Michael S. Duke

Contemporary Chinese literature : an anthology of post-Mao fiction and poetry

Moral controversies are part and parcel of American politics. This book examines eight social regulatory policy issues: abortion, pornography, death penalty, gun control, affirmative action, church-state separation, official English, and gay rights, with case studies illustrating each.

Village echoes : the fiction of Wu Zuxiang

This study surveys the literary career of Wu Zuxiang, one of Chinas most distinguished writers on rural life. The author traces Wus development as both writer and social critic, using a combination of literary analysis, primary material and biographical and historical research.

Worlds of Modern Chinese Fiction: Short Stories and Novellas from the People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

This books pluralistic, non-dogmatic, and committed investigation of the values of ecological sustainability, economic justice, and human dignity provides balanced analysis of environmental problems and their potential solutions.