The final version of this volume was made possible by the efforts and contributions of many others. The staff of the Harvard-Yenching Library provided assistance in locating obscure materials. An anonymous reader of the manuscript suggested an article that had previously escaped our notice. Maria Franca Sibau emailed corrections, images, and citations. Professor Wai-Yee Li at Harvard University meticulously combed through my Xu Wei translation to save me from a number of errors. Dr. Robert Roses read multiple drafts of the introduction for clarity, and offered a non-specialist’s perspective. The hard work of the editorial and production staff at Hackett Publishing Company made the completion of this volume seem effortless from start to finish. Our editor, Rick Todhunter, oversaw this project with cheerful enthusiasm. Meera Dash, Carrie Wagner, Ruth Goodman, and the production staff meticulously combed through the text, uncovering errors and redundancies. All authors should be so lucky to work with such thoughtful and responsive people.
In spite of all their considerable efforts, and many more, all faults and errors of course remain completely my own.
Shiamin Kwa