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Imperial China: A Beginner's Guide

Imperial China: A Beginner's Guide

Lorge, Peter

Paperback

Series: Beginner's Guides

Central Asian HistoryChinese HistoryHistoriography

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ISBN10: 1786075784
ISBN13: 9781786075789
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: Jul 6 2021
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynasties claiming divine assent ruled for more than 2,000 years.

Borders shifted and emperors struggled to exert control over every region of their diverse territories. Elites held that they were inheritors of a rich, pre-imperial culture, while their society produced world-changing inventions such as the compass, printing, gunpowder and the gun. And imperial China itself was altered as it came into contact with others through trade, exploration and war.

For anyone curious about this fascinating period, Peter Lorge introduces imperial China's major ruling dynasties, religions, arts, thinkers, inventions, military advancements, economic developments and historians.

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