His taste for polemic, frequently indulged, is a pity in a book that is otherwise insightful, well-researched and richly written.

• 他喜欢辩论，常常沉迷于此，但这反倒有些遗憾，如果不是这样，这本书就是一本别有见地、研究透彻、内容详实的著作。