Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

This genealogical work by Robert Peacock Brooks traces the descendants of Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts. The book provides detailed information about the Brooks family and their migration across the United…

This unique collection of reworked and heavily illustrated essays, by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, re-examines the relationship between the present day state and society in China.

In the hands of award-winning historian Brook, Vermeer’s dazzling paintings become windows that reveal how daily life and thought–from Delft to Beijing–were transformed in the 17th century, when the world…

Timothy Brook studies three widely separated and economically dissimilar counties. He draws on rich data in monastic gazetteers to examine the patterns and social consequences of patronage.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. This…