Peter A. Lorge is a Senior Lecturer of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. He is the author of War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900–1795 (2005) and The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Cambridge, 2008).

'… [T]he author has succeeded in contributing an erudite, generous, and engaging text, one that critiques and engages in the best spirit of faithful scholarship and invites the same … A reader comes away from reading Ralston having earned a great deal not only about Christianity and Islam and the challenge of law and politics in the two traditions, but also about the need and potential for dialogical growth in the face of serious challenges confronting both religions.' Ovamir Anjum, Islamochristiana

• 1. From the Stone Age to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period; 2. The Warring States period; 3. The Qin and Han dynasties; 4. The six dynasties; 5. The Sui and Tang dynasties; 6. The five dynasties and ten kingdoms and the Song dynasty; 7. The Yuan dynasty; 8. The Ming dynasty (1368–1644); 9. The Qing dynasty (1644–1911); 10. Post-imperial China.

Peter A. Lorge is a Senior Lecturer of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. He is the author of War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900–1795 (2005) and The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Cambridge, 2008).

'… [T]he author has succeeded in contributing an erudite, generous, and engaging text, one that critiques and engages in the best spirit of faithful scholarship and invites the same … A reader comes away from reading Ralston having earned a great deal not only about Christianity and Islam and the challenge of law and politics in the two traditions, but also about the need and potential for dialogical growth in the face of serious challenges confronting both religions.' Ovamir Anjum, Islamochristiana

• 1. From the Stone Age to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period; 2. The Warring States period; 3. The Qin and Han dynasties; 4. The six dynasties; 5. The Sui and Tang dynasties; 6. The five dynasties and ten kingdoms and the Song dynasty; 7. The Yuan dynasty; 8. The Ming dynasty (1368–1644); 9. The Qing dynasty (1644–1911); 10. Post-imperial China.

Peter A. Lorge is a Senior Lecturer of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. He is the author of War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900–1795 (2005) and The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Cambridge, 2008).

'… [T]he author has succeeded in contributing an erudite, generous, and engaging text, one that critiques and engages in the best spirit of faithful scholarship and invites the same … A reader comes away from reading Ralston having earned a great deal not only about Christianity and Islam and the challenge of law and politics in the two traditions, but also about the need and potential for dialogical growth in the face of serious challenges confronting both religions.' Ovamir Anjum, Islamochristiana

• 1. From the Stone Age to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period; 2. The Warring States period; 3. The Qin and Han dynasties; 4. The six dynasties; 5. The Sui and Tang dynasties; 6. The five dynasties and ten kingdoms and the Song dynasty; 7. The Yuan dynasty; 8. The Ming dynasty (1368–1644); 9. The Qing dynasty (1644–1911); 10. Post-imperial China.