About the Author

Wen-hsin Yeh is Professor of History and Chair of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Alienated Academy: Culture and Politics in Republican China, 1919-1937 (1990) and Provincial Passages: Culture, Space, and the Origins of Chinese Communism (California, 1996).

Reviews

"Wen-hsin Yeh has produced a remarkable volume with the help of a stellar supporting cast. The volume tackles many current topics in the field of Chinese history. All the scholars of twentieth-century China will want to add the work to their own bookshelves."--China Information