Combining transcultural and comparative approaches, the essays collected here exemplify the emerging field of German-Asian studies. Here, specialists examine the multi-faceted ties between the various German states and China over the past two centuries, as well as more personal relationships during an important period in both countries' histories.

Peter Park, University of Texas, Dallas, USA Nicholas Germana, Keene State University, USA Martin Rosenstock, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait Lydia Gerber, Washington State University, USA Christian Swanson, Columbia University, USA Shellen Xiao Wu, University of Tennessee, USA Lee Roberts, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA David Tompkins, Carleton College, USA Sebastian Gehrig, Oxford University, UK Min Zhou Roger Williams University, USA Michael Mayer, Akademie für Politische Bildung, Germany