"Foreword by Arthur Kleinman"--Cover.

Listening to the silence: the absence of public debate and its meaning -- "Instructions" from above: official positions -- The forgotten controversies: heritage of imperial times -- Tidings from the populace: consensus and contention in the survey results -- Bitterness beyond words: women's narratives -- Fulfilling discordant duties: doctors' narratives -- An inquiry into coerced abortion: sociocultural and ethical issues -- The challenge of cross-cultural dialogue: taking seriously China's internal plurality.