An original, useful, and very timely book, China between Empires is arguably the first single-volume comprehensive treatment for general readers of Chinese history between AD 220 and 589. Lewis writes clearly and with conviction and marshals an impressive array of evidence--historical, religious, technological, literary, and archaeological. It is a remarkable achievement, especially considering the extreme complexity of the period.
   --Lothar von Falkenhausen, University of California, Los Angeles

Mark Edward Lewis is Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Chinese Culture, Stanford University.

Timothy Brook is Principal at St. John's College, University of British Columbia.

Read More by Mark Edward Lewis:

• The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han
• China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty

Read More by Timothy Brook:

• Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China
• National Polity and Local Power: The Transformation of Late Imperial China
• The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han
• Collaboration: Japanese Agents and Local Elites in Wartime China
• The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China
• China's Last Empire: The Great Qing
• Death by a Thousand Cuts
• China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty