"[A] smart take on modern Chinese nationalism" (Foreign Policy), this provocative account shows that "China"--and its 5,000 years of unified history--is a natio

The Invention of China in Early Modern England describes how several different English communities became aware of China. It begins by describing how early mode

Throughout most of history, in China the insane were kept within the home and treated by healers who claimed no specialized knowledge of their condition. In the

Studies the history of printing in China from the invention of paper, through block printing, through paper's journey to Europe, to printing with movable type.

This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of ho