History of Imperial China: The Age of Confucian Rule (Hardcover)

from stillatim

A very good introduction to a period I knew little about. Much easier reading than the earlier volumes in the series (all by Mark Edward Lewis); Kuhn includes masses of information, but it's well organized, and so you can skip paragraphs if you're not interested, safe in the knowledge that the po...

from xiaomarlo

I have now read the books in this series covering the Qing, Ming and Song. The book on the Ming is far and away the best of the three. This one has some interesting elements, but it also delves frequently into lists of boring statistics. I know this is a super interesting historical period, so th...

from xiaomarlo

I have now read the books in this series covering the Qing, Ming and Song. The book on the Ming is far and away the best of the three. This one has some interesting elements, but it also delves frequently into lists of boring statistics. I know this is a super interesting historical period, so th...

from bruchu

A Good Historical Survey I'm no expert on early Chinese history but in my opinion this is a terrific primer on the Song Dynasty. The book is organized thematically rather than chronologically which is good because you can skip certain sections if they don't particularly interest you. For a survey...

from bruchu

A Good Historical Survey I'm no expert on early Chinese history but in my opinion this is a terrific primer on the Song Dynasty. The book is organized thematically rather than chronologically which is good because you can skip certain sections if they don't particularly interest you. For a survey...