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Acknowledgments My sincere gratitude goes to Julia Watson. Without her insight and support, it would have taken much longer for this book to take shape. I am indebte d to Patric k Rile y an d Yanfan g Tan g fo r thei r valuabl e suggestions . I als o thank Tan i Barlow , Xiaome i Chen , Jinhu a Dai , Perr y Link , an d Patrici a Sieber for their encouragement. Especially deserving of my acknowledgment is Hao Yan , who showed endles s patience i n helping me find rar e source s needed for annotation. Special thanks also extend to the Research Counci l of Colgate University , Cas e Library a t Colgate University , Kroc h Librar y at Cornel l University , Beijin g Universit y Library , Nanjin g Library , an d Shanghai Library . I genuinely appreciat e th e war m lov e from m y families an d friends . ...

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