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Provides information on the response to James Hevia's interpretation of the article `Cherishing Sources from Afar.' Criticisms of Hevia's translations.

Details the civil war between the Nationalist and Communist groups in China in 1947. Illustration on how Mao Zedong conducted his Communist Party war efforts against the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek; Description of the rural village that was the base of Communist and Mao's war campaigns.

Assesses the contribution of the 1997 Joseph R. Levenson Prize-winning book `Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793,' by James L. Hevia, to the understanding of China's history. Hevia's skillful combination of post-modern interpretation and new archival resources to present a revisionist account of the Macartney mission; Qing policy toward the Macartney mission.

Focuses on the emergence of revolutionary movement in China in the 20th century. Subsequent collapse and change in revolutionary regimes; Proposal for a rethinking of the Chinese revolution; Shaan-Gan-Ning border region as base area of communist movement in China; Reassessment of the failings and contingency of the revolution.

Discusses the historical processes of revolution and state-building in Gulin County in the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region in China. History and geography of Gulin County; Landholding patterns of the peasants; Building of agricultural collectivizations and the rise of the Chinese Communist Party; Training of cadres for agricultural reform.

Presents an interpretative framework that places the massive demonstrations by China's student actors within the context of China's modern political evolution. Comparison of China's experience to that of Eastern Europe; Explanation why massive public demonstrations spurred an evolution toward an evolution toward democratic governance in Eastern Europe, but in China led only to the present era of political repression.

An introduction is presented for the October 2013 issue, focusing on democracy in Chinese history surrounding the 1911 revolution, citing contributions by Zheng Xiaowei, John Fitzgerald, and Joshua Hill.

An editorial introduction to the issue's special section of book reviews on modern Chinese history is presented, highlighting works by Sang Bing, Yu Xinzhong, and Mao Haijian.