The Early Chinese Empires : Qin and Han de Mark Edward Lewis - 2007

Harvard University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Harvard University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Brand: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007-04-20. hardcover. Used: Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, 2007 Book. As New. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 16 x 24.5 cm 0.62 Kg.; 321 pages.; Used with minor signs of wear. As new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; In 221 BCE 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. Mark Edward Lewis highlights the key challenges faced by the court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity of peoples. He traces the drastic measures taken to transcend, without eliminating, these regional differences: the invention of the emperor as the divine embodiment of the state; the establishment… Leer más

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007-04-20. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!