The First Emperor of China - Softcover

Clements, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750939605 ISBN 13: 9780750939607

Verlag: The History Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Ying Zheng was born to rule the world. Yet there were rumours he was not the son of the king but the child of a secret affair between a royal concubine and an ambitious minister. Crowned king of Qin - China's westernmost kingdom - six rival kings stood between him and victory. He invaded Qi, the Land of the Devout, looking for a mythical magical device that could bring down the power of the gods. Surviving an assassination attempt by a childhood friend, the Red Prince, he retaliated by destroying the Prince's kingdom. This new book by Jonathan Clements is the first outside Asia to tell the full story of the life, legends and laws of the First Emperor. It exposes the intrigues and scandals of his family - his mother's plot to overthrow him, a revolt led by his stepfather, and the suspicious death of his half-brother - explores the integration crisis that threatened to destroy his kingdom, and provides a terrifying glimpse of daily life in a land under absolute rule.

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Jonathan Clements is the author of several books, including Beijing, Mao Zedong, and Wu.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The History Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0750939605
• ISBN 13: 9780750939607
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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