Table of Contents

List of Maps - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction to the First Edition - Introduction to the Second Edition - Maps - The Prehistory and Early History of China - From the Period of Division to the Tang Dynasty - The Song and Yuan Dynasties - The Early Modern Period: The Ming and the Early Qing - China in the late Qing - Republican China, 1911-49 - China Since the 1949 Revolution - Conclusion - Notes - Further Reading - Index

About the Author

J. A. G. ROBERTS is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has lectured extensively on the histories of China and Japan and has a special interest in Western perceptions of Chinese and Japanese society.

Reviews

Praise for earlier edition: "Capturing the full sweep of China's tormented history, this succinct yet highly informative chronicle skillfully incorporates the latest research...continually challenges received opinions and conventional interpretations...Roberts keeps up the momentum with shrewd assessments of personalities and events, colorful incidents and interludes covering artistic as well as religious and intellectual developments.--"Publishers Weekly"
..".a singular accomplishment. An excellent textbook for intelligent undergraduates, this is also accessible to general readers and belongs in all college and larger public libraries."--Steven I. Levine, "Library Journal"
..".a concise, coherent, and unadorned survey of Chinese history. His sharp prose is readable without being condescending to the general reader, and he does an admirable job of explaining the importance and accomplishments of the various dynasties, philosophers, and political and military leaders who have lef