress</span>
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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.
 
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.
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'''Contributing authors:''' Hussain Aryan (Afghanistan), Etienne Bankuwiha (Burundi), Sara Cvetanovska (Macedonia), Giray Fidan (Turkey), Maurice Gountin (Benin), Michael Kn&uuml;ppel (Germany), Luo Huiling (Spain), Jorge Malena (Argentina), Ghulam Mustafa (Pakistan), Darya Nechyparik (Russia), A. D. Pavlova (Russia), Tentang Sejarah (Indonesia), Martin Woesler (Germany)<br/>''Sinologists interested in contributing to the next edition are welcome to join &mdash; simply [[Special:CreateAccount|register as a co-author]] and start editing.''
 
 
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[[History_of_Sinology|<span class="btn-wiki">Read Online</span>]]
 
[[History_of_Sinology|<span class="btn-wiki">Read Online</span>]]
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[https://bou.de/u/export_book.php?action=download&book=History_of_Sinology <span class="btn-download">Download DOCX</span>]
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Hao_Qiu_Zhuan|Hao Qiu Zhuan (&#22909;&#36881;&#20659;)]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_Chinese_Literature|History of Chinese Literature / &#x4E2D;&#x56FD;&#x6587;&#x5B66;&#x53F2;]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">Bilingual Critical Edition — by Li Changxing (李長興), ca. 1683</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">From Oracle Bones to Artificial Intelligence &mdash; Three Millennia of Sinophone Literary Creation</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler (Ed.)</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
 
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<span class="stat">Chinese + EN/DE/FR</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">35 Chapters</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">1761/1766 translations</span>
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<span class="stat">9 Parts</span> &middot;
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A bilingual critical edition of the ''Hao Qiu Zhuan'' (&#22909;&#36881;&#20659;, "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.
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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.
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[[Hao_Qiu_Zhuan|CN]] &middot; [[Hao_Qiu_Zhuan/en|EN]] &middot; [[Hao_Qiu_Zhuan/fr|FR]] &middot; [[Hao_Qiu_Zhuan/de|DE]]
 
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Chinese_Essay|The Chinese Essay in the 20th Century]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_Chinese_Philosophy|History of Chinese Philosophy / &#x4E2D;&#x56FD;&#x54F2;&#x5B66;&#x53F2;]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">Geschichte des chinesischen Essays in Moderne und Gegenwart</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">From the Sages of Antiquity to Contemporary Thought</div>
 
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
 
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2010</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
 
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<span class="stat">9 Chapters</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">28 Chapters</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">~700 pages</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">7 Parts</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">DE + CN</span>
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A comprehensive history of the Chinese essay (''sanwen'' &#25955;&#25991;) 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.
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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.
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[[Chinese_Essay|DE]] &middot; [[Chinese_Essay/zh|ZH]]
 
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Hongloumeng|Der Traum der Roten Kammer / &#32418;&#27004;&#26790;]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_China|History of China / &#x4E2D;&#x56FD;&#x53F2;]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">4th Edition of the Complete German Translation</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">Politics, Society, and Economy from Earliest Times to the Present</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler (with Rainer Schwarz for Ch. 1-80)</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
 
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<span class="stat">120 Chapters</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">32 Chapters</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">Bilingual CN/DE</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">9 Parts</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">~3,000 pages</span>
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The 4th edition of the complete German translation of ''Hongloumeng'' (&#32418;&#27004;&#26790;, "Dream of the Red Chamber"), one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. Based on the Gengchenben (&#24218;&#36784;&#26412;, ca. 1760) for chapters 1-80 and the Chengjiaben (&#31243;&#30002;&#26412;, 1791) for chapters 81-120. Bilingual Chinese-German parallel text with scholarly annotations.
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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, and foreign relations.
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[[Hongloumeng|CN]] &middot; [[Hongloumeng/de|DE]]
 
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Lu_Xun_Complete_Works|Lu Xun's Complete Works / &#40065;&#36805;&#20840;&#38598;]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[History_of_Chinese_Culture|History of Chinese Culture / &#x4E2D;&#x56FD;&#x6587;&#x5316;&#x53F2;]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">Scholarly Translation into English, German, and French</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">Material and Immaterial Civilization from Neolithic Origins to the Digital Age</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler (Ed.)</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
 
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<span class="stat">60 Works</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">30 Chapters</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">1,518 Sections</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">8 Parts</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">~5.70M Characters</span>
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<span class="status-badge status-active">Translation Complete (April 2026)</span>
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<span class="status-badge status-complete">Complete</span>
 
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The first complete trilingual translation of the works of Lu Xun (&#40065;&#36805;, 1881-1936), the father of modern Chinese literature, into English, German, and French. All 1,518 sections translated as of April 2026. Includes the short story collections ''Call to Arms'' (&#21584;&#21898;) and ''Wandering'' (&#24439;&#24488;), the prose poems ''Wild Grass'' (&#37326;&#33609;), the autobiographical essays ''Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk'' (&#26397;&#33457;&#22805;&#25342;), plus sixteen essay collections and scholarly works. Parallel Chinese text with EN/DE/FR translations and annotations.
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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.
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[[Lu_Xun_Complete_Works|ZH]] &middot; EN &middot; DE &middot; FR
 
 
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[[Lu_Xun_Complete_Works|<span class="btn-wiki">Project Page</span>]]
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Rethinking_Higher_Education|Rethinking Higher Education in the Digital Age]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Common_Sense_Philosophy|Common Sense]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">AI, Sustainability, and Digital Innovation in China and Europe</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">A Philosophy for the Post-Ideological Age</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Edited by Martin Woesler</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press · 2026</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press, 2026</div>
<div class="book-card-isbn">ISBN 978-3-86515-439-2</div>
 
 
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<span class="stat">11 Chapters</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">25 Chapters</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">6 Parts</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">~60,000 Words</span>
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<span class="status-badge status-active">Published (April 2026)</span>
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A peer-reviewed anthology published as part of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence "EUSC-DEC" (EU Grant 101126782). Eleven chapters address AI ethics in education, comparative data protection (GDPR vs. PIPL), the future of translation, empirical studies on AI-assisted language learning, VR and smart learning environments, green digital education, and the "University of the Future." Contributing authors include scholars from Hunan Normal University and partner institutions.
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A philosophical framework that evaluates civilizational progress without normative metaphysics. Argues for species preservation, suffering reduction, human dignity, maximum individual liberty, cooperative governance, and the overcoming of war, poverty, authoritarianism, religious dogma, and cultural chauvinism.
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<div class="book-card-coauthors">Contributors: Martin Woesler, Ole Doering, Fang Lu</div>
 
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[[Rethinking_Higher_Education|EN]] &middot; [[Rethinking_Higher_Education/zh|CN]]
 
 
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[[Rethinking_Higher_Education|<span class="btn-wiki">Project Page</span>]]
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[https://sciencenet.eu/9783865154392/ <span class="btn-download">Open Access</span>]
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Jing_Shanhai|Jing Shanhai (&#32463;&#23665;&#28023;) — Durch Berge und Meere]]</div>
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Lu_Xun_Complete_Works|Lu Xun Complete Works / &#40065;&#36805;&#20840;&#38598;]]</div>
<div class="book-card-subtitle">Through Mountains and Seas — by Zhao Defa (&#36213;&#24503;&#21457;), 2017</div>
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<div class="book-card-subtitle">Multilingual Edition in 10 Languages + 9 Bilingual Editions</div>
<div class="book-card-author">Transl. Martin Woesler et al.</div>
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<div class="book-card-author">Martin Woesler (Ed.)</div>
<div class="book-card-publisher">Anhui Wenyi Chubanshe / European University Press &middot; Sinica 83</div>
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<div class="book-card-publisher">European University Press</div>
<div class="book-card-isbn">ISBN 978-3-86515-557-3</div>
 
 
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<span class="stat">8 Chapters + Afterword</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">27 Works</span> &middot;
<span class="stat">Bilingual CN/DE</span>
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<span class="stat">~470 Pages</span> &middot;
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<span class="stat">10 Languages</span>
 
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A novel by Zhao Defa following Wu Xiaohao, a young deputy township head in coastal Shandong Province, as she navigates rural governance, marine culture, archaeological heritage, and the tensions between tradition and modernization. Originally published in 2017 by Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House; German translation published in 2025.
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A multilingual scholarly edition of Lu Xun's complete works in Chinese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, and Japanese, plus nine bilingual editions (ZH-EN, ZH-DE, ZH-FR, ZH-ES, ZH-IT, ZH-RU, ZH-AR, ZH-HI, ZH-JA). Includes short stories, prose poetry, and essays.
 
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[[Lu_Xun_Complete_Works|ZH]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/en|EN]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/de|DE]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/fr|FR]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/es|ES]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/it|IT]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/ru|RU]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/ar|AR]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/hi|HI]] &middot; [[Lu Xun Complete Works/ja|JA]]
 
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<div class="book-card-title">[[Rethinking_Higher_Education|Rethinking Higher Education in the Digital Age]]</div>
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Novel by Jing Shanhai, translated from Chinese into German. Bilingual ZH-DE view available for translation review.
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Selected reportage literature on 40 years of reform and opening in China. Five volumes, translated from Chinese into German.
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From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

25 Chapters · 5 Parts · 7 Languages

Active

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.

EN · DE · ZH · ZH-TW · FR · ES · RU

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From Oracle Bones to Artificial Intelligence — Three Millennia of Sinophone Literary Creation
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

35 Chapters · 9 Parts · EN

Complete

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.

From the Sages of Antiquity to Contemporary Thought
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

28 Chapters · 7 Parts · EN

Complete

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.

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Politics, Society, and Economy from Earliest Times to the Present
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

32 Chapters · 9 Parts · EN

Complete

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, and foreign relations.

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Material and Immaterial Civilization from Neolithic Origins to the Digital Age
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

30 Chapters · 8 Parts · EN

Complete

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.

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A Philosophy for the Post-Ideological Age
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2026

25 Chapters · 6 Parts · EN

Complete

A philosophical framework that evaluates civilizational progress without normative metaphysics. Argues for species preservation, suffering reduction, human dignity, maximum individual liberty, cooperative governance, and the overcoming of war, poverty, authoritarianism, religious dogma, and cultural chauvinism.

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Multilingual Edition in 10 Languages + 9 Bilingual Editions
Martin Woesler (Ed.)
European University Press

27 Works · ~470 Pages · 10 Languages

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A multilingual scholarly edition of Lu Xun's complete works in Chinese, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, and Japanese, plus nine bilingual editions (ZH-EN, ZH-DE, ZH-FR, ZH-ES, ZH-IT, ZH-RU, ZH-AR, ZH-HI, ZH-JA). Includes short stories, prose poetry, and essays.

ZH · EN · DE · FR · ES · IT · RU · AR · HI · JA

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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Anthology
Martin Woesler (Ed.)
European University Press

11 Chapters · EN / ZH / Bilingual

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An anthology from the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (Grant 101126782) exploring the transformation of higher education through digitalization, AI, and cross-cultural perspectives. Includes contributions from European and Chinese scholars on pedagogy, curriculum reform, and intercultural competence.

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Bilingual Critical Edition
Martin Woesler (Ed.)
European University Press

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 historic English (Percy, 1761), German (1766), and French (1828) translations, as well as modern translations.

CN · EN · FR · DE

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4th Edition of the Complete German Translation
Martin Woesler (with Rainer Schwarz for Ch. 1-80)
European University Press

120 Chapters · Bilingual CN/DE

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) for chapters 1-80 and the Chengjiaben (程甲本) for chapters 81-120. Bilingual Chinese-German parallel text with scholarly annotations.

CN · DE

Geschichte des chinesischen Essays in Moderne und Gegenwart
Martin Woesler
European University Press, 2010

9 Chapters · DE + ZH

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. ISBN 978-3-932329-04-3.

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