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Chinese Higher Education: A Decade of Reform and Development, 1978-1988 (review)

Chinese Higher Education: A Decade of Reform and Development, 1978-1988 (review) Reviews 87 Having deflated many myths, DeFrancis could have been more helpful to the general reader by referring the reader to other illuminating supplementary works. Travel accounts generally omit bibliographies, but DeFrancis' book is, in my view, more than a standard adventure story of a perilous journey through generally unknown terrain. A list of other sources on Inner Asia would have greatly benefited the general reader. Yet DeFrancis has been considerate in other ways to his readers. He provides detailed and clear maps of the regions through which he traveled, and he has persuaded Myra Taketa, a secretary in his department at the University of Hawai'i, to contribute some charming line drawings that illustrate his narrative. Finally, his and Martin's photographs are well chosen and offer insight into the travails they endured. In sum, DeFrancis' book is a charming and enjoyable work for the genera] reader concerning China's frontier in a critical era. Morris Rossabi City University of New York Ruiqing Du. Chinese Higher Education: A Decade ofReform and Development, 1978-1988 New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. xiv, 146 pp. $59.95. Since China opened its doors to foreigners in the late 1970s, books, articles, memoirs, and essays published http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png China Review International University of Hawai'I Press

Chinese Higher Education: A Decade of Reform and Development, 1978-1988 (review)

Porter, Edgar A.
China Review International , Volume 1 (1) – Mar 30, 1994
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Reviews 87 Having deflated many myths, DeFrancis could have been more helpful to the general reader by referring the reader to other illuminating supplementary works. Travel accounts generally omit bibliographies, but DeFrancis' book is, in my view, more than a standard adventure story of a perilous journey through generally unknown terrain. A list of other sources on Inner Asia would have greatly benefited the general reader. Yet DeFrancis has been considerate in other ways to his readers. He provides detailed and clear maps of the regions through which he traveled, and he has persuaded Myra Taketa, a secretary in his department at the University of Hawai'i, to contribute some charming line drawings that illustrate his narrative. Finally, his and Martin's photographs are well chosen and offer insight into the travails they endured. In sum, DeFrancis' book is a charming and enjoyable work for the genera] reader concerning China's frontier in a critical era. Morris Rossabi City University of New York Ruiqing Du. Chinese Higher Education: A Decade ofReform and Development, 1978-1988 New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. xiv, 146 pp. $59.95. Since China opened its doors to foreigners in the late 1970s, books, articles, memoirs, and essays published

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China Review International – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Mar 30, 1994

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