Sabine Dabringhaus presents 700 years of Chinese history, from the Yuan Dynasty to Mao's rise to power. She addresses key topics in research, including the Chinese state, questions about periodization and interpretation, China's foreign relations and social structure, as well as modernization, reform, and revolution. An updated bibliography rounds out the revised third edition.

Sabine Dabringhaus, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg