At long last there is a collector's guide that provides a comprehensive overview of the complex, but fascinating world of Chinese cash coins. Covering more than

Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examin

This accessible collection examines twelve historic events in the international relations of East Asia.

This survey of the fiscal history of China's last imperial dynasty explains why its ability to tax was unusually weak. It argues that the answer lies in the int