The early Chinese empires : Qin and Han
"In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for two millennia"-- Publisher website (August 2007)
Print Book, English, 2007
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2007