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Praise for the previous edition: "Another wonderful addition to advanced modern Chinese teaching materials . . . . Literature and Society offers American students a good introduction to a variety of genres.... They are interesting, challenging, and easy to discuss. It makes a wonderful textbook for an advanced Chinese language course."--Baozhang He, Director, Chinese Language Program, EALC Harvard University
Review Quotes: "Praise for the previous edition: "The subject matter of the lessons is not only fascinating (the selections with humor and sarcasm will really appeal to American students!), but it is up to date--no other reader on the market offers the sociological perspective on China that one finds in this text.""---James M. Hargett, State University of New York, Albany