The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)
by Qian, Sima
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0199226342
- ISBN 13
- 9780199226344
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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Oxford World's Classics Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Translatated with an Introduction and Notes by Raymond Dawson and with a Preface by K. E. Brashier. Clean and unmarked illustrated wraps, with slight wear to some edges; tight and solid glued binding, square; pages clean, no markings of any kind. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty which unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. He describes the political and brutal events that led up to the foundings of th dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Quian recounts the building of the Great Wall and the building of his magnificent tomb now world famous after the famous terracotta warriors were excavated in 1974. 165 pp with Explanatory Notes and Index. 5 x 7.75 inchres. 2007, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Title
- The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)
- Author
- Qian, Sima
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0199226342
- ISBN 13
- 9780199226344
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- HISTORY, CHINA QIN DYNASTY GREAT WALL BURNING OF THE BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. China;
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- 0 oz
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