Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. Marissa Stevens is assistant director of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"[A} trail-blazing work that will inspire more comparative studies, whether or not between Egypt and China, for the author has demonstrated the exciting result and the rich potential of comparative history."

• AcknowledgmentsChronology of ChinaChronology of EgyptIntroduction1. The Landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River2. Empire and Diplomacy3. Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the Limits of Reform4. Legal Principles and the Administration of Justice5. Scribal Culture in Life and Death6. Providing a Model Afterlife (coauthored with Marissa A. Stevens)7. Gaming the Way to ParadiseEpilogueGlossary of Chinese Names and TermsGlossary of Egyptian Names and TermsNotesWorks CitedIndex

Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. Marissa Stevens is assistant director of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"[A} trail-blazing work that will inspire more comparative studies, whether or not between Egypt and China, for the author has demonstrated the exciting result and the rich potential of comparative history."

• AcknowledgmentsChronology of ChinaChronology of EgyptIntroduction1. The Landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River2. Empire and Diplomacy3. Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the Limits of Reform4. Legal Principles and the Administration of Justice5. Scribal Culture in Life and Death6. Providing a Model Afterlife (coauthored with Marissa A. Stevens)7. Gaming the Way to ParadiseEpilogueGlossary of Chinese Names and TermsGlossary of Egyptian Names and TermsNotesWorks CitedIndex

Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. Marissa Stevens is assistant director of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"[A} trail-blazing work that will inspire more comparative studies, whether or not between Egypt and China, for the author has demonstrated the exciting result and the rich potential of comparative history."

• AcknowledgmentsChronology of ChinaChronology of EgyptIntroduction1. The Landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River2. Empire and Diplomacy3. Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the Limits of Reform4. Legal Principles and the Administration of Justice5. Scribal Culture in Life and Death6. Providing a Model Afterlife (coauthored with Marissa A. Stevens)7. Gaming the Way to ParadiseEpilogueGlossary of Chinese Names and TermsGlossary of Egyptian Names and TermsNotesWorks CitedIndex