"Min Tian's well-researched and carefully argued book shows Westerners and Chinese fruitfully misunderstanding each other's theatre. Spanning several centuries, but concentrating on the twentieth, Min expounds on Craig, Meyerhold, Brecht, Brook, Barba, an

"The Poetics of Difference and Displacement is an important contribution to the evolving understanding of intercultural theatre. For too long the subject has been viewed largely through the prism of Western culture. Min Tian provides a refreshing balance.

Min Tian earned his Ph.D. in theatre from both the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has taught at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing as a lecturer and an associate professor, and has published articles and reviews in Theatre Research International, Asian Theatre Journal, Comparative Drama, New Theatre Quarterly, and Theatre Journal. He has also published many articles in Chinese academic journals. He now works at the University of Iowa. His recent book is Shakespeare and Modern Drama From Henrik Ibsen to Heiner M�ller (2006). He is now working on a book, Mei Lanfang, the Foremost Actor of China A Sourcebook.