The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. 1, The Gathering 金瓶梅 新疆 Mei dreams of becoming a

Mei dreams of becoming a model revolutionary

With subtlety and emotional immediacy

Louis Post-Dispatch) 埃利斯在这部著作中展示了他渊博的知识……他为读者将问题抽丝剥茧，揭示了美国人民第一次遭遇“党派”这种有组织的意识形态和利益集团时所面临的各种核心假设和主要担忧。 ——《华盛顿邮报书评世界》（The Washington Post Book World）

The Conscience of the Party is the comprehensive

本书论述一个清史研究领域的问题，即秘密为什么之于“秘密会社”重要？有学者认为秘密像血缘，捆绑住参与者。本书在此基础上加以补充：秘密与血缘有所分别，血缘不会因为扩散而冲淡，反之，秘密则随着扩散，越不秘密。因此，本书认为秘密会社不在于真正有多少秘密，而在于秘密的传播本身才是秘密会社生存的标签。

The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. 1, The Gathering 金瓶梅 新疆 Mei dreams of becoming aIn this first of a planned five volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form