Foreword by Alan C. Purves
Preface: A Personal Note
Introduction
1. Four Teachers and Six Pieces (Part 1)
Mr. Wang, A "Neo-Confucianist"
Jack, a Tough-Minded Yankee
Mr. Zhang, A Landlord's Son with Ambition
Jane, a Converted Liberal
2. Four Teachers and Six Pieces (Part 2)
"Beat Them 'til They're Black and Blue"
Untitled 1 ("To a Friend")
Untitled 2 ("Summer Camp")
"There was an Old Lady"
"Me, Before and After the Exam"
The "River in My Hometown"
3. Forty-Five Teachers and Four Pieces
4. One Researcher's Perspective
Notes
Bibliography
Index