China's first emperor and his terracotta warriors / Frances Wood.

Author: Wood, Frances, 1948-

Edition Statement:1st U.S. ed.

Imprint:New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.

Descriptionix, 209 p. : ill. , map ; 22 cm.

Note:Originally published under title: The first emperor of China. London : Profile, 2007.

Note:Introduction: elephants, steamed duck and warring states -- The heart of a tiger or wolf -- The grand scribe's records and the place of the sleeping tiger -- The cunning councillor -- Cowboys and indians or Confucianism and Legalism -- The height of legal responsibility -- This species of fortification: the Great Wall -- The burning of the books -- Making everything the same -- The supreme forest and the hall of 10,000 guests -- The drugs of immortality -- Seas of mercury, pearl stars and an army of 8,000 men -- The First Emperor and the Great Helmsman.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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