Youth in Chinese History: Educational Practices and Representations of Children and Young People Between Tradition and Modernity, edited by Giulia Falato and Renata Vinci, Routledge, 2026.
Youth in Chinese History brings together a series of interdisciplinary studies exploring educational practices and representations of children and young people in China from the Tang dynasty (618–907) to the Republican period (1912–1949). Drawing on a wide range of textual, historical, visual, and pedagogical sources, the volume examines how concepts of childhood and youth were constructed, transmitted, and transformed across different historical periods and cultural contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the intersections between education, literature, religion, visual culture, and social change, offering new perspectives on the role of young people in Chinese history.
The volume is one of the main outcomes of the international research project Youth in Chinese History, coordinated by Giulia Falato and Renata Vinci and supported by the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust. Bringing together contributions by scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia, it contributes to the growing field of Chinese childhood and youth studies while highlighting the importance of education and youth in the broader history of Chinese society.
For more information about the volume, including the table of contents and ordering details, please visit the publisher’s website https://www.routledge.com/Youth-in-Chinese-History-Educational-Practices-and-Representations-of-Children-and-Young-People-Between-Tradition-and-Modernity/Falato-Vinci/p/book/9781041160502.
For more information about the research project, its activities, publications, and research team, please visit the Youth in Chinese History project website https://www.youthinchinesehistory.com.