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and sources. All of the chapters also conclude with “questions for research and discussion.” These questions vary in quality but mostly are well conceived. For example, the chapter on “Public Participation and Civil Society” ends with questions such as these: “1. Can you identify some of the creative ways that Chinese advocacy groups have attempted to achieve their goals? . . .What are the strengths and limitations of Internetbased activism?” The questions at the end of each chapter are serviceable for classroom discussion and debates. In a book with such vast scope, packaged into a lean text of 180 pages (plus endnotes and references), covering so many important topics, it is inevitable that some statements can be challenged. For example, Shapiro claims (citing one source) that “wind-power alone could supply all of China’s power needs for the next 20 years if it were fully developed” (p. 72). Unfortunately for those who inhale the air in China’s polluted cities, this is an unlikely scenario. Her account of the “resource curse” (p. 178) may also puzzle students without instructors’ elaborations. But these are very minor issues in a book that is rich with analysis and examples of how the Chinese are struggling with their endangered environment as they try to build a livable and prosperous country without also ruining it. This book is very well written, thoughtful, and interesting. I highly recommend it.