Title The burning forest : essays on Chinese culture and politics / Simon Leys.

Publication Info.	New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1986.
	©1985

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	DS721 .L541613 1985	Available	---

Edition	1st American ed.
Description	xiv, 257 pages ; 22 cm
Note	"A new republic book."
	Translation of: La forêt en feu.
	Translation of: La for t en feu.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	[1.] Culture: Poetry and painting: aspects of Chinese classical esthetics -- Madness of the wise: Ricci in China -- Peregrinations and perplexities of Père Huc -- Orientalism and sinology -- Fire under the ice: Lu Xun -- Mosquito's speech -- [2.] Politics: Human rights in China -- Fools with initiative -- Death of Lin Biao -- Path of an empty boat: Zhou Enlai -- Is there life after Mao? -- Peking autumn -- [3.] Hygiene: Double vision of Han Suyin -- China experts -- Appendixes: Some sayings of Lu Xun -- Fifth modernization: democracy (Wei Jingsheng).
Subject	China -- Civilization.
	China.
	Civilization.
	China -- Politics and government -- 1949-
	Politics and government.
Chronological Term	1949-
Added Title	Forêt en feu. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84180723
Other Form:	Online version: Leys, Simon, 1935- Forêt en feu. English. Burning forest. 1st American ed. New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1986, c1985 (OCoLC)567985227
ISBN	0030050634
	9780030050633