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Title: Tales of Emperor Qin Shihuang (Insights into Chinese History) by Yang Yuan, Xiao Ding, Yuan Yang ISBN: 7-119-02101-X Publisher: Foreign Language Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy-to-read stories about a famous and infamous emporer
Comment: The book "Tales of Emperor Qin Shihuang" tells us a bit of history and many anecdotes of individuals who fell into or out of favor with Qin Shihuang, the ruler of Qin (also known as Ch'in). Emperor Qin Shihuang ended the Warring States period of China in 221 BCE by defeating, one by one, the armies of the various rulers of those states. Qin Shihuang was a despot -- conceited, cruel, unforgiving, mercurial of temperament. In many ways, he was a product of his times... not much different from the rulers of the other states that he subjugated. The stories we read here are of individuals who attained positions of power, such as Gan Luo, the 12-year-old boy who became Prime Minister. We also read of the terra-cotta army that was buried with the emperor when he died. The tales are written in an easy fashion. Not a scholarly text by any means, but a quick and enjoyable read. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in ancient Chinese history and the personalities who lived in the times.
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Title: Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, Burton Watson ISBN: 0231081693 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Tso Chuan by Burton Watson ISBN: 0231067151 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Legends of the Warring States: Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from Chan-Kuo Tse (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, 83) by Crump. J. I., J. I. Crump ISBN: 0892641290 Publisher: Center for Chinese Studies Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (History and Warfare) by Ralph D. Sawyer, Mei-Chun Sawyer ISBN: 0813312280 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $37.50 |
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Title: One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies by Ralph D. Sawyer, Mai-Chun Sawyer, Chi Pai Chan Chi Lueh Liu, Mei-Chun Sawyer, Mai-Ch Sawyer ISBN: 0813328616 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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