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The Imperical Capitals Of China
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9781845950101
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Random House
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History
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Paperback
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336
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Year
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904
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A unique history and exploration of China through its imperial capital cities over two millenniaFrom the First Emperor’s obsessive – and fatal – attempts to engage the Immortals in 219–210 BC, to the striking creativity that produced the golden age of literature and art in Tang Chang’an, to the culmination of architectural virtuosity seen in The Forbidden City of Yong Lee’s Beijing in the fifteenth century, this absorbing new book offers a panoramic sweep of an empire that lasted over two millennia through the imperial cities that were the very foundations of each dynasty.nnUsing original Chinese sources and eye-witness accounts, Arthur Cotterell provides an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial cities of China, as each in turn is revealed, explored, and celebrated.nnThe oldest continuous civilization in existence today stands to become the most influential, its economy expected to exceed that of the United States by 2020. From the cosmological foundations of the first capital to the politics of empire and cataclysmic civil wars, Imperial Cities of China offers a level of insight indispensable for a true understanding of China today.
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Author Biography
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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