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"Substantial Relations: Making Global Reproductive Medicine in Postcolonial India" by Sandra Bärnreuther is a book that examines the development of global reproductive medicine in India since the 1960s. The author uses a postcolonial and materialist lens to explore the tangible connections and substances involved in the field of reproductive medicine. The book is organized into three parts, each focusing on different types of substantial relations. Part I discusses the transnational flows of substances in India, while Part II delves into the relational potential of biological substances within clinical practices. The book offers a fresh perspective on the postcolonial history of reproductive medicine and its intersections with inequality. [Extracted from the article]

This book is a study of the Chinese theatre reforms from the late 1940s to 1970s. Its comprehensive introduction and well-researched case studies make it suitable for use in courses on Chinese drama and theatre and as a reference for scholars of China in related fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay reviews Zhang Longxi's A History of Chinese Literature. The book covers Chinese literature from its very beginning to modern times. It emphasizes texts' literary and aesthetic qualities when evaluating and historicizing literature. The book demonstrates the importance of canons in literary history, using Chinese tradition as an example. Therefore, it also brings the Chinese tradition into the broader framework of world literature. Reading Zhang's concise historical overview of Chinese literature, we can better understand the interplay between literary tradition and the individual talent. Zhang Longxi has skillfully combined the writing of a history of literature with literary criticism in this book. Zhang's successful attempt informs literary scholars of possible paradigms of compiling literary history in a post-cultural-studies theoretical context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]