List of Maps and Illustrations | p. ix |
Preface to the Fourth Edition | p. xxi |
Chronological Table of Dynasties | p. xxii |
Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | p. xxiii |
Before the Dawn of History | p. 1 |
The Shang Dynasty | p. 13 |
The Zhou Dynasty | p. 33 |
The Period of the Warring States | p. 43 |
The Qin and Han Dynasties | p. 60 |
The Three Kingdoms and the Six Dynasties | p. 92 |
The Sui and Tang Dynasties | p. 122 |
The Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty | p. 152 |
The Yuan Dynasty | p. 194 |
The Ming Dynasty | p. 214 |
The Qing Dynasty | p. 245 |
The Twentieth Century | p. 274 |
Notes | p. 301 |
Books for Reference and Further Reading | p. 311 |
Index | p. 317 |
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