China's Peril and Promise: An Advanced Reader - Vocabulary and Grammar Notes & Text (2 Volume Set)

China's Peril and Promise is an advanced Chinese reader in two volumes, prepared for students who would like to enhance their understanding of modern China in general and modern Chinese literature and intellectuals in particular, through reading authentic materials. The selections―which span the twentieth century and include essays, short stories, biographies, and criticism―expose the students not only to a variety of modern Chinese literary genres but also to some of the major substantive issues that modern Chinese intellectuals have faced.

• Audio materials are available for use with this text. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project at clp@princeton.edu

Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Xuedong Wang is a lecturer in Chinese at Princeton University. Joanne Chiang is a senior lecturer in Chinese at Washington University in St. Louis.