Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION. Intransitivity 1
5. Chapter One. INDIFFERENCE IN THE OPEN 35
6. Chapter Two. EXTREME REFORMALITY 63
7. Chapter Three. INCOMMUNICATIVE EXCHANGE 89
8. Chapter Four. THE THINGS THINGS DO NOT HAVE TO SAY 121
9. Chapter Five. OPEN BOOKS 162
10. Chapter Six. HARMLESS EXAGGERATION 191
11. EPILOGUE. Untracking Encounter 217
12. Appendix 1. A NOTE ON CHINESE LANGUAGE APPEARANCES IN THE BOOK 227
13. Appendix 2. LEXICON 229
14. APPENDIX 3. HISTORICAL MOVEMENTS, TREATIES, ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS 231
15. Appendix 4. CHINESE PRIMARY SOURCES 233
16. Appendix 5. CHINESE NAMES 235
17. NOTES 237
18. INDEX 289