""Drama Kings" is a splendid piece of work, combining a rich texture of anecdote with an articulate and challenging theoretical position that reaches beyond the topic at hand. Goldstein breaks new ground by tackling opera in a fashion that is sensitive to a range of economic, social, and economic contexts. Clearly and elegantly written, this investigation of biographical, institutional, and social movements provides an especially rich set of perspectives on this period in China."--David Strand, author of "Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s"
