China between Empires

“This series on China, brilliantly overseen by Timothy Brook, is a credit to Harvard University Press. Above all, it encourages us to think of China in different ways.”—Jonathan Mirsky, Literary Review

“The book is wide-ranging in scope and interspersed with interesting ideas.”—V. C. Xiong, Choice

“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