Description: Ah Q Archaeology concretely situates Lu Xun's critique of national character vis-a-vis metanarratives of nationalism and modernity through a close examination of his works in their historical context. Paul B. Foster uses a discursive approach to tie together Lu Xun's major the...
Brief description: Paul B. Foster is associate professor of Chinese at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Review Quotes: "An admirable attempt to weave together at least three strands of scholarship: nationalism, modern Chinese literature, and modern Chinese history. The result is exceedingly rich." --H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online