An edition of The first emperor of China
(2007)
The first emperor of China
by Frances Wood
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Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? The first Emperor of China has been the subject of debate for over 2000 years. Frances Wood examines the evidence and reveals the true nature of the man who had himself buried with an army of 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors.
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Table of Contents
Elephants, steamed duck and warring states
The heart of a tiger or wolf
The Grand Scribe's Records and the place of the Sleeping Tiger
The cunning councillor
Cowboys and Indians or Confucianism and legalism
The height of legal responsibility
This species of fortification: the Great Wall
The buring of the books
Making everything the same
The supreme forest and the hall of 10,000 guests
The drus of immortality
Sea of mercury, pearl stars and an army of 8,000 men
The First Emperor and the Great Helmsman.
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Published to coincide with exhibition of the Terracotta Army at the British Museum.
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