The Cambridge History of China: Volume 1, the Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC-AD 220

This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Spanning four centuries, this period witnessed major evolutionary changes in almost every aspect of China's development, being particularly notable for the emergence and growth of a centralized administration and imperial government. Leading historians from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521243270
• ISBN13: 9780521243278
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1024 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"