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Combines ethnographic analysis, personal vignettes, and a number of fascinating stories to present a convincing yet complex picture of how Gao villagers interact with the outside world, twenty years after the publication of his original ethnography of Gao Village.

An insider's account of life in Gao village in Jiangxi province in China, this work spans a 40-year period and covers: the village before and after land reform, the commune system, the dismantling of the communes, and the unfolding impact of the market economy from the late-1980s onwards.

Mandarin Chinese: An Introduction provides a systematic overview of Mandarin Chinese from the perspective of the English-speaking learner. Using a comparative approach, it contrasts grammatical, and other features of Mandarin Chinese language, with relevant issues in English. The book opens with a chapter on the setting of the Chinese language, giving a brief account of the historical, geographical, social, and linguistic background of China. ...

For the classroom, [Gao's] book complements and enriches more conventional views of this period and also has something to contribute to . . . what is popularly called the 'politics of memory.' I enjoyed his personal anecdotes and know that undergraduates will too.