The content of this book is extremely rich…One has to admire the effort and ability the author has shown in tracing down some of the obscure publications from less well-known publishers…This book will doubtless become the essential buyers' guide for every librarian of sinology for months to come!
   --Wang Tao, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

Endymion Wilkinson has created an extremely useful navigational guide in English to the vast ocean of China's long traditional civilization. Because of its many strong points it can be considered one of a kind, a unique work...There are numerous points that distinguish this manual as a work of the first rank, a collection that will be utilized and referenced by scholars for decades to come.
   --Ronald Suleski, China Review International

Endymion Wilkinson is Head of Delegation and Ambassador to China for the European Commission.

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• The History of Imperial China: A Research Guide
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