by Victor Cunrui Xiong (Editor), Kenneth Hammond (Editor)
Providing coverage of the Imperial Era this handbook takes a chronological approach and includes comprehensive analysis of all major periods With contributions from a team of international authors, key themes include: political events; cultural and literary achievements; and legal, economic and military institutions.
Author Biography
Victor Cunrui Xiong is Professor of History at Western Michigan University, USA. His recent publications include From Peasant to Emperor: The Life of Liu Bang (2018) and Luoyang: A Study of Capital Cities and Urban Form in Premodern China, 1038 BCE to 938 CE (2016).
Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University, USA. His recent publications include The Sage Returns: Aspects of the Confucian Revival in Contemporary China (2014) and Pepper Mountain: The Life, Death and Posthumous Career of Yang Jisheng (2007).