Edward Farmer, historian at the University of Minnesota, reviewed the Reader for the Journal of Asian Studies. Here's the first paragraph:

"Every so often a textbook or sourcebook will appear that, because of the perspective it adopts or the quality of the documents it brings together, offers us a new way to teach our courses. Stephen C. Angle and Marina Svensson, two scholars specializing in the study of human rights questions in China, have produced such a book. The historical organization, range of the selections, and clarity of the introductions make The Chinese Human Rights Reader an excellent text for a variety of courses on modern Chinese history. I ordered a copy of the book as soon as I saw its title; after I examined the book I adopted it for a course on State and Revolution in Modern China. Student reaction was very positive when I used it last spring."