“Contemporary Chinese Art” (Dāng dài Zhōng guó yì shù 当代中国艺术) by Joan Lebold Cohen. ABSTRACT: From the nineteenth century to the present, Chinese art has undergone drastic changes that mirror earthshaking internal challenges to tradition and reflect as well a myriad of modernizing forces, many foreign, that have penetrated country and culture. Since 2000, Chinese artists have rapidly (if belatedly) garnered kudos (and high prices) in the world art market, a testament to their creativity and innovation. 4,800 words.
Citation: XX (last/family name), XX (first/personal name) (2009). XX-Article-Title-XX. In Linsun CHENG et al. (Eds.), Berkshire Encyclopedia of China (pp. XX-XX). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group.
Library Journal –
“Take a publisher with a decade of experience in China, add a group of well-known Chinese and Western scholars, sprinkle in dozens of traditional Chinese proverbs, and the end result is [the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, a] sumptuous resource on all things China for the 21st century.” —Library Journal Best Reference
Against the Grain –
“The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China represents a major effort to fill a void in the reference literature. Numerous students, scholars, and lay readers will find it timely, relevant, and highly useful…. Patrons of academic, public, and high school libraries will be drawn to its unique content and accessible format. Given this, it is a title that deserves serious consideration by a variety of libraries.”
CHOICE –
“The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China’s breadth of coverage and size–2,665 pages in five volumes–distinguish it from competing reference works…. This encyclopedia provides rudimentary introductions suitable to undergraduates at the initial stages of research…. Summing up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates.”