Narrow your search
Listing 1 - 4 of 4
Sort by
The first emperor
Authors: ---
ISBN: 1281149950 9786611149956 0191527637 9780191527630 0199226342 9780199226344 6611149953 9780191607745 0191607746 Year: 2007 Publisher: Oxford New York Oxford University Press

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. - ;'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'. The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is to

The first emperor of China : the politics of historiography
Author:
ISBN: 0873320670 Year: 1975 Publisher: White Plains International arts and sciences press

The stele inscriptions of Ch'in shih-huang : text and ritual in early Chinese imperial representation.
Author:
ISBN: 0940490153 Year: 2000 Volume: 85 Publisher: New Haven (Conn.) American oriental society


Book
The terra cotta army : China's first emperor and the birth of a nation.
Author:
ISBN: 9780306817441 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge Da Capo

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of the emperor's army. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experience in China, John Man tells the fascinating story of how and why these astonishing figures were created in the third century BC. In doing so, he gives a vivid account of early China and the formation of its unique culture.--From publisher description.

Listing 1 - 4 of 4
Sort by