A superlative study of a most involved topic.... [Gregory's] scholarship is impeccable; his exhaustive use of the extensive Japanese secondary literature complements his facility with the extremely abstruse and difficult Chinese materials that form the basis of his study. - Journal of Asian Studies

A superlative study of a most involved topic.... [Gregory's] scholarship is impeccable; his exhaustive use of the extensive Japanese secondary literature complements his facility with the extremely abstruse and difficult Chinese materials that form the basis of his study. - Journal of Asian Studies

A superlative study of a most involved topic.... [Gregory's] scholarship is impeccable; his exhaustive use of the extensive Japanese secondary literature complements his facility with the extremely abstruse and difficult Chinese materials that form the basis of his study. - Journal of Asian Studies