Imperial Capitals of China (häftad)
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Trade paperback (UK)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
336
Utgivningsdatum
2008-09-04
Förlag
Vintage Publishing
Dimensioner
235 x 154 x 23 mm
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480 g
ISBN
9781845950101

Imperial Capitals of China

An Inside View of the Celestial Empire

av Arthur Cotterell
Trade paperback (UK),  Engelska, 2008-09-04
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As China- the oldest continuous civilisation in existence- stands to become the most influential, with its economy expected to exceed that of the United States by 2020, Arthur Cotterell provides a panoramic sweep of an empire that lasted over two millennia through the imperial capitals that were the very foundations of each dynasty. Using original Chinese sources and eyewitness accounts he provides an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial capitals of China, as each in turn is revealed, explored and celebrated. From the cosmological foundations of the first capital to the politics of empire and cataclysmic civil wars, this absorbing new book offers a level of insight indispensible for a true understanding of China today.
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Arthur Cotterell was principal of Kingston College. His previous books include The Minoan World, The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Ancient Civilizations, The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies: Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China, China: A Cultural History and Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine.

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