A volume on the history of China co-edited by Paul Jakov Smith has been recognized by Choice, a magazine for academic libraries.
The Cambridge History of China Vol. 5 Part 1, co-edited by Professor of History Paul Jakov Smith, has made Choice magazine's list of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009. Choice is considered the most important publication geared towards academic libraries in the U.S., reviewing hundreds of academic works from a range of disciplines. Of the more than 25,000 books that were submitted to the magazine for consideration as an Outstanding Title, only 652 were selected.
According to Cambridge University Press, the book is also a bestseller, having sold out of its initial print run.
