"In this book, Bell aims to share what he learned as dean about the inner workings of Chinese academia and China's political system in the process. How does collective leadership work in Chinese universities? What is the role of the party secretary at the university? How is Chinese academia becoming more meritocratic coincident with increased censorship constraining what professors can publish? How does the anti-corruption campaign effect university administrators? How does one teach Confucianism to Chinese students? Bell has a story-teller's eye for detail, and the book is written in semi-journalistic and, at times, self-mocking prose. For instance, in addition to the above, readers will learn why university administrators in China - male and female - dye their hair. Taken as a whole, the book is a kind of insider ethnography that provides a unique and insightful vantage point for understanding a very important and influential aspect of modern China"-- Provided by publisher.