| The Cambridge History of Ancient China | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (eds.) |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Chinese history |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Media type | Paperback/Hardcover |
| Pages | 1148 |
| ISBN | 978-0-521-47030-8 |
| OCLC Number | 37361770 |
| Dewey Decimal | 931.21 |
| LC Classification | DS741.5 .C35 1999 |
The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC is a book edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy, published by Cambridge University Press in 1999.
This book provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of China up to the unification of the country by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC. It was published as an independent volume complementing the 15-volume work The Cambridge History of China.
Fourteen specialists on early Chinese history including Kwang-chih Chang, Jessica Rawson, Mark Edward Lewis, and David S. Nivison contributed to this book.