The Cambridge History of China

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The Cambridge History of China is a nascent since 1978 forthcoming book series of the Cambridge University Press (CUP) to the older and more recent history of China . It has been described as the "greatest and most comprehensive history of China in English".

The series was originally conceived by the British historian Denis C. Twitchett and the American historian John K. Fairbank in the late 1960s, and publication began in 1978. The second volume is due for publication in November 2019. The full story should be fifteen volumes, with some volumes in two parts. A Chinese translation of the books is also available.

A separate volume published in 1999, The Cambridge History of Ancient China by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy , complements the series by covering pre- Imperial times .

Overview

The individual volumes in the series are:

  1. The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC – AD 220 (edited by Twitchett and Michael Loewe), Cambridge 1986, ISBN 978-0-521-24327-8 . ( Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty )
  2. The Six Dynasties, 220-589 (edited by Albert E. Dien and Keith N. Knapp). Cambridge 2019.
  3. Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part 1 (edited by Twitchett), Cambridge 1979, ISBN 978-0-521-21446-9 ( Sui and Tang dynasties );
  4. Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part 2 (unpublished).
  5. Volume 5, The Sung Dynasty and its Precursors, 907-1279, Part 1 (edited by Twitchett and Paul Jakov Smith), Cambridge 2009, ISBN 978-0-521-81248-1 ; Volume 5, The Five Dynasties and Sung China, 960-1279 AD, Part 2. Cambridge 2015.
  6. Alien Regimes and Border States, 910-1368 (edited by Twitchett and Herbert Franke ), Cambridge 1995, ISBN 978-0-521-24331-5 . (Northern states of the Chitan , Jurchen and Mongols )
  7. The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 1 (edited by Frederick W. Mote and Twitchett), Cambridge 1988, ISBN 978-0-521-24332-2 . ( Ming Dynasty )
  8. The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 2 (edited by Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote), Cambridge 1998, ISBN 978-0-521-24333-9 .
  9. The Ch'ing Empire to 1800, Part 1 (edited by Willard J. Peterson ), Cambridge 2003, ISBN 978-0-521-24334-6 . ( Qing Dynasty from Nurhaci to Qianlong ); The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800, Part 2. Cambridge 2016.
  10. Late Ch'ing 1800-1911, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank ), Cambridge 1978, ISBN 978-0-521-21447-6 . (The last 111 years of Manchu rule)
  11. Late Ch'ing 1800-1911, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Kwang-Ching Liu ), Cambridge 1980, ISBN 978-0-521-22029-3 .
  12. Republican China, 1912-1949, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Twitchett), Cambridge 1983, ISBN 978-0-521-23541-9 .
  13. Republican China, 1912–1949, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Albert Feuerwerker ), Cambridge 1986, ISBN 978-0-521-24338-4 .
  14. The People's Republic, Part 1: Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and John K. Fairbank), Cambridge 1987, ISBN 978-0-521-24336-0 .
  15. The People's Republic, Part 2: Revolutions Within the Chinese Revolution, 1966–1982 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and John K. Fairbank), Cambridge 1992, ISBN 978-0-521-24337-7 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Ruth Stevens: Denis Twitchett, historian of China, dies at age 80 . In: Princeton Weekly Bulletin , Princeton University, April 3, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2011.  - Despite its size, the work naturally cannot keep up with the many archaeological discoveries of recent times and their historical appraisal by Chinese institutions.
  2. ^ A b The Cambridge History of China . Cambridge University Press. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  3. ^ The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press. Retrieved February 20, 2011.