JAS Library of Sinology

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The Library of Sinology, a new book series initiated by the Jao Tsung-I Academy, HKBU, responds to a revival of interest in the study of Chinese cultures during the twenty-first-century as a wealth of manuscript texts on bamboo and silk are being discovered like never before. New materials are emerging which promise to transform fields as diverse as classical philology and anthropology, philosophy and art history, linguistics and religious studies, literature and archaeology. By promoting interdisciplinary research in classical Chinese Studies and international academic exchange, the book series sets out to spearhead a transnational reconceptualization of traditional Chinese ideas and their relevance for modern times.

The Library of Sinology features both original studies from eminent Western Sinologists and promising young scholars, as well as edited volumes emerging from high-quality symposia. The scope of the series includes language, literature, and history, ranging from philological research to cultural history. While exclusively focused on Classical Chinese Studies, the series covers a broad and innovative methodological spectrum across all periods, regions, and cultures.

This series is unique because of its diversity and interdisciplinary perspectives. Sinology is itself not an independent discipline, and it is now widely acknowledged that the study of Chinese requires expertise across a number of disciplines and methodologies. Interdisciplinary is therefore critical when re-evaluating Chinese culture and its place in global society of the 21st century.

The editorial board of The Library of Sinology seeks rigorous, first-class scholarship that examines newly available sources and integrates interdisciplinary perspectives. The series therefore will not only be of interest to the scholars and researchers in the relevant disciplines and areas of focus; it will also attract the well-informed general reader, as well as university students, who wish to attain broader perspectives on the study of Chinese cultures.

To enhance the visibility of our publications on the international stage, the Academy will collaborate with one of the world’s most influential academic publishers, De Gruyter, on this publishing project.

Editors: CHEN Zhi, Dirk MEYER

Volume 1: David Shepherd Nivison, The Nivison Annals: Selected Works of David S. Nivison on Early Chinese Chronology, Astronomy, and Historiography (Publication Date: July 2018, click here for content)

Volume 2: Hanmo Zhang, Authorship and Text-making in Early China (Publication Date: October 2018, click here for content)

Volume 3：Adam Craig Schwartz, The Oracle Bone Inscriptions from Huayuanzhuang East. Translated with an Introduction and Commentary (Publication Date: November 2019, click here for content)

Volume 4：Edward L. Shaughnessy, Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory. An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents (Publication Date: November 2019, click here for content)

Volume 5：Dirk Meyer, Documentation and Argument in Early China: The Shangshu 書 (Venerated Documents) and the "Shu" Traditions (Publication Date: July 2021, click here for content)

Advisory Board and Editorial Board