This is an impressive survey history of the Tang dynasty, concise and accessible. China's Cosmopolitan Empire is written so succinctly and clearly that it provides, to my knowledge, the best summary of the Tang period yet available in English. It will make an excellent source for the general student of Chinese or East Asian history.
   --David L. McMullen, University of Cambridge

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 between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties

Read More by Timothy Brook:

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