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Subject to availability, qualified instructors who completely answer the Class Testing survey are eligible for a free Yale University Press book. In the event that a title is not available, Yale University Press will contact you to select from the list of alternatives. The current list of titles includes:

 
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting
Richard Barnhart et al.

The inaugural volume in Yale University Press’s renowned Culture and Civilization of China series, this beautiful, prize-winning book is the most up-to-date history of Chinese pictorial art available. ($55.00 paperback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300094473

The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective
Kwang-chih Chang et al.

 Eminent scholars survey the great archaeological finds of the past 100 years – tombs, temples, palaces, cities – to shed new light on China’s early history. ($75.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300093827

Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy
Zhang Dainian

 One of China’s foremost philosophers offers an introduction to 64 key concepts in Chinese philosophy. ($55.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300092103

Six Dynasties Civilization
Albert E. Dien

 A distinguished expert on China’s “Dark Age” explores the period’s important developments in religion, culture, and the arts. ($90.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300074048

Balanced Discourses: A Bilingual Edition
Xu Gan

An inquiry into the causes of political breakdown by the noted Han philosopher Xu Gan (A.D. 170-217). ($55.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300092011

Chinese Sculpture
Angela Falco Howard et al.

Featuring more than 450 color illustrations, this beautiful book surveys 7,000 years of China’s sculptural heritage. ($80.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300100655

The Arts of China to 900 AD
William Watson

This lively and authoritative book surveys the art, architecture, and artifacts of China from the Neolithic period to the Tang Dynasty. ($40.00 paperback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300082845

The Arts of China, 1600-1900
William Watson and Chuimei Ho

A lavishly illustrated look at 300 years of Chinese paintings, carvings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and architecture. ($65.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300107357

Chinese Architecture
Fu Xinian et al.

An authoritative, generously illustrated account of China’s architectural achievements from Neolithic times through the late nineteenth century. ($85.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300095593

Chinese Calligraphy
Ouyang Zhongshi and Wen C. Fong et al.

The first full account of China’s most revered visual art form, lavishly illustrated with more than 500 color images. ($75.00 hardback)
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300121070