The Cambridge History of China is an ongoing series of books published by Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...

 (CUP) covering the early and modern history of China

China

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. It has been described as "the largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language".

The series was originally conceived by British historian Denis C. Twitchett

Denis C. Twitchett

Denis Crispin Twitchett was a British Sinologist, specializing in Chinese history, famous for compiling The Cambridge History of China.-Biography:...

 and American historian John K. Fairbank

John K. Fairbank

John King Fairbank , was a prominent American academic and historian of China.-Education and early career:...

 in the late 1960s, and publication began in 1978. The 13th (and newest) book was published in May 2009. The complete History will contain 15 volumes, with volumes 5 and 9 to consist of two books each.
A Chinese translation of the books is also available.

A separate volume, The Cambridge History of Ancient China

The Cambridge History of Ancient China

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....

by Michael Loewe

Michael Loewe

Michael Loewe , also known as M. A. N. Loewe, is a British academic and renowned sinologist who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications in the fields of Classical Chinese and ancient Chinese history....

 and Edward L. Shaughnessy

Edward L. Shaughnessy

Edward L. Shaughnessy is an expert on early Chinese history and Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Professor at the University of Chicago.Shaughnessy received his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and hits M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University...

, complements the series by covering pre-imperial China and was published in 1999.

Contents

The volumes of the series are as follows:

1. The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC–AD 220 (edited by Twitchett and Michael Loewe), May 1987. ISBN 978-0-521-24327-8.
2. (China from 220 to 587, still unpublished)
3. Sui and T'ang China, 589–906 AD, Part 1 (edited by Twitchett), December 1979. ISBN 978-0-521-21446-9. This covers the political history of the time.
4. Sui and T'ang China, 589–906 AD, Part 2 (still unpublished. This is intended to cover cultural and economic topics related to the Sui and Tang Dynasties).
5. The Sung Dynasty and its Precursors, 907–1279, Part 1 (edited by Twitchett and Paul Jakov Smith), May 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-81248-1. This part covers the political history of the period. Part 2 (still unpublished) is intended to cover cultural and economic topics related to the Song dynasty.
6. Alien Regimes and Border States, 910–1368 (edited by Twitchett and Herbert Franke
   Herbert Franke
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   ), January 1995. ISBN 978-0-521-24331-5. This covers the northern states of the Khitan, the Jurchen, and the Mongols.
7. The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1 (edited by Frederick W. Mote
   Frederick W. Mote
   Fredrick W. Mote was an American Sinologist and a professor of History at Princeton University for nearly 50 years. His research and teaching interests focused on China during the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty...
   
    and Twitchett), March 1988. ISBN 978-0-521-24332-2. This covers the political history of the Ming.
8. The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 2 (edited by Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote), April 1998. ISBN 978-0-521-24333-9. This is a set of essentially unrelated chapters about cultural and economic topics from the Ming period.
9. The Ch'ing Empire to 1800, Part 1 (edited by Willard J. Peterson), February 2003. ISBN 978-0-521-24334-6. This covers the political history of the first Manchu rulers, from Nurhaci
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    to the Qianlong Emperor
   Qianlong Emperor
   The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
   
   .
10. Late Ch'ing 1800–1911, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank
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    ), June 1978. ISBN 978-0-521-21447-6. This covers the political history of the last 111 years of Manchu rule over China.
11. Late Ch'ing 1800–1911, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Kwang-Ching Liu), October 1980. ISBN 978-0-521-22029-3.
12. Republican China, 1912–1949, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Twitchett), October 1983. ISBN 978-0-521-23541-9.
13. Republican China, 1912–1949, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank and Albert Feuerwerker), July 1986. ISBN 978-0-521-24338-4.
14. The People's Republic, Part 1: Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949–1965 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar
    Roderick MacFarquhar
    Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar is a Harvard University professor and China specialist, British politician, newspaper and television journalist and academic orientalist...
    
    and John K. Fairbank), September 1987. ISBN 978-0-521-24336-0.
15. The People's Republic, Part 2: Revolutions Within the Chinese Revolution, 1966–1982 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and John K. Fairbank), March 1992. ISBN 978-0-521-24337-7.