Jiaming Sun is Professor at theSchool of Social Development and Public Policy at Fudan University, China and, a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA.Scott Lancaster is an Associate Librarian at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA.

"The book is a welcome addition to scholarship on globalization and on China and the nexus between the two" - Danielle Tan, Institute for East Asian Studies, Lyon, France, China Information

• 1. Introduction: From the Middle Kingdom to a Global Power 2. Understanding People-Based Global Connections 3. Bringing the Individuals Back into Globalization Study 4. Chinese Global Ties From Past to Present 5. Chinese Global Connections: From Institutions to Individuals 6. Local Transformations Impacted by Global Connections 7. Mosaic: Global Connections Make Differences 8. The Big Picture: Chinese Globalization

Jiaming Sun is Professor at theSchool of Social Development and Public Policy at Fudan University, China and, a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA.Scott Lancaster is an Associate Librarian at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA.

"The book is a welcome addition to scholarship on globalization and on China and the nexus between the two" - Danielle Tan, Institute for East Asian Studies, Lyon, France, China Information

• 1. Introduction: From the Middle Kingdom to a Global Power 2. Understanding People-Based Global Connections 3. Bringing the Individuals Back into Globalization Study 4. Chinese Global Ties From Past to Present 5. Chinese Global Connections: From Institutions to Individuals 6. Local Transformations Impacted by Global Connections 7. Mosaic: Global Connections Make Differences 8. The Big Picture: Chinese Globalization