Sima Qian, K. E. Brashier (Associate Professor of Religion (Chinese) and Human

The First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records
Herausgeber: Brashier, K E

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Oxford World's Classics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9780199574391
• ISBN-10: 0199574391
• Artikelnr.: 26126050

Autorenporträt

The late Raymond Dawson was Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford and author of a number of publications on China, including Confucius (Past Master, 1982) and the OWC edition of Confucius' Analects.

Inhaltsangabe

The Birth of the First Emperor
An Assassination Attempt
The Biography of the Chief Minister of Qin
The Builder of the Great Wall
The Annals of Qin
The Treatises
The Story of the Rebel Xiang Yu
The Story of the Rebel Chen Sheng