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A deep and rigorous, yet eminently accessibleintroduction to the political, social, and cultural

development of imperial and modern Chinesecivilization, this volume develops a number of importantthemes — such as the ethnic diversity of the earlyempires, interaction with other civilizations, and thechallenge of transforming a multi-ethnic empire into amodern nation-state — that competing editions omitentirely or discuss only minimally.

A Note on TransliterationsList of MapsChronologyIntroduction: The Lay of the Land and the

Origins of the Chinese People

Part I: The Early Empire: BuildingInstitutions and Identity, 2070(?) BCE - 220 CE

Chapter 1: From Myth to History: The Beginnings

of the Chinese State and Culture in the Xia,

Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasties

Chapter 2: The Age of Fighting and Philosophy:

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 3: From Feudal States to Bureaucratic

Empire: The Qin and Western Han Dynasties

Chapter 4: The Decline and Fall of Eastern

Civilization: The Xin and Eastern Han Dynasties

Part II: Cultural interaction and transformation, 220 - 1368

Chapter 5: The Age of Warriors and Buddhists

The Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, and the

Period of North-South Division

Chapter 6: A Multi-Ethnic Empire: The Sui

and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 7: Competing Suns in Heaven:

The Song and Its Neighbors

Chapter 8: China in the Mongol Empire:

The Yuan Dynasty

Part III: A New confucian empire, 1368 - 1911

Chapter 9: A Model Government for the

Ages: The Early to Mid-Ming Dynasty

Chapter 10: Wealth and Instability:

The Mid- and Late Ming

Chapter 11: A Manchu Empire:

The Qing Dynasty to 1799

Chapter 12: The Qing Dynasty’s

19th-Century Crises

Part IV: The Road to wealth and power, 1911 - present

Chapter 13: Struggling to Build a Nation:

The 1911 Revolution and the Early

Republic, 1912-26

Chapter 14: Years of Turmoil: China Under

Chiang Kai-shek’s Guomindang Government

Chapter 15: The People’s Republic of China:

The Mao Era

Chapter 16: The March toward Wealth

and Power

Further ReadingsIllustrationsIndex

Table of Contents

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ForthcomingDaily Life in the Mongol EmpireBy George Lane3/2009 338 pp. $14.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-968-8 exam price: $3.00prof. price: $12.00

“Daily Life in the Mongol Empire could readily serve as a basic history course text owing to its introductory and explanatory character . . . .The excellent biographies, including one listing many of the translated primary source materials, ensure that this book will be an essential component in any library of the Mongol Empire.”

— Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

ForthcomingGenghis Khan and Mongol RuleBy George Lane3/2009 272 pp. $14.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-969-5 exam price: $3.00prof. price: $12.00

Spawning an empire ranging from Persia to China, Genghis Khan united anomadic warrior culture that had lived with their agrarian neighbors through controlled and limited extortion. This accessible book provides an introductionto the history and culture of the Steppe people from which Genghis Khanemerged, and chronicles the events that led to his being named the Great Khan.Also included are sixteen biographical sketches, a wealth of annotated primarydocuments, five maps, an annotated timeline, a glossary, an annotated bibliography and several illustrations.

ForthcomingThe Mission of Friar William of RubruckTranslated by Peter JacksonIntroduction, Notes, and Appendices, by Peter Jackson and David Morgan9/2009 328 pp. $14.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-981-7 prof. price: $10.00

“This is the first annotated translation to be made from the definitive Latin text published by A. van Wyngaertin 1929, and Peter Jackson and David Morgan are to be congratulated on producing an exemplary edition.The historical introduction is comprehensive and succinct, the translation excellent and idiomatic, while thenotes clarify the text and explain why important variant readings have been chosen.”

— Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

The Four BooksThe Basic Teachings of the Later Confucian TraditionBy Daniel K. Gardner2007 192 pp. $9.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-826-1 exam price: $2.00

In this engaging volume, Daniel Gardner explains the way in which the FourBooks — Great Learning, Analects, Mencius, and Maintaining Perfect Balance —have been read and understood by the Chinese since the twelfth century. Selected passages in translation are accompanied by Gardner’s comments, which incorporate selections from the commentary and interpretation of the renownedNeo-Confucian thinker, Zhu Xi (1130 -1200).

Butterfly MotherMiao (Hmong) Creation Epics from Guizhou, ChinaTranslated by Mark BenderBased on a Version Compiled by Jin Dan and Ma Xueliang2006 256 pp. $12.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-849-0 prof. price: $9.50

“Talk about ‘persistent cultures’ — this translation of the great epic, mythic tellings of the Miao/Hmong peoples is a window into a huge ancient soul of sustainable spirit and practice. Mark Bender’s commentary provides context and details and places and singers that makes it even richer. This book provides new insights into how deeply oral recitation and performance can be embedded in a whole society, and some fresh, stunning stories.” — Gary Snyder, author of Mountains and Rivers Without End

mengziMengziWith Selections from Traditional CommentariesTranslated, with Introduction, by Bryan W. Van Norden2008 272 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-913-8 $12.95 pa. exam price: $3.00

“Hackett strikes again with an enormously useful book forundergraduate instruction in Chinese philosophy. This isthe first reliable translation of the entire Mencius in manyyears. Van Norden is an insightful student of philosophyand provides many valuable comments on the text and its controversies; in addition, he furnishes the reader with judiciously chosen examples of traditional commentary.This translation will be used and appreciated for decades.”

— Paul R. Goldin, University of Pennsylvania

ForthcomingThe Essential MengziSelected Passages with Traditional CommentaryTranslated by Bryan W. Van Norden9/2009 176 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-985-1 $8.95 pa. exam price: $1.00

ForthcomingZHUANGZIZhuangzi: The Essential WritingsWith Selections from Traditional CommentariesTranslated, with Introduction, by Brook Ziporyn3/2009 240 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-911-4 $14.95 pa. exam price: $3.00

A Tale of Two MelonsEmperor and Subject in Ming ChinaBy Sarah Schneewind2006 176 pp. $8.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-824-7 exam price: $2.00

“Building on an apparently tiny incident in 1372, Sarah Schneewind has conjured up an absorbing evocation of Chinese imperial power, the ambiguity of omens, and the unpredictability of fate. This concise and finely crafted book also provides a grand introduction to the ways historians (both then and now) think, work, and present their findings.”

— Jonathan Spence, Yale University

Everyday Life in Early Imperial ChinaBy Michael Loewe2005 208 pp. $8.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-758-5 exam price: $2.00

In this lively and accessible account, with illustrations on nearly every page, Michael Loewe gives us a vividpicture of the lives of peasants working the land, the lives of town inhabitants, and the elaborate hierarchy ofinstitutions and civil servants that sustained the vast imperial government. In a new Preface and an updatedBibliography, Loewe calls our attention to the significance of scholarly research and discoveries since the original publication of his classic work.

The Government of the Qin and Han EmpiresBy Michael Loewe2006 248 pp. $10.95 pa. ISBN 978-0-87220-818-6 prof. price: $8.00

In this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empiresof China. Topics discussed are the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincialand local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire control ofthe people and the land; controversies; and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced bydetails from recently discovered manuscripts, relevant citations from official documents, maps, a chronology of relevant event, and suggestions for further reading keyed to each topic, this work is an ideal introduction to the ways in which China’s first emperors governed.

confuciusAnalectsWith Selections from Traditional CommentariesTranslated by Edward Slingerland2003 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-635-9 $14.95 pa. exam price: $3.00

The Essential AnalectsSelected Passages with Traditional CommentaryTranslated, with Introduction, by Edward Slingerland2006 192 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-772-1 $8.95 pa. exam price: $1.00

LaoziThe Daodejing of LaoziTranslated, with Commentary, by Philip J. Ivanhoe2003 160 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-701-1 $12.95 pa. exam price: $3.00

lao-tzuTao Te ChingTranslated, with Translators’ Preface, Glossary,and Pronunciation Guide, by Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo Introduction by Burton WatsonInk Drawings by Stephen Addiss1993 128 pp. ISBN 978-0-87220-232-0 $8.95 pa. exam price: $1.50