Ebrey, Patricia Buckley: Cambridge Illustrated History. China, 1999 eller nyere utgave. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Ebrey, Patricia Buckley: Chinese Civilization. A Source Book, 1993 eller nyere utgave. The Free Press, New York.
F?lgende tekster deles ut under introduksjonsforelesningen:
: "Historical Introduction. The Pre-Imperial Phase" og "Historical Introduction. The Empire of All Under Heaven" i Joseph Needham: Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 1 (Introductory Orientations), 1954. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press . pp. 73-149.