The Terra Cotta Army : China's first emperor and the birth of a nation /
The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, [2008] |
| Series: | Doris F. Condon Library Fund (Wellesley College)
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| Local Note: | Gift of the Doris F. Condon Library Fund. |
| Retention: | Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials |
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Table of Contents:
- List of Maps
- A Note on Spelling
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Acknowledgements
- Preface: An Army of the Past and Present
- Part I. Origins
- 1. Discovery
- 2. The Grand Historian's Hidden Agenda
- 3. Warring States, Conflicting Ideas
- 4. From Prince to King
- 5. The Making of China
- 6. A Ruthless Frenzy
- Part II. Beyond the Grave
- 7. The World to Come
- 8. Digging the Tomb
- 9. Making the Eternal Army
- 10. Sudden Death
- 11. Consumed by Fire
- Part III. The Eighth Wonder
- 12. Six Thousand Characters in Search of a Role
- 13. New Marvels in Bronze and Stone
- 14. On Handling Treasures
- 15. To Be Revealed
- Appendix 1. Dates and Dynasties
- Appendix 2. Qin and the Terra Cotta Army in Context
- Bibliography
- Index
