This collection of sixteen Chinese language texts on history, politics and cultural identity provide advanced language students with substantive, difficult and rewarding material with which to expand their translation skills while developing the critical reading and evaluation tools necessary for professional academic level language fluency. The primary documents address topics related to modern milestones in Chinese history including cultural and social reforms, the evolution of Maoist thought, Tiananmen Square and Chinese hybrid politics, culture and economics. Each Chinese text is accompanied by an explanation and notes in English and limited glossaries are provided. Hillenbrand is a professor of modern Chinese at Wadham College, Oxford and Starr is a professor of Asian theology at Yale Divinity School. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)