65) The Silk Road in World History by Xinru Liu this is a quick overview of the development of what is arguably the most famous trade route in history. I had the expectation that it was going to be longer than this, but still a good summary.
66) The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han by Mark Edward Lewis this starts off a series on the history of Imperial China following the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, the first of a United China. In the end I was rather disappointed with this one. Although interesting in some aspects, I felt that there was no chronological order in what the author was writing about. This is ok if you want a quick overview, but I was expecting much more than what was delivered.
67) China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties by Mark Edward Lewis this one follows on from the previous book and looks into the period between the collapse of the Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. The Three Kingdoms period which would happen at the end of the Han was the period I was especially interested in and I again expected more than just the quick overview. That being said this was much better than the previous book as it also looked deeper into the development of the social aspect of life in imperial China.
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