From the Book - 1st U.S. ed.
Creation: From Origins to the Qin 1100 BC to 206 BC
- From the Han to the Sui 206 BC to AD 581
- High Culture and Collapse: The Sui, Tang and Song AD 581 to 1276
The Coming of the Mongols AD 1210 to 1368
The Ming, South Sea Barbarians and Missionaries AD 1368 to 1644
Manchus and Russians AD 1644 to 1727
Europeans, Missions and Trade AD 1719 to 1816
The Mandate of Heaven Dissolves AD 1816 to 1860
Collapse and Revolution AD 1860 to 1911
The Dragon as Pawn AD 1912 to 1941
China in a New World Order AD 1941 to 1949
The New Emperor AD 1949 to 1976
Reassertion AD 1976 to 2001.
