Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments - vii

Short Comments - 1

Myron L. Cohen - 3

Jerry Eades - 7

Judith Farquhar -12

Susan Greenhalgh - 16

Ellen Hertz - 20

Shih-chung Hsieh - 23

William Jankowiak - 29

Lili Nie - 32

P. Steven Sangren - 37

G. William Skinner - 43

James L. Watson - 50

Rubie Watson - 55

Robert Weller - 58

Li Zhang - 62

Longer Contemplation - 69

Joseph Bosco - 71

Susan Brownell - 78

Elisabeth J. Croll - 85

Stephan Feuchtwang - 97

Dru C. Gladney - 107

Kwang-ok Kim - 141

Frank N. Pieke - 153

Gregory A. Ruf - 178

Louisa Schein - 186

Helen Siu - 193

Yunxiang Yan - 204

Mayfair Yang - 214

Afterthoughts - 227

Xin Liu - 229

Contributors -240