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The Terra Cotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation

By John Man

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2009
ISBN
030681840X, 9780306818400
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2721625 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
305\305
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

The Terra Cotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China—and each figure was individually carved.Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experiences in China, John Man tells the fascinating story of how and why these astonishing figures were created in the third century BC, and how they have become a symbol of China’s history, culture, and society.

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