Guobin Yang is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is coeditor, with Ching Kwan Lee, of Re-envisioning the Chinese Revolution: The Politics and Poetics of Collective Memories in Reform China.
A boundary-breaking book... it is a snap review of some of the hottest issues in front of the Chinese public today. -- Daniel Little, Understanding Society Mr. Yang's work is essential reading. -- Rebecca MacKinnon, Far Easter Economic Review This work represents a major advancement in scholarly research... unquestionably, it should be on reading lists for courses related to social and political development in China... it is highly recommended to all. -- Jonathan Sullivan, The China Quarterly, March 2010 Of interest to sociologists and students of mass communications... Recommended. -- Choice