China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors

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Macmillan + ORM, 2008 M06 10 - 222 páginas

Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? China's First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers—a veritable buried army—that surround his tomb, and his Great Wall still fascinates the world.

Despite his achievements, however, the First Emperor has been vilified since his death. China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors describes his life and times and reflects the historical arguments over the real founder of China and one of the most important men in Chinese history.

 

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Introduction Elephants Steamed Duck and Warring States
1
1 The Heart of a Tiger or Wolf
20
2 The Grand Scribes Records and the Place of the Sleeping Tiger
35
3 The Cunning Councillor
40
4 Cowboys and Indians or Confucianism and Legalism
46
5 The Height of Legal Responsibility
57
6 This Species of Fortification The Great Wall
68
7 The Burning of the Books
78
9 The Supreme Forest and the Hall of 10000 Guests
100
10 The Drugs of Immortality
115
11 Seas of Mercury Pearl Stars and an Army of 8000 Men
123
12 The First Emperor and the Great Helmsman
141
Notes
160
Chronology
189
Index
191
Derechos de autor

8 Making Everything the Same
89

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FRANCES WOOD is head of the Chinese department at the British Library. She is also the author of multiple books, including, Did Marco Polo Go to China?, No Dogs and Not Many Chinese: A History of the Treaty Ports, and The Silk Road.

Información bibliográfica

TítuloChina's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
AutorFrances Wood
Edicióníntegra
EditorMacmillan + ORM, 2008
ISBN1429933887, 9781429933889
Largo222 páginas
  
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