ABOUT THIS BOOKSince publication of the first edition in 1998, Chinese History: A Manual has become an indispensable guide to researching the civilization and history of China. Updated through January 2000, the second edition discusses some 4,300 primary, secondary, and reference works, an increase of 1,500 titles over the first edition. The temporal coverage has been expanded to include the Republican period; sections on nonverbal salutations, weights and measures, money, and furniture have been added; the chapters on language, etymology, people, geography, chronology, warfare, leishu, food, and the Chinese world order have been thoroughly revised; and the subject index has been enlarged to include 2,500 technical terms.
REVIEWSThe content of this book is extremely rich…One has to admire the effort and ability the author has shown in tracing down some of the obscure publications from less well-known publishers…This book will doubtless become the essential buyers' guide for every librarian of sinology for months to come!
-- Wang Tao Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Endymion Wilkinson has created an extremely useful navigational guide in English to the vast ocean of China's long traditional civilization. Because of its many strong points it can be considered one of a kind, a unique work...There are numerous points that distinguish this manual as a work of the first rank, a collection that will be utilized and referenced by scholars for decades to come.
-- Ronald Suleski China Review International