The Imperial Capitals of China (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
336
Utgivningsdatum
2008-09-04
Förlag
Pimlico
Illustrationer
b&w inset
Dimensioner
235 x 154 x 23 mm
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480 g
ISBN
9781845950101

The Imperial Capitals of China

An Inside View of the Celestial Empire

av Arthur Cotterell
Häftad,  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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He handles with grace and skill the challenge of making the country's dynastic past intelligible to the layman * Times Literary Supplement * A thoroughgoing history of China's ruling dynasties and their extraordinary achievements in architecture. The author's knowledge of Chinese dynasties is nearly encyclopedic... [his] work takes the traveler deep into the fascinating recesses of each dynasty * Kirkus Reviews * In addition to the political history, Sinophiles should savor Cotterell's surveys of the imperial capitals * Booklist *

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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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