The late Denis Twitchett was Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University from 1980 to 1994. He was instrumental in conceiving and shaping the 15-volume Cambridge History of China. He died in Cambridge, England, in February 2006. Paul Jakov Smith is the John R. Coleman Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Haverford College. Smith studies the institutional, social, and cultural history of mid-imperial China, spanning the Sung (960–1279), Yüan (1271–1368), and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. His current book project is entitled War and Political Culture in Mid-Imperial China: The Song Military and the Literati State.

"This addition to the authoritative multivolume Cambridge History of China presents a chronological account broadly focused on the political and military history of a period of vast, deep, and irreversible change...Scholarly footnotes, 32 maps, and a 53-page bibliography offer guidance for further research...No serious student can afford to neglect this excellent starting point for research and reflection. In tandem with its forthcoming companion volume of topical essays, it testifies to the radical vigor of scholarship that during the last 50 years has radically changed and continues to transform scholarly understanding of these three and a half centuries. Indispensable to advanced students. Summing Up: Essential." --Choice

• The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907–1279 Paul Jakov Smith; 1. The Five Dynasties Naomi Standen; 2. The Southern Kingdoms between the T'ang and the Sung 907–79 Hugh R. Clark; 3. Founding and consolidation of the Sung Dynasty under T'ai-tsu (960–76), T'ai-tsung (976–97), and Chen-tsung (997–1022) Lau Nap-yin and Huang K'uan-chung; 4. The reigns of Jen-tsung (1022–63) and Ying-tsung (1063–7) Michael McGrath; 5. Shen-Tsung's reign and the new policies of Wang An-Shih, 1067–85 Paul Jakov Smith; 6. Che-Tsung's reign (1085–1100) and the Age of Faction Ari Daniel Levine; 7. The reigns of Hui-Tsung (1100–26) and Ch'in-Tsung (1126–7) and the fall of the Northern Sung Ari Daniel Levine; 8. The move to the South and the reign of Kao-tsung (1127–62) Tao Jing-shen; 9. The reign of Hsiao-tsung (1162–89) Gong Wei Ai; 10. The reigns of Kuang-tsung (1189–94) and Ning-tsung (1194–1224) Richard L. Davis; 11. The reign of Li-tsung (1225–64) Richard L. Davis; 12. The reign of Tu-tsung (1264–74) and his successors to 1279 Richard L. Davis.

The late Denis Twitchett was Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University from 1980 to 1994. He was instrumental in conceiving and shaping the 15-volume Cambridge History of China. He died in Cambridge, England, in February 2006. Paul Jakov Smith is the John R. Coleman Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Haverford College. Smith studies the institutional, social, and cultural history of mid-imperial China, spanning the Sung (960–1279), Yüan (1271–1368), and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. His current book project is entitled War and Political Culture in Mid-Imperial China: The Song Military and the Literati State.

"This addition to the authoritative multivolume Cambridge History of China presents a chronological account broadly focused on the political and military history of a period of vast, deep, and irreversible change...Scholarly footnotes, 32 maps, and a 53-page bibliography offer guidance for further research...No serious student can afford to neglect this excellent starting point for research and reflection. In tandem with its forthcoming companion volume of topical essays, it testifies to the radical vigor of scholarship that during the last 50 years has radically changed and continues to transform scholarly understanding of these three and a half centuries. Indispensable to advanced students. Summing Up: Essential." --Choice

• The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907–1279 Paul Jakov Smith; 1. The Five Dynasties Naomi Standen; 2. The Southern Kingdoms between the T'ang and the Sung 907–79 Hugh R. Clark; 3. Founding and consolidation of the Sung Dynasty under T'ai-tsu (960–76), T'ai-tsung (976–97), and Chen-tsung (997–1022) Lau Nap-yin and Huang K'uan-chung; 4. The reigns of Jen-tsung (1022–63) and Ying-tsung (1063–7) Michael McGrath; 5. Shen-Tsung's reign and the new policies of Wang An-Shih, 1067–85 Paul Jakov Smith; 6. Che-Tsung's reign (1085–1100) and the Age of Faction Ari Daniel Levine; 7. The reigns of Hui-Tsung (1100–26) and Ch'in-Tsung (1126–7) and the fall of the Northern Sung Ari Daniel Levine; 8. The move to the South and the reign of Kao-tsung (1127–62) Tao Jing-shen; 9. The reign of Hsiao-tsung (1162–89) Gong Wei Ai; 10. The reigns of Kuang-tsung (1189–94) and Ning-tsung (1194–1224) Richard L. Davis; 11. The reign of Li-tsung (1225–64) Richard L. Davis; 12. The reign of Tu-tsung (1264–74) and his successors to 1279 Richard L. Davis.

The late Denis Twitchett was Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University from 1980 to 1994. He was instrumental in conceiving and shaping the 15-volume Cambridge History of China. He died in Cambridge, England, in February 2006. Paul Jakov Smith is the John R. Coleman Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Haverford College. Smith studies the institutional, social, and cultural history of mid-imperial China, spanning the Sung (960–1279), Yüan (1271–1368), and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. His current book project is entitled War and Political Culture in Mid-Imperial China: The Song Military and the Literati State.

"This addition to the authoritative multivolume Cambridge History of China presents a chronological account broadly focused on the political and military history of a period of vast, deep, and irreversible change...Scholarly footnotes, 32 maps, and a 53-page bibliography offer guidance for further research...No serious student can afford to neglect this excellent starting point for research and reflection. In tandem with its forthcoming companion volume of topical essays, it testifies to the radical vigor of scholarship that during the last 50 years has radically changed and continues to transform scholarly understanding of these three and a half centuries. Indispensable to advanced students. Summing Up: Essential." --Choice

• The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907–1279 Paul Jakov Smith; 1. The Five Dynasties Naomi Standen; 2. The Southern Kingdoms between the T'ang and the Sung 907–79 Hugh R. Clark; 3. Founding and consolidation of the Sung Dynasty under T'ai-tsu (960–76), T'ai-tsung (976–97), and Chen-tsung (997–1022) Lau Nap-yin and Huang K'uan-chung; 4. The reigns of Jen-tsung (1022–63) and Ying-tsung (1063–7) Michael McGrath; 5. Shen-Tsung's reign and the new policies of Wang An-Shih, 1067–85 Paul Jakov Smith; 6. Che-Tsung's reign (1085–1100) and the Age of Faction Ari Daniel Levine; 7. The reigns of Hui-Tsung (1100–26) and Ch'in-Tsung (1126–7) and the fall of the Northern Sung Ari Daniel Levine; 8. The move to the South and the reign of Kao-tsung (1127–62) Tao Jing-shen; 9. The reign of Hsiao-tsung (1162–89) Gong Wei Ai; 10. The reigns of Kuang-tsung (1189–94) and Ning-tsung (1194–1224) Richard L. Davis; 11. The reign of Li-tsung (1225–64) Richard L. Davis; 12. The reign of Tu-tsung (1264–74) and his successors to 1279 Richard L. Davis.