A panoramic survey of the course of Chinese civilization from prehistory to 1850, when the old China began to give way

China is known for its deep veneration of history. Far more than a record of the past, history to the Chinese is the magister vitae (teacher of life): the store

In this history of China for the 900-year span of the late imperial period, Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes

The present volume is the result of a Leiden University workshop on women in imperial China by a group of international scholars. In recent years Chinese women

How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese state China was the world’s leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two c