The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han, Volume 1Harvard University Press, 2007 M04 20 - 321 pages In 221 BC, the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for two millennia. |
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Introduction I | 1 |
A State Organized for War | 30 |
The Paradoxes of Empire | 51 |
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Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires Walter Scheidel Limited preview - 2009 |