oster, and Charles Hartman. A History of Chinese Civilization (1996), called the best one-volume survey;Hsu, Cho-yun. China: A New Cultural History  (Columbia University Press; 2012) 612 pages; stress on China's encounters with successive waves of globalization.Hsü, Immanuel Chung-yueh. The Rise of Modern China, 6th ed. (Oxford University Press, 1999), highly detailed coverage of 1644–1999, in 1136pp.Huang, Ray. China, a Macro History (1997) 335pp, an idiosyncratic approach, not for beginners; online edition from QuestiaKeay, John. China: A History (2009), 642ppLatourette, Kenneth Scott. The Development of China (1917) 273 pages; full text online outdated survey* Franz, Michael. China through the Ages: History of a Civilization. (1986). 278pp;  online edition from QuestiaMote, Frederick W. Imperial China, 900–1800 Harvard University Press, 1999, 1,136 pages, the authoritative treatment of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.Needham, Joseph. The Grand Titration (London, 1969