"Riley presents an insider's view of jinju, enabling the reader tp see it as Chinese spectators do. Graduate and research collections." Choice

• List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. Jia (Family); 2. Biao (Appearance); 3. Duan (To sever); 4. Shenfen (Identity); 5. Yang (Life); 6. Qi (Presence); 7. He (To unify); 8. Yuan (Round); The Chinese dynasties; Glossary of Chinese terms; List of Chinese characters; List of Chinese works; List of works in Western languages; Index.

"Riley presents an insider's view of jinju, enabling the reader tp see it as Chinese spectators do. Graduate and research collections." Choice

• List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. Jia (Family); 2. Biao (Appearance); 3. Duan (To sever); 4. Shenfen (Identity); 5. Yang (Life); 6. Qi (Presence); 7. He (To unify); 8. Yuan (Round); The Chinese dynasties; Glossary of Chinese terms; List of Chinese characters; List of Chinese works; List of works in Western languages; Index.

"Riley presents an insider's view of jinju, enabling the reader tp see it as Chinese spectators do. Graduate and research collections." Choice

• List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. Jia (Family); 2. Biao (Appearance); 3. Duan (To sever); 4. Shenfen (Identity); 5. Yang (Life); 6. Qi (Presence); 7. He (To unify); 8. Yuan (Round); The Chinese dynasties; Glossary of Chinese terms; List of Chinese characters; List of Chinese works; List of works in Western languages; Index.