In 221 BC the First Emperor of Qin unified what would become the heart of a Chinese empire whose major features would endure for two millennia. In the first of a six-volume series on the history of imperial China, Lewis highlights the key challenges facing court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity.


Format Häftad Omfång 336 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2010-10-30 ISBN 9780674057340