This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication o

International scholars and sinologists discuss culture, economic growth, social change, political processes, and foreign influences in China since the earliest

In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for i

In the context of global efforts to control the production, distribution and use of narcotic drugs, China's treatment of the problem provides an important means

The study of early China has been radically transformed over the past fifty years by archaeological discoveries, including both textual and non-textual artefact