More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, now in its second edition, noted historian Patricia Buckley Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese [...]

Designed for the East Asian history course, this text features the scholarship on the region and offers a range of cultural, political, economic and intellectual history. It also focuses on gender and material culture. It features colour inserts that illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asi[...]

The lively and accessible narrative and the hallmark focus on social and cultural history that has made "A History of World Societies" one of the most successful textbooks for the world history course is now available in a lower price format. The two-color Value Edition includes the full narrative, [...]