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ix Acknowledgments Over the course of years that I have been working on this study, I have benefited enormously from the hospitality and help with logistics, data collections , translations, and criticisms from my kin, students, friends, and colleagues , none of whom are responsible for shortcomings in my interpretations or conclusions. These include Wang Li, Ginger Harris, Terry Blake, James Leong, Tian Chenshan, Wang Lian, Yuan Tongkai, Ding Yuling, Gao Bingzhong , Cai Weirong, Zhu Jiangang, Lei Hongji, Yang Shengmin, P. Steven Sangren, Vu Tu Ahn, Shihlun Chen, Margaret Boedemer, Tian Yongxiang, and anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for this book. ...

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