Review of The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 2: The Six Dynasties, 220–589

At Rhino.

Teaser quote: As of this writing, you still can’t purchase the entire set. Volume Four remains missing. But even if Volume Four came out tomorrow, no one, not even Bill Gates and Donald Trump put together, could afford it. Their checks would bounce. And suppose they broke into a research library and stole a set? OK, their brains would explode. They’d be dead.

[originally posted Saturday 11 July 2020]