Jessica Harrison-Hall is Head of the China Section, Curator of Later China, Vietnam and the Sir Percival DavidCollection of Chinese Ceramics at the British Museum, London.

'Beautiful and comprehensive … an accessible introduction to the history of China' - History Revealed

• Introduction • 1. Early China: Neolithic to the Unification 4000–221 bc • 2. Empires 221 BC–AD 960 • 3. Emperors, Scholars and Merchants 960–1279 • 4. Mongols and Ming 1271–1644 • 5. Qing: The Last Dynasty 1644–1911 • 6. Modern China 1911–present

Jessica Harrison-Hall is Head of the China Section, Curator of Later China, Vietnam and the Sir Percival DavidCollection of Chinese Ceramics at the British Museum, London.

'Beautiful and comprehensive … an accessible introduction to the history of China' - History Revealed

• Introduction • 1. Early China: Neolithic to the Unification 4000–221 bc • 2. Empires 221 BC–AD 960 • 3. Emperors, Scholars and Merchants 960–1279 • 4. Mongols and Ming 1271–1644 • 5. Qing: The Last Dynasty 1644–1911 • 6. Modern China 1911–present

Jessica Harrison-Hall is Head of the China Section, Curator of Later China, Vietnam and the Sir Percival DavidCollection of Chinese Ceramics at the British Museum, London.

'Beautiful and comprehensive … an accessible introduction to the history of China' - History Revealed

• Introduction • 1. Early China: Neolithic to the Unification 4000–221 bc • 2. Empires 221 BC–AD 960 • 3. Emperors, Scholars and Merchants 960–1279 • 4. Mongols and Ming 1271–1644 • 5. Qing: The Last Dynasty 1644–1911 • 6. Modern China 1911–present