Volume 1
- The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC to AD 220 (edited by Twitchett and
Michael Loewe). Published in May 1987.
Volume 2
- (China from 220 to 587, still unpublished)
Volume 3
- Sui and Tang China, Part I (edited by Twitchett). This covers the
political history of the time. Published in December 1979.
Volume 4
- Sui and Tang China, Part II (still unpublished. This is supposed to
cover cultural and economic topics related to the Sui and Tang
Dynasties).
Volume 5
- The Sung Dynasty and its Precursors, 907 - 1279 (edited by Twitchett
and Paul Jakov Smith). To be published in March 2009 (As of December
2008.
Volume 6
- Alien Regimes and Border States, 910 - 1368 (edited by Twitchett and
Herbert Franke). This covers the northern states of the Khitan, the
Jurchen, and the Mongols. Published January 1995.
Volume 7
- The Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1644, Part I (edited by Frederick W. Mote
and Twitchett). This covers the political history of the Ming.
Published March 1988.
Volume 8
- The Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1644, Part II (edited by Twitchett and
Frederick W. Mote). This is a set of essentially unrelated chapters
about cultural and economic topics from the Ming period. Published
April 1988.
Volume 9
- The Ch'ing Empire to 1800, Part 1 (edited by Willard J. Peterson).
This covers the political history of the first Manchu rulers, from
Nurhaci to the Qianlong Emperor. Published February 2003.
Volume
10 - Late Ch'ing 1800–1911, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank). This
covers the political history of the last 111 years of Manchu rule over
China. Published in June 1978.
Volume
11 - Late Ch'ing 1800 – 1911, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank and
Kwang-Ching Liu). Published October 1980.
Volume
12 - Republican China, 1912 - 1949, Part 1 (edited by John K. Fairbank
and Twitchett). Published October 1983.
Volume
13 - Republican China 1912 - 1949, Part 2 (edited by John K. Fairbank
and Albert Feuerwerker). Published July 1986.
Volume
14 - The People's Republic, Part 1 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and
John K. Fairbank). Published September 1987.
Volume
15 - The People's Republic, Part 2 (edited by Roderick MacFarquhar and
John K. Fairbank). Published March 1992.