{"product_id":"the-many-lives-of-the-first-emperor-of-china-hardcover","title":"The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony J. Barbieri-Low\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYing Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one biased historical account, written a century after his death in 210 BCE, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of Chinese history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArtisans in Early Imperial China\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158066335879,"sku":"9780295750224","price":113.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8d507f28766a90e500e9ad65064a9a37.webp?v=1733255869","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-many-lives-of-the-first-emperor-of-china-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}