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

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

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

By all accounts, China is the world leader in the number of legal executions. Its long historical use of capital punishment and its major political and economic

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