Title: Best of class
Review: This book is a best-seller for one very good reason: it makes modern China interesting for people who might otherwise be appauled by the place. It's the best general introduction to the subjects, is very well written, and good enough to serve as a reference for non-Sinologists.So why the recent spate of negative reviews? Young Sini-cle Yalies just got your poor grades back? Lesser-known China experts jealous of the doyen's popularity with the English-speaking masses? That some reviewers have gone down to one star on a generally respected title should be a hint that there's something amiss, and its not with the book itself.
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