Birth of an Empire - New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society

In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. Hailed by some and maligned by many, Qin has long been an enigma. In this pathbreaking study, the authors integrate textual sources with newly available archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin's cultural and political trajectory, its evolving institutions and its religion, its place in China's history, and the reasons for its success and for its ultimate collapse.

ISBN:	9780520289741
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Published date:	16 Oct 2013
Language:	English
Number of pages:	408
Weight:	620g
Height:	156mm
Width:	229mm
Spine width:	29mm

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