Birth of an Empire (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society, 5
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Yuri Pines • Gideon Shelach • Lothar Von Falkenhausen • Robin D.S. Yates
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-28974-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
LSN:	0-520-28974-9
Barcode:	9780520289741

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